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Siddartha Ray
Siddartha Ray
	Ray performing live in Kolkata
Born	Kolkata
Other names	Sidhu
Occupations	singer; lyricist; composer; poet; doctor;
Years active	1992–present

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Siddhartha Sankar "Sidhu" Ray is an Indian singer, lyricist, composer, playback writer, and actor from Kolkata, West Bengal. He is a producer of the Bangla Rock genre. Prior to pursuing his career in music, Ray left his dream profession of being a doctor at and formed the band Cactus, of which he is the frontman.^[1] The band offered a new genre in the Bengali music scene—a Bengali rock band. Songs like "Holud Paakhi" have become a household name. Ray also hosted quiz shows as a quiz master, presented in a musical game show, and a singer as a soloist in many Bengali films. Since then, he has gone on to compose, write lyrics, and sing for his band. In 2003, he and his band made their debut in Tollywood (Bengali cinema), composing songs for Nil Nirjane. They won the Mirchi Music Awards Bangla several times.^[2]

Music

Ray has been writing songs since his childhood days. His biggest break was the self-titled debut album of Cactus. Released in 1999 by HMV, it became a rage with a touch of blues and psychedelic rock. With numbers like Brishti, oooh Ma! and Icchamati, this album portrayed psychedelia in Bengali music for the first time. Halud pakhi, on the other hand, created a long-lasting sensation in the contemporary Bengali music scene with its nostalgic feel being perfectly accompanied by Shudhu Tumi Ele Na and Amra Bhishon Eka complementing the overall mood of the album.^[3] They tasted some success when their first self-titled album was released in 1999 by HMV.

Apart from band music, ray has many singles under his name, among them songs like "Keno emon hoy", onno corridor from album "Letters from Siliguri", Mayabini, and Buro Radio are very famous.

As a playback artist, he has also sung for many films, among them "Esho Bondhu", from the film Uma.

Discography

Nil Nirjane (2001–2002)

In 2002, Cactus composed and performed the score for the Bengali movie Nil Nirjane.^[4] A Hindi version of the song was used as the intro song for Love Story, a TV series in SAB TV.

It had Sidhartha Sankar "Sidhu" Ray on vocals, Sibaji "Baji" Paul on drums, Sanjay Bhattacharya on guitar, Kanishka (Pinky) Sarkar on keyboard, Shubayan Ganguly on bass, and Abhijit Barman (Pota) on vocals.

Rajar Raja^[5] (2002–2004)

The band released its second album titled Rajar Raja in 2004. Different genres of music were experimented with within the album. Buddho Heshechhen and Lash Kata Ghore are examples of classic rock combining with folk rock in 'Bodhu re'. Songs like Udaaner Gaan, Krishti, Ude Jete Chay, and Kamalar Swami were added in.^[6]^[7]

Line up: Sidhartha Sankar "Sidhu" Ray [vocals], Sibaji "Baji" Paul [drums], Sanjay Bhattacharya [guitar], Kanishka (Pinky) Sarkar [keyboard], Sandip Roy [bass], Abhijit Barman (Pota)[vocal]

Tuchho (2004–2008)

The band released its third album, Tuccho, in 2008. The band with this album moved ahead and has incorporated new sounds. Different genres of music were experimented with in the album. They were then featured in the Rock Street Journal's February 2009 issue. Tuccho contained the hits "Bhalo Theko" and "Rater Pari".

Line up: Sidhartha Sankar "Sidhu" Ray [vocals], Sibaji "Baji" Paul [drums], Allan Ao [guitar], Sudipto Banerjee [keyboard], Sandip Roy [bass], Sayak Bandyopadhay [vocals]

Blah Blah Blah^[8] (2013)

Blah Blah Blah was their fourth album. Asha Audio produced the album, and it was published on 3 October 2013.

Line up: Sidhartha Sankar "Sidhu" Ray [vocals], Sibaji "Baji" Paul [drums], Ritaprabha "Ratul" Ray [guitar], Sudipto Banerjee [keyboard], Sandip Roy [bass], Dibyendu Mukherjee [vocal]

Tobuo Thik Acche (2017–2019)

In 2017, Abhijit Barman (Pota) left the band due to several opinionated arguments By then, the band had already started working on their next album Tobuo Thik Acche. They had to rework some of the tracks. Finally, the songs were published as music videos on their official YouTube channel from 2017 to 2019.

Line up: Siddhartha Sankar "Sidhu" Ray [vocals], Sibaji "Baji" Paul [drums], Ritaprabha "Ratul" Ray [guitar], Sudipto "Buti" Banerjee [keyboard], Mainak "Bumpy" Nag Chowdhury[bass], Saqi [vocal]

Singles as singer-songwriter/composer

Year	Title	Role
	Keno Emon Hoy	Singer
	Onno Corridor	Singer/writer/composer

Filmography

As singer, lyricist, music director

Ray has worked as lyricist, music director & singer for the following films.

Year	Title	Role	Songs	Notes
2013	Nil Nirjane	Composer	Nil Nirjane, Noah, Telephone, Mon, Dukhho Medley (1st), Medley (2nd), Dhik Dina Dhaki Dina	Along with his band 'Cactus'
	Uma^[9]
	Circle
	Ka Kha Ga Gha
	Kusumitra Goppo^[10]

Jingles and advertisements

Flipkart Big Billion Day – 2018 – Writer

Cactus Band

Current members

Sidhartha Sankar "Sidhu" Ray - Vocals^[11]
Abhijit Barman Pata - Vocals
Boidurjo Chowdhury - Guitar
Samrat Mukherjee - Guitar
Sayantan Chatterjee - Keyboard
Prasanto Mahato - Bass
Arnab Tabla Dasgupta - Drums

Past members

Sanjay guitar
Sukanti guitar
Kanishka (Pinky) keyboard
Shubayan bass
Rajesh vox
Sayak vox
Indra keyboard
Allan guitar
Sandip Roy bass
Abhirup Biswas guitar
Subhajit Bhowmick bass
Saqi vocals
Shibaji Baji Paul drums
Sudipto Buti Banerjee keyboard

Journalism

Ray's writings have been featured in various online and print magazines as well as newspapers.

Director

Ray has written and directed one short film, HaaBaaB, in the year 2015.^[12]

Acting

Year	Title	Language	Role	Remarks
2003	Nil Nirjane	Bengali	As himself
2014	Jaatishwar	Bengali	As himself
2017	Samantaral	Bengali	Sambit, the psychiatrist
2017	Khyapa 2	Bengali	As himself	Web Series
2019	Sweater^[13]	Bengali	Mrityunjan Sen
2020	Pandab Goenda	Bengali		Soap opera
2021	Aguntuk	Bengali
2021	Mukhosh	Bengali	Detective	Web Series

References

^ "Sidhu regroups Cactus: Pata in, Baji out – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
^ "Sidhu during the Mirchi Music Awards Bangla 2014, held in Kolkata". photogallery.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
^ "A rocking time was had by all". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 18 January 2006. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012.
^ Cactus on screen, 10 years after Nil Nirjane Archived 8 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine telegraphindia.com. Published 25 June 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012
^ Rajar Raja by Cactus, 1 January 2004, retrieved 26 January 2022
^ "Band with the best". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 2 October 2007. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012.
^ "Rajar Raja". blog.onenall.com. 17 December 2008.
^ Nil Nirjone by Cactus, 22 September 2013, retrieved 26 January 2022
^ "'Uma' new song: Latest track 'Esho Bondhu' reunites two old friends Sidhu and Pota – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
^ "Kusumitar Goppo: Bangla woman footballer to come alive onscreen". Hindustan Times. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
^ "Sidhu confirms lineup change in Cactus – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
^ "Sidhu's film screened at Nandan – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
^ Moulik, Shiladitya (29 March 2019), Sweater (Drama), PSS Entertainment, PSS Entertainments, Pramod Films, retrieved 26 January 2022

[1] "Sidhu regroups Cactus: Pata in, Baji out – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

[2] "Sidhu during the Mirchi Music Awards Bangla 2014, held in Kolkata". photogallery.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

[3] "A rocking time was had by all". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 18 January 2006. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012.

[4] Cactus on screen, 10 years after Nil Nirjane Archived 8 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine telegraphindia.com. Published 25 June 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012

[5] Rajar Raja by Cactus, 1 January 2004, retrieved 26 January 2022

[6] "Band with the best". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 2 October 2007. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012.

[7] "Rajar Raja". blog.onenall.com. 17 December 2008.

[8] Nil Nirjone by Cactus, 22 September 2013, retrieved 26 January 2022

[9] "'Uma' new song: Latest track 'Esho Bondhu' reunites two old friends Sidhu and Pota – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

[10] "Kusumitar Goppo: Bangla woman footballer to come alive onscreen". Hindustan Times. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

[11] "Sidhu confirms lineup change in Cactus – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

[12] "Sidhu's film screened at Nandan – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

[13] Moulik, Shiladitya (29 March 2019), Sweater (Drama), PSS Entertainment, PSS Entertainments, Pramod Films, retrieved 26 January 2022

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-'''Siddhartha Ray''' (widely known as '''Sidhu''') is an Indian singer, lyricist, composer, playback winter and actor  from [[Kolkata]], West Bengal. He is one of the pioneers of the [[Bangla Rock]] genre. Prior to pursuing his career in music, Sidhu left his dream [[profession]] of being a [[Medical Doctor|doctor]] and formed the band [[Cactus (Indian band)|Cactus]], of which he is the front man.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sidhu regroups Cactus: Pata in, Baji out – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/music/sidhu-regroups-cactus-pata-in-baji-out/articleshow/80438495.cms|access-date=18 July 2021|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The band offered a new genre in [[Bengali music]] scene–a Bengali rock band. Songs like Holud Paakhi have become a household name. Sidhu also tried his luck at acting, presenting quiz shows as quiz master, presenter of musical game show, singer as soloist in many Bengali films. Since then he has gone on to compose, write lyrics and sing for his band. In 2013, he and his band made their debut in [[Tollywood (Bengali cinema)]], composing the songs for [[Nil Nirjane]]. They won the Mirchi Music Awards Bangla several times.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sidhu duing the Mirchi Music Awards Bangla 2014, held in Kolkata.|url=https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/events/kolkata/mirchi-music-awards-bangla/articleshow/31779892.cms|access-date=18 July 2021|website=photogallery.indiatimes.com}}</ref>
+'''Siddhartha Sankar "Sidhu" Ray''' is an Indian singer, lyricist, composer, playback writer, and actor from [[Kolkata]], West Bengal. He is a producer of the [[Bangla Rock]] genre. Prior to pursuing his career in music, Ray left his dream profession of being a doctor at and formed the band [[Cactus (Indian band)|Cactus]], of which he is the frontman.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sidhu regroups Cactus: Pata in, Baji out – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/music/sidhu-regroups-cactus-pata-in-baji-out/articleshow/80438495.cms|access-date=18 July 2021|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The band offered a new genre in the [[Bengali music]] scene—a Bengali rock band. Songs like "Holud Paakhi" have become a household name. Ray also hosted quiz shows as a quiz master, presented in a musical game show, and a singer as a soloist in many Bengali films. Since then, he has gone on to compose, write lyrics, and sing for his band. In 2003, he and his band made their debut in [[Tollywood (Bengali cinema)]], composing songs for [[Nil Nirjane]]. They won the [[Mirchi Music Awards]] Bangla several times.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sidhu during the Mirchi Music Awards Bangla 2014, held in Kolkata.|url=https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/events/kolkata/mirchi-music-awards-bangla/articleshow/31779892.cms|access-date=18 July 2021|website=photogallery.indiatimes.com}}</ref>
 == Music ==
-Ray has been writing songs since his childhood days. His biggest break was the self-titled debut album of Cactus. Released in 1999 from HMV, it became a rage with a touch of blues and psychedelic rock. With numbers like ''Brishti, oooh Ma!'' and ''Icchamati'' this album portrayed psychedelia in Bengali music for the first time. ''Halud pakhi'', on the other hand created a long lasting sensation in the contemporary Bengali music scene with its nostalgic feel being perfectly accompanied by ''Shudhu Tumi Ele Na'' and ''Amra Bhishon Eka'' complementing the overall mood of the album.<ref>{{cite news |title=A rocking time was had by all  |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060118/asp/careergraph/story_5731641.asp |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]|date=18 January 2006 |location=Calcutta, India}}</ref> They tasted some success when their first self-titled album was released in 1999 by HMV.
+Ray has been writing songs since his childhood days. His biggest break was the self-titled debut album of Cactus. Released in 1999 by HMV, it became a rage with a touch of blues and psychedelic rock. With numbers like ''Brishti, oooh Ma!'' and ''Icchamati'', this album portrayed psychedelia in Bengali music for the first time. ''Halud pakhi'', on the other hand, created a long-lasting sensation in the contemporary Bengali music scene with its nostalgic feel being perfectly accompanied by ''Shudhu Tumi Ele Na'' and ''Amra Bhishon Eka'' complementing the overall mood of the album.<ref>{{cite news |title=A rocking time was had by all  |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060118/asp/careergraph/story_5731641.asp |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911205008/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060118/asp/careergraph/story_5731641.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 September 2012 |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]|date=18 January 2006 |location=Calcutta, India}}</ref> They tasted some success when their first self-titled album was released in 1999 by HMV.
-Apart from band music, ray has many singles under his name, among them songs like Keno emon hoy, onno corridor from album 'Letters from Siliguri', Mayabini, Buro Radio are very famous.
+Apart from band music, ray has many singles under his name, among them songs like "Keno emon hoy", onno corridor from album "Letters from Siliguri", Mayabini, and Buro Radio are very famous.
-As a playback artist he has also sung for many films, among them Esho Bondhu from the film [[Uma (2018 film)|Uma]], is very famous.
+As a playback artist, he has also sung for many films, among them "Esho Bondhu", from the film [[Uma (2018 film)|''Uma'']].
 == Discography ==
-=== Films: Nil Nirjane (2001–2002) ===
+=== ''Nil Nirjane'' (2001–2002) ===
-In 2002, Cactus composed and performed the score for the Bengali movie [[Nil Nirjane]].<ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120625/jsp/entertainment/story_15652593.jsp#.UCe5DKNQDIU Cactus on screen, 10 years after Nil Nirjane] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608070124/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120625/jsp/entertainment/story_15652593.jsp#.UCe5DKNQDIU |date=8 June 2013 }} ''telegraphindia.com''. Published 25 June 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012</ref> The song "Mon" from the soundtrack became extremely popular and is still a crowd favourite. A Hindi version of the song was used as the intro song for [[Love Story (SAB TV series)|Love Story]], a TV series in [[SAB TV]].
+In 2002, Cactus composed and performed the score for the Bengali movie ''[[Nil Nirjane]]''.<ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120625/jsp/entertainment/story_15652593.jsp#.UCe5DKNQDIU Cactus on screen, 10 years after Nil Nirjane] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608070124/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120625/jsp/entertainment/story_15652593.jsp#.UCe5DKNQDIU |date=8 June 2013 }} ''telegraphindia.com''. Published 25 June 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012</ref> A Hindi version of the song was used as the intro song for [[Love Story (SAB TV series)|''Love Story'']], a TV series in [[SAB TV]].
-Line up – Sidhartha Sankar "Sidhu" Ray [vocals], Sibaji "Baji" Paul [drums], Sanjay Bhattacharya [guitar], Kanishka (Pinky) Sarkar [keyboard], Shubayan Ganguly [bass], Abhijit Barman (Pota) [vocal]
+It had Sidhartha Sankar "Sidhu" Ray on vocals, Sibaji "Baji" Paul on drums, Sanjay Bhattacharya on guitar, Kanishka (Pinky) Sarkar on keyboard, Shubayan Ganguly on bass, and Abhijit Barman (Pota) on vocals.
 ===''Rajar Raja''<ref>{{Citation|title=Rajar Raja by Cactus|date=2004-01-01|url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/rajar-raja/1015878224|language=en-GB|access-date=2022-01-26}}</ref> (2002–2004)===
-The band released its second album titled 'Rajar Raja' in 2004. The band with this album moved ahead and incorporated new sounds. Different genres of music were experimented within the album. Buddho Heshechhen and Lash Kata Ghore being examples of classic rock, flirting with folk rock in 'Bodhu re', while Rajar Raja portrays influences from funk rock. Though this album had new sounds, the nostalgic quotient was very much there with songs like Udaaner Gaan, Krishti, Ude Jete Chay and Kamalar Swami representing blues and the psychedelic facet of the band sound.<ref>{{cite news |title=Band with the best |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071002/asp/entertainment/story_8386664.asp |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] |date=2 October 2007 |location=Calcutta, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Rajar Raja |url=http://blog.onenall.com/2008/12/rajar-raja-cactus-2/ |website=blog.onenall.com|date=17 December 2008}}</ref>
+The band released its second album titled ''Rajar Raja'' in 2004. Different genres of music were experimented with within the album. Buddho Heshechhen and Lash Kata Ghore are examples of classic rock combining with folk rock in 'Bodhu re'. Songs like Udaaner Gaan, Krishti, Ude Jete Chay, and Kamalar Swami were added in.<ref>{{cite news |title=Band with the best |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071002/asp/entertainment/story_8386664.asp |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120919151416/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071002/asp/entertainment/story_8386664.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 September 2012 |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] |date=2 October 2007 |location=Calcutta, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Rajar Raja |url=http://blog.onenall.com/2008/12/rajar-raja-cactus-2/ |website=blog.onenall.com|date=17 December 2008}}</ref>
-Line up – Sidhartha Sankar "Sidhu" Ray [vocals], Sibaji "Baji" Paul [drums], Sanjay Bhattacharya [guitar], Kanishka (Pinky) Sarkar [keyboard],Sandip Roy [bass], Abhijit Barman (Pota)[vocal]
+Line up: Sidhartha Sankar "Sidhu" Ray [vocals], Sibaji "Baji" Paul [drums], Sanjay Bhattacharya [guitar], Kanishka (Pinky) Sarkar [keyboard], Sandip Roy [bass], Abhijit Barman (Pota)[vocal]
 ===''Tuchho'' (2004–2008)===
-The band released its third album, ''Tuccho'', in 2008. The band with this album moved ahead and has incorporated new sounds. Different genres of music were being experimented with in the album. Traces of [[hard rock]] was clearly visible. They were then featured in the [[Rock Street Journal]]'s February 2009 issue. Tuccho contained the hits "Bhalo Theko" and "Rater Pari".
+The band released its third album, ''Tuccho'', in 2008. The band with this album moved ahead and has incorporated new sounds. Different genres of music were experimented with in the album. They were then featured in the [[Rock Street Journal]]'s February 2009 issue. ''Tuccho'' contained the hits "Bhalo Theko" and "Rater Pari".
-line up – Sidhartha Sankar "Sidhu" Ray [vocals], Sibaji "Baji" Paul [drums], Allan Ao [guitar], Sudipto Banerjee [keyboard],Sandip Roy [bass], Sayak Bandyopadhay [vocals]
+Line up: Sidhartha Sankar "Sidhu" Ray [vocals], Sibaji "Baji" Paul [drums], Allan Ao [guitar], Sudipto Banerjee [keyboard], Sandip Roy [bass], Sayak Bandyopadhay [vocals]
 ===''Blah Blah Blah''<ref>{{Citation|title=Nil Nirjone by Cactus|date=2013-09-22|url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/nil-nirjone/1019524102?i=1019524110|language=en-GB|access-date=2022-01-26}}</ref> (2013)===
-''Blah Blah Blah'' was their fourth album. It was considered a very experimental album for them. Asha Audio produced the album and it was published on 3 October 2013.
+''Blah Blah Blah'' was their fourth album. Asha Audio produced the album, and it was published on 3 October 2013.
-line up – Sidhartha Sankar "Sidhu" Ray [vocals], Sibaji "Baji" Paul [drums], Ritaprabha "Ratul" Ray [guitar], Sudipto Banerjee [keyboard], Sandip Roy [bass], Dibyendu Mukherjee [vocal]
+Line up: Sidhartha Sankar "Sidhu" Ray [vocals], Sibaji "Baji" Paul [drums], Ritaprabha "Ratul" Ray [guitar], Sudipto Banerjee [keyboard], Sandip Roy [bass], Dibyendu Mukherjee [vocal]
 === ''Tobuo Thik Acche'' (2017–2019) ===
-In 2017, Abhijit Barman (Pota) left the band due to differences in opinion. By then the band had already started working on their next album ''Tobuo Thik Acche''. They had to rework some of the tracks. Finally, the songs were published as musical videos on their official YouTube channel from 2017 to 2019.
+In 2017, Abhijit Barman (Pota) left the band due to several opinionated arguments By then, the band had already started working on their next album ''Tobuo Thik Acche''. They had to rework some of the tracks. Finally, the songs were published as music videos on their official YouTube channel from 2017 to 2019.
-line up- Siddhartha Sankar "Sidhu" Ray [vocals], Sibaji "Baji" Paul [drums], Ritaprabha "Ratul" Ray [guitar], Sudipto "Buti" Banerjee [keyboard], Mainak "Bumpy" Nag Chowdhury, Dibyendu Mukherjee [vocal]
+Line up: Siddhartha Sankar "Sidhu" Ray [vocals], Sibaji "Baji" Paul [drums], Ritaprabha "Ratul" Ray [guitar], Sudipto "Buti" Banerjee [keyboard], Mainak "Bumpy" Nag Chowdhury[bass], Saqi [vocal]
 === Singles as singer-songwriter/composer ===
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 == Filmography ==
-=== As Singer/ Lyricist/Music Director ===
+=== As singer, lyricist, music director ===
 Ray has worked as lyricist, music director & singer for the following films.
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-=== Jingles and Advertisements ===
+=== Jingles and advertisements ===
 * Flipkart Big Billion Day – 2018 – Writer
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 == Cactus Band ==
+=== Current members ===
-; Current members<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sidhu confirms lineup change in Cactus – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/music/sidhu-confirms-lineup-change-in-cactus/articleshow/63365779.cms|access-date=18 July 2021|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
+* Sidhartha Sankar "Sidhu" Ray - Vocals<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sidhu confirms lineup change in Cactus – Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/music/sidhu-confirms-lineup-change-in-cactus/articleshow/63365779.cms |access-date=18 July 2021 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
-Sidhartha Sankar "Sidhu" Ray - Vocals
+* Abhijit Barman Pata - Vocals
+* Boidurjo Chowdhury - Guitar
+* Samrat Mukherjee - Guitar
+* Sayantan Chatterjee - Keyboard
+* Prasanto Mahato - Bass
+* Arnab Tabla Dasgupta - Drums
+=== Past members ===
-Abhijit Barman Pata - Vocals
+* Sanjay guitar
-Boidurjo Chowdhury - Guitar
+* Sukanti guitar
+* Kanishka (Pinky) keyboard
+* Shubayan bass
+* Rajesh [[Voice|vox]]
+* Sayak [[Voice|vox]]
+* Indra keyboard
+* Allan guitar
+* Sandip Roy bass
+* Abhirup Biswas guitar
+* Subhajit Bhowmick bass
+* Saqi vocals
+* Shibaji Baji Paul drums
+* Sudipto Buti Banerjee keyboard
+== Journalism ==
-Samrat Mukherjee - Guitar
+Ray's writings have been featured in various online and print magazines as well as newspapers.
-Sayantan Chatterjee - Keyboard
-Prasanto Mahato - Bass
-Arnab Tabla Dasgupta - Drums
-; Past members
-Sanjay guitar
-Sukanti guitar
-Kanishka (Pinky) keyboard
-Shubayan bass
-Rajesh [[Voice|vox]]
-Sayak [[Voice|vox]]
-Indra keyboard
-Allan guitar
-Sandip Roy bass
-Abhirup Biswas guitar
-Subhajit Bhowmick bass
-Saqi vocals
-Shibaji Baji Paul drums
-Sudipto Buti Banerjee keyboard
-== Writings ==
-Ray's writings have been featured in various online & print magazines & newspapers.
 == Director ==
-Ray has written & directed one short film, HaaBaaB in the year 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sidhu's film screened at Nandan – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/music/sidhus-film-screened-at-nandan/articleshow/48158984.cms|access-date=18 July 2021|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
+Ray has written and directed one short film, ''HaaBaaB'', in the year 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sidhu's film screened at Nandan – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/music/sidhus-film-screened-at-nandan/articleshow/48158984.cms|access-date=18 July 2021|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
 == Acting ==
-Ray's career as an actor.
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