Rahul Bose
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Rahul Bose is an India
n actor, screenwriter, director, social activist, and rugby union
player.
Bose has appeared in Hindi
films such as Pyaar Ke Side Effects
and Jhankaar Beats
. Time
magazine named him "the superstar of Indian arthouse cinema" for his work in parallel cinema
films like English, August
and Mr. and Mrs. Iyer
. He is also notable for his social activism: he participated in the relief efforts that followed the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami and is also the founder of the anti-discrimination
NGO, The Foundation. Bose is also a former member of India's international rugby team, the National Orange Indian Rugby Team
.
Bose spent his early childhood in Kolkata
, West Bengal
and then moved to Mumbai
with his family. His first acting role was at age six when he played the lead in a school play, Tom, the Piper's Son. As a child he took an interest in sports after his mother introduced him to boxing
and rugby union
. He also played cricket and was coached by cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
.
He is an alumnus of the Cathedral and John Connon School
in Mumbai
. After being rejected by a number of American universities, Bose attended Sydenham College
. While at the college he played on the school's rugby team and competed in the Western India Championships, winning a silver medal in boxing. After his mother's death in 1987, Bose began working as a copy writer at Rediffusion
and was later promoted to advertising creative director. Bose left the job to become a full-time actor after the release of his first film, English, August
.
's film English, August and suggested that Bose should play the lead role. After filming a screen test, Benegal decided to cast him as civil servant Agastya Sen
. Based on the novel of the same name
by Upamanyu Chatterjee
, English, August was one of the first Hinglish
films and gained Bose international recognition when it became the first Indian film to be purchased by 20th Century Fox
and won several awards at international film festivals.
After English, August Bose found work in television; he was offered a role in India's first English-language television serial, A Mouthful of Sky
and also co-hosted BBC World
's Style! with Laila Rouass
. In 1998 he appeared in Kaizad Gustad
's Bombay Boys with Naseeruddin Shah
and starred in Dev Benegal's second film, Split Wide Open. To prepare for his role as a roving water vendor, Bose lived in Mumbai's slums and observed a drug dealer for two weeks. He later cited this time—along with the 2002 Gujarat riots
—as the beginning of the awakening of his social conscience. Although Split Wide Open was controversial in India because of its depictions of sexual abuse, Bose received the Silver Screen Award for Best Asian Actor at the 2000 Singapore International Film Festival
for his performance. He also performed abroad in the Leicester Haymarket
in England
where he starred in the English version of Tim Murari's play, The Square Circle.
In 1997, Bose was cast to play the role of Saleem Sinai in the BBC
adaptation of Salman Rushdie's novel Midnight's Children
. The project was eventually canceled after the Indian and Sri Lankan governments refused to allow filming.
After seeing Bose in English, August, director Govind Nihalani
cast him in the villain role opposite Ajay Devgan
in the mainstream film Thakshak
. The film was not a financial success, although Bose received positive reviews.
In 2001, Bose made his directorial debut with Everybody Says I'm Fine!
. Starring Rehaan Engineer and Koel Purie
and featuring Bose in a supporting role, Everybody received mixed reviews from critics, but won Bose the runner-up John Schlesinger Award for best directorial debut at the 2003 Palm Springs International Film Festival
. In 2002, Bose starred opposite Konkona Sen Sharma
in Aparna Sen
's art film
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer
. The film, a critique of communal violence
, was a critical success and won several awards at international film festivals as well as three National Film Awards
.
cinema with Jhankaar Beats
in which he played one of two friends, R.D. Burman fans who are obsessed with winning a music competition. Boosted by a successful soundtrack, Jhankaar Beats was a surprise hit in urban multiplexes and went on to win several awards for its music. The same year, Bose appeared in another Bollywood film, Mumbai Matinee
which saw a UK release. He starred in Chameli opposite Kareena Kapoor
, playing a wealthy chain-smoking Mumbai banker who is stranded in the monsoon
rains with a prostitute. The film was not a box office success, but won several Filmfare
and IIFA
awards.
Bose's second film pairing with Konkona Sen Sharma
, 15 Park Avenue released in January 2006. Directed by Aparna Sen and filmed in English, 15 Park Avenue won the 2006 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English.
With his next effort, the romantic comedy Pyaar Ke Side Effects
, Bose moved once more into mainstream Bollywood cinema. The film follows the rocky relationship of Bose's commitment phobic Mumbai DJ Sid and his Punjabi
girlfriend, Trisha played by Mallika Sherawat
. Critics noted the freshness of Bose's narration style which involves breaking the fourth wall, a device not commonly used in Indian cinema. The film opened well in multiplexes and was a moderate financial success, eventually ranking among the top-grossing films of 2006. Both Bose and Sherawat received positive reviews for their performances. Sherawat and Bose also starred together in another Bollywood comedy, Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam
(2008), which was a commercial and critical failure.
In 2006, Bose starred in the first of a trio of Bengali
films, Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury
's Anuranan
. Anuranan was well received on the festival circuit and ran successfully for three months in Bengal
. It was then dubbed into Hindi and released nationally. Kaalpurush
, Bose's second Bengali film, was released commercially in April 2008. Kaalpurush details a father-son relationship and earned writer-director Buddhadev Dasgupta a National Film Award for Best Film
. Bose teamed with Chowdhury again in 2009 for Antaheen
which tells the story of online relationships. Like Anuranan, Antaheen was released commercially in West Bengal
and was screened at various film festivals, including the Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival
(MIACC) and the International Film Festival of India
(IFFI). Antaheen went on to win several National Awards
including one for Best Film
.
Bose continued working in a mix of mainstream and arthouse films in 2008, with the English-language film, Before the Rains
. Before the Rains was released in the US and the UK and Bose's performance was praised by many critics, although the film received mixed reviews. Bose also appeared in Shaurya
, a military court room drama modelled on the American film A Few Good Men
. Bose's performance was well-received; critic Taran Adarsh
said his "performance easily ranks as one of his finest works". His appearance in Dil Kabaddi
paired him with Konkona Sen Sharma for the third time, this time playing a husband and wife undergoing marital difficulties. The Japanese Wife
, with Japanese actress Chigusa Takaku
, the third Aparna Sen
film in which he has appeared, released on 9 April 2010. He also appeared as a contestant in the reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi
where he was eliminated in the 12th round. His role as a gay man harassed by the police in I Am was appreciated by critics.
He was scheduled to begin shooting his adaptation of Mohsin Hamid
's novel, Moth Smoke
in early 2010, but the project was postponed after the film's financial backers pulled out. Bose's other upcoming projects include Laptop, Travelling With Mohammed with Om Puri
and Deepa Mehta
's version
of Midnight's Children
. He will play the role of General Zulfikar in the adaptation.
positions. In an interview with Daily News & Analysis, Bose announced that he would not return to the team for the 2009 season.
and Nicobar Islands
after the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami
. As a result of this work, Bose launched the Andaman and Nicobar Scholarship Initiative through his NGO, The Foundation. The scholarship
program provides for the education of underprivileged children from the Andaman
and Nicobar Islands
.
Bose is associated with several charitable organizations such as Akshara Centre, Breakthrough
, Citizens for Justice and Peace and the Spastics Society of India. He is closely associated with the Teach For India movement to eradicate inequity in education. In addition, he became the first Indian Oxfam
global ambassador in 2007. He is the founder and chairman of The Group of Groups, an umbrella organisation for 51 Mumbai charitable organisations and NGOs. He is also an ambassador for the American India Foundation
, the World Youth Peace Movement and Planet Alert. He was also a vocal proponent of Narmada Bachao Andolan
and its efforts to halt the construction of the Narvada dam
. He also recorded the Terre des hommes
audio book Goodgoodi karna, gale lagana; Sparsh ke niyam sikhiye (English
: Tickle and hugs: Learning the touching rules), which is designed to give children resources against sexual abuse.
Bose has given lectures on gender equality and human rights at Oxford
and during the 2004 World Youth Peace Summit. In 2009, he toured Canada lecturing on global climate change under the auspices of Climate Action Network
and demonstrated with protesters at the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit. In 2011, he worked in conjunction with Bhaichung Bhutia to raise funds for victims of the Sikkim earthquake
.
, who he directed in his film, Everybody Says I'm Fine!
. They met in 1998 while filming an episode of the travel show The Great Escape for Travel Channel Asia
. The couple remained good friends after their split, even appearing together in the 2004 film White Noise. Bose has one older sister, Anuradha, who is married to Tariq Ansari, the owner and director of Mid-Day Multimedia. She had a cameo role in Everybody Says I'm Fine!. He is left-handed but has played right-handed characters in some of his films like The Japanese Wife.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n actor, screenwriter, director, social activist, and rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player.
Bose has appeared in Hindi
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
films such as Pyaar Ke Side Effects
Pyaar Ke Side Effects
Pyaar Ke Side Effects is a Bollywood movie released in September 2006. It was produced under the banner of Pritish Nandy communications and was written and directed by first time director Saket Chaudhary. Rahul Bose and Mallika Sherawat played the lead cast. The film is a romantic comedy, and...
and Jhankaar Beats
Jhankaar Beats
Jhankaar Beats is a 2003 Bollywood film directed by Sujoy Ghosh and released by Pritish Nandy Communications. It stars Sanjay Suri, Rahul Bose, Juhi Chawla, Shayan Munshi, Rinke Khanna and Riya Sen. In this film playback singer KK performed the song "Tu Aashiqui Hai" for which he received a...
. Time
Time (magazine)
Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...
magazine named him "the superstar of Indian arthouse cinema" for his work in parallel cinema
Parallel Cinema
The Indian New Wave, commonly known in India as Art Cinema or Parallel Cinema as an alternative to the mainstream commercial cinema, is a specific movement in Indian cinema, known for its serious content, realism and naturalism, with a keen eye on the sociopolitical climate of the times...
films like English, August
English, August (film)
English, August, made in 1994, is Indian film director Dev Benegal's first feature film. This film ignited the next generation of Indian cinema and is acknowledged as a landmark in contemporary Indian cinema...
and Mr. and Mrs. Iyer
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer is a 2002 Indian drama film written and directed by Aparna Sen and produced by N. Venkatesan. The film features Aparna Sen's daughter Konkona Sen Sharma as Meenakshi Iyer, a Tamil Iyer Brahmin who is a Hindu. Rahul Bose portrays the character of Raja Chowdhury, a Muslim wildlife...
. He is also notable for his social activism: he participated in the relief efforts that followed the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami and is also the founder of the anti-discrimination
Discrimination
Discrimination is the prejudicial treatment of an individual based on their membership in a certain group or category. It involves the actual behaviors towards groups such as excluding or restricting members of one group from opportunities that are available to another group. The term began to be...
NGO, The Foundation. Bose is also a former member of India's international rugby team, the National Orange Indian Rugby Team
India national rugby union team
The Indian national rugby union team is a national rugby team representing the country of India in international competition. It is ranked 75th in the world , out of 95teams. Their captain is Nasser Hussain, nicknamed "Nino" and they are currently being coached by South Africans Norman Laker and...
.
Early life
Rahul Bose was born to Rupen and Kumud Bose on 27 July 1967. He describes himself as "half Bengali; one-fourth Punjabi and one-fourth Maharashtrian".Bose spent his early childhood in Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
, West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
and then moved to Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
with his family. His first acting role was at age six when he played the lead in a school play, Tom, the Piper's Son. As a child he took an interest in sports after his mother introduced him to boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
and rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
. He also played cricket and was coached by cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
Mansoor Ali Khan or Mansur Ali Khan , sometimes M.A.K. Pataudi , nicknamed Tiger Pataudi, was an Indian cricketer and former captain of the Indian cricket team...
.
He is an alumnus of the Cathedral and John Connon School
Cathedral and John Connon School
The Cathedral and John Connon School is a co-educational, private school located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, established in 1860.According to the Education World-C fore Survey of Schools 2010, the school has been ranked first in the all India ranking of the best schools in India.It was ranked...
in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
. After being rejected by a number of American universities, Bose attended Sydenham College
Sydenham College
Sydenham College or Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics is the first college of commerce in Asia.It is an institute in Mumbai , affiliated to the University of Bombay, and offering undergraduate degrees in commerce and undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in management...
. While at the college he played on the school's rugby team and competed in the Western India Championships, winning a silver medal in boxing. After his mother's death in 1987, Bose began working as a copy writer at Rediffusion
Rediffusion
Rediffusion was a business which distributed radio and TV signals through wired relay networks. The business gave rise to a number of other companies, including Associated-Rediffusion, later known as Rediffusion London, one of the first companies to win a terrestrial ITV franchise in the UK...
and was later promoted to advertising creative director. Bose left the job to become a full-time actor after the release of his first film, English, August
English, August
English August: An Indian Story is a novel by Indian author Upamanyu Chatterjee written in English, first published in 1988. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1994.-Plot introduction:...
.
Early career: 1993–2003
Bose started his acting career on the Bombay stage in Rahul D'Cunha's Topsy Turvey and Are There Tigers In The Congo?. D'Cunha's aunt was the casting director for director Dev BenegalDev Benegal
Dev Benegal is an Indian director and screenwriter, most known for his debut film English, August , which won the 1995 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English....
's film English, August and suggested that Bose should play the lead role. After filming a screen test, Benegal decided to cast him as civil servant Agastya Sen
English, August
English August: An Indian Story is a novel by Indian author Upamanyu Chatterjee written in English, first published in 1988. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1994.-Plot introduction:...
. Based on the novel of the same name
English, August
English August: An Indian Story is a novel by Indian author Upamanyu Chatterjee written in English, first published in 1988. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1994.-Plot introduction:...
by Upamanyu Chatterjee
Upamanyu Chatterjee
Upamanyu Chatterjee is an Indian Bengali author and administrator, notable for his work set in the milieu of the Indian Administrative Service, especially his novel English, August. He was born in Patna, Bihar and was educated at St. Xavier's School and St. Stephen's College, in Delhi...
, English, August was one of the first Hinglish
Hinglish
Hinglish, a blending of the words "Hindi" and "English", means to combine both languages in one sentence. This is more commonly seen in urban and semi-urban centers of the Hindi-speaking states of India, but is slowly spreading into rural and remote areas of these states via television, mobile...
films and gained Bose international recognition when it became the first Indian film to be purchased by 20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation — also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox — is one of the six major American film studios...
and won several awards at international film festivals.
After English, August Bose found work in television; he was offered a role in India's first English-language television serial, A Mouthful of Sky
A Mouthful of Sky
A Mouthful of Sky was the first serial in English to be produced in India. Aired on the state-owned Doordarshan TV channel and based on the script by Ashok Banker, the serial deals with the lives, loves, ideals and aspirations of the post-independence generation of Indians, people in their...
and also co-hosted BBC World
BBC World
BBC World News is the BBC's international news and current affairs television channel. It has the largest audience of any BBC channel in the world...
's Style! with Laila Rouass
Laila Rouass
Laila Abdesselam Rouass is a British actress. She is best known for her role as Amber Gates in the British television drama Footballers' Wives and as Sarah Page in the third season of Primeval .-Career:...
. In 1998 he appeared in Kaizad Gustad
Kaizad Gustad
Kaizad Gustad is an Indian film director and writer. He is best known for his 1998 comedy Bombay Boys and debut novel Of No Fixed Address....
's Bombay Boys with Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah is an Indian / Bollywood film actor and director. He is considered to be one of the finest actors of Indian cinema. In 2003, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan for his contributions towards Indian cinema.-Early life:...
and starred in Dev Benegal's second film, Split Wide Open. To prepare for his role as a roving water vendor, Bose lived in Mumbai's slums and observed a drug dealer for two weeks. He later cited this time—along with the 2002 Gujarat riots
2002 Gujarat violence
The 2002 Gujarat violence describes the Godhra train burning and resulting communal riots between Hindus and Muslims. On 27 February 2002 at Godhra City in the state of Gujarat, the Sabarmati Express train was attacked by a large Muslim mob in a conspiracy. But some authentic sources deny the claim...
—as the beginning of the awakening of his social conscience. Although Split Wide Open was controversial in India because of its depictions of sexual abuse, Bose received the Silver Screen Award for Best Asian Actor at the 2000 Singapore International Film Festival
Singapore International Film Festival
The Singapore International Film Festival was launched in 1987. The festival is an annual film event, held around April/May each year, and screens about 300 films from over 45 countries...
for his performance. He also performed abroad in the Leicester Haymarket
Haymarket Theatre (Leicester)
The Haymarket Theatre was a theatre in Leicester, England, based in the Haymarket Shopping Centre on Belgrave Gate in Leicester city centre. The theatre closed at the end of 2006 and has been replaced by the Curve Theatre...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
where he starred in the English version of Tim Murari's play, The Square Circle.
In 1997, Bose was cast to play the role of Saleem Sinai in the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
adaptation of Salman Rushdie's novel Midnight's Children
Midnight's Children
Midnight's Children is a 1981 book by Salman Rushdie about India's transition from British colonialism to independence and the partition of India. It is considered an example of postcolonial literature and magical realism...
. The project was eventually canceled after the Indian and Sri Lankan governments refused to allow filming.
After seeing Bose in English, August, director Govind Nihalani
Govind Nihalani
Govind Nihalani is an Indian director, cinematographer, and also a screenwriter and film producer. He has been directing Hindi films since the late seventies, and worked in the television medium.- Biography :...
cast him in the villain role opposite Ajay Devgan
Ajay Devgan
Ajay Devgan , born Vishal Veeru Devgan on 2 April 1969, is an Indian film actor, director, and producer.He made his film debut with Phool Aur Kaante in 1991 and received a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance in the film and for which he won a Filmfare Best Debut Award...
in the mainstream film Thakshak
Thakshak
Thakshak is a 1999 action-drama Hindi film written and directed by director Govind Nihalani. Touted as Nihalani's attempt at popular cinema, this film starred Ajay Devgan, Tabu and Rahul Bose in the lead roles. The soundtrack was composed by A. R...
. The film was not a financial success, although Bose received positive reviews.
In 2001, Bose made his directorial debut with Everybody Says I'm Fine!
Everybody Says I'm Fine!
Everybody Says I'm Fine! is an Indian English language film, released on 12 September 2001 at the Toronto Film Festival. It marks the directorial debut of Indian actor Rahul Bose...
. Starring Rehaan Engineer and Koel Purie
Koel Purie
Koel Purie Rinchet is an Indian film actress who made her debut with Rahul Bose's directorial venture Everybody Says I'm Fine! in 2001 and later featured in Road to Ladakh starring alongside Irrfan Khan...
and featuring Bose in a supporting role, Everybody received mixed reviews from critics, but won Bose the runner-up John Schlesinger Award for best directorial debut at the 2003 Palm Springs International Film Festival
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Palm Springs International Film Festival is a film festival held in Palm Springs, California. It was started in 1989 and is held annually in January...
. In 2002, Bose starred opposite Konkona Sen Sharma
Konkona Sen Sharma
Konkona Sen Sharma is an Indian actress. She is the daughter of actress and filmmaker Aparna Sen. Sharma appears primarily in Indian arthouse and independent films, and her achievements in the genre have established her as one of the leading actresses of contemporary parallel cinema.Making her...
in Aparna Sen
Aparna Sen
Aparna Sen is a critically acclaimed Bengali Indian filmmaker, script writer, and actress. She is the winner of three National Film Awards and eight international film festival awards.-Biography:...
's art film
Art film
An art film is the result of filmmaking which is typically a serious, independent film aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience...
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer is a 2002 Indian drama film written and directed by Aparna Sen and produced by N. Venkatesan. The film features Aparna Sen's daughter Konkona Sen Sharma as Meenakshi Iyer, a Tamil Iyer Brahmin who is a Hindu. Rahul Bose portrays the character of Raja Chowdhury, a Muslim wildlife...
. The film, a critique of communal violence
Communal violence
Communal violence refers to a situation where violence is perpetrated across ethnic lines, and victims are chosen based upon ethnic group membership...
, was a critical success and won several awards at international film festivals as well as three National Film Awards
National Film Awards
The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it is administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973.Every year, a national panel...
.
Mainstream success and regional cinema: 2003–present
In 2003, Bose entered mainstream BollywoodBollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
cinema with Jhankaar Beats
Jhankaar Beats
Jhankaar Beats is a 2003 Bollywood film directed by Sujoy Ghosh and released by Pritish Nandy Communications. It stars Sanjay Suri, Rahul Bose, Juhi Chawla, Shayan Munshi, Rinke Khanna and Riya Sen. In this film playback singer KK performed the song "Tu Aashiqui Hai" for which he received a...
in which he played one of two friends, R.D. Burman fans who are obsessed with winning a music competition. Boosted by a successful soundtrack, Jhankaar Beats was a surprise hit in urban multiplexes and went on to win several awards for its music. The same year, Bose appeared in another Bollywood film, Mumbai Matinee
Mumbai Matinee
Mumbai Matinee is a 2003 Bollywood romantic comedy film directed and written by Anant Balani and starring Rahul Bose as a 32 year old virgin. The film premiered on 26 September 2003 and was also released in the UK...
which saw a UK release. He starred in Chameli opposite Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor , often informally referred to as Bebo, is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. During her career, Kapoor has received six Filmfare Awards, among nine nominations, and has been noted for her performances in a range of film genres; these include her work from contemporary...
, playing a wealthy chain-smoking Mumbai banker who is stranded in the monsoon
Monsoon
Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea...
rains with a prostitute. The film was not a box office success, but won several Filmfare
Filmfare Awards
The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India. The Filmfare ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India. The awards were...
and IIFA
International Indian Film Academy Awards
The International Indian Film Academy Awards, also known as the IIFA Awards are presented annually by the International Indian Film Academy to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in Bollywood, the Hindi language film industry. Instituted in 2000, the ceremony is held in...
awards.
Bose's second film pairing with Konkona Sen Sharma
Konkona Sen Sharma
Konkona Sen Sharma is an Indian actress. She is the daughter of actress and filmmaker Aparna Sen. Sharma appears primarily in Indian arthouse and independent films, and her achievements in the genre have established her as one of the leading actresses of contemporary parallel cinema.Making her...
, 15 Park Avenue released in January 2006. Directed by Aparna Sen and filmed in English, 15 Park Avenue won the 2006 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English.
With his next effort, the romantic comedy Pyaar Ke Side Effects
Pyaar Ke Side Effects
Pyaar Ke Side Effects is a Bollywood movie released in September 2006. It was produced under the banner of Pritish Nandy communications and was written and directed by first time director Saket Chaudhary. Rahul Bose and Mallika Sherawat played the lead cast. The film is a romantic comedy, and...
, Bose moved once more into mainstream Bollywood cinema. The film follows the rocky relationship of Bose's commitment phobic Mumbai DJ Sid and his Punjabi
Punjabi people
The Punjabi people , ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ), also Panjabi people, are an Indo-Aryan group from South Asia. They are the second largest of the many ethnic groups in South Asia. They originate in the Punjab region, which has been been the location of some of the oldest civilizations in the world including, the...
girlfriend, Trisha played by Mallika Sherawat
Mallika Sherawat
Mallika Sherawat is a former Indian model, now working as an actress in mainly Bollywood films. Known for her bold onscreen attitude, Sherawat has been frequently featured in the media as a sex symbol...
. Critics noted the freshness of Bose's narration style which involves breaking the fourth wall, a device not commonly used in Indian cinema. The film opened well in multiplexes and was a moderate financial success, eventually ranking among the top-grossing films of 2006. Both Bose and Sherawat received positive reviews for their performances. Sherawat and Bose also starred together in another Bollywood comedy, Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam
Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam
Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam is a 2008 film about a group of actors who attempt to prevent an underworld conspiracy from destabilising the Indian government. The film is set in 1993 after the communal riots that followed the demolition of the Babri Masjid. The film stars Rahul Bose and Mallika...
(2008), which was a commercial and critical failure.
In 2006, Bose starred in the first of a trio of Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
films, Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury
Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury
Aniruddha Roy "Tony" Chowdhury is a Bengali film director. He is the director and producer of two films: Antaheen and Anuranan.-Early life:...
's Anuranan
Anuranan
Anuranan is the directorial debut by Bengali film-maker Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury. The film premiered at the 2006 International Film Festival of India....
. Anuranan was well received on the festival circuit and ran successfully for three months in Bengal
Bengal
Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
. It was then dubbed into Hindi and released nationally. Kaalpurush
Kaalpurush
Kaalpurush or Kalpurush is a 2008 Indian Bengali drama film directed and written by Buddhadev Dasgupta. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty and Rahul Bose in lead roles....
, Bose's second Bengali film, was released commercially in April 2008. Kaalpurush details a father-son relationship and earned writer-director Buddhadev Dasgupta a National Film Award for Best Film
National Film Award for Best Film
The National Award for Best Feature film is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, India, and was constituted in the year 1954. This is one of the Golden Lotus Awards given among National Film Awards...
. Bose teamed with Chowdhury again in 2009 for Antaheen
Antaheen
Antaheen is a 2009 Bengali film directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury. The film stars Radhika Apte, Rahul Bose, Mita Vashisth, Aparna Sen, Kalyan Ray and Sharmila Tagore.-Plot:...
which tells the story of online relationships. Like Anuranan, Antaheen was released commercially in West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
and was screened at various film festivals, including the Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival
Indo-American Arts Council
The Indo-American Arts Council is an American non-profit cultural organization that promotes Indian art, theatre, film, fashion, music and dance in the United States. The Council was established in 1998 in New York City...
(MIACC) and the International Film Festival of India
International Film Festival of India
The International Film Festival of India , founded in 1952, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. Held annually in the beach town of Goa, in the Western Coast of the country, the festival aims at providing a common platform for the cinemas of the world to project the excellence of...
(IFFI). Antaheen went on to win several National Awards
National Film Awards
The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it is administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973.Every year, a national panel...
including one for Best Film
National Film Award for Best Film
The National Award for Best Feature film is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, India, and was constituted in the year 1954. This is one of the Golden Lotus Awards given among National Film Awards...
.
Bose continued working in a mix of mainstream and arthouse films in 2008, with the English-language film, Before the Rains
Before the Rains
Before the Rains is a 2007 Indian-British period drama film directed by Santosh Sivan. The film adapted of a story from the 2001 anthology Israeli film Asphalt Zahov....
. Before the Rains was released in the US and the UK and Bose's performance was praised by many critics, although the film received mixed reviews. Bose also appeared in Shaurya
Shaurya
Shaurya is a 2008 Bollywood movie directed by Samar Khan, starring Rahul Bose, Kay Kay Menon, Javed Jaffrey and Minissha Lamba. Music in the film is by pop singer, Adnan Sami...
, a military court room drama modelled on the American film A Few Good Men
A Few Good Men (film)
A Few Good Men is a 1992 drama film directed by Rob Reiner and starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, and Demi Moore. It was adapted for the screen by Aaron Sorkin from his play of the same name. A courtroom drama, the film revolves around the trial of two U.S...
. Bose's performance was well-received; critic Taran Adarsh
Taran Adarsh
Taran Adarsh is an Indian film critic, journalist, editor and film trade analyst. He is also a former producer and screenwriter. He is the son of film director and producer, B.K. Adarsh....
said his "performance easily ranks as one of his finest works". His appearance in Dil Kabaddi
Dil Kabaddi
Dil Kabaddi is a Hindi film directed by debutante Anil Sharma . The film stars Irrfan Khan, Rahul Bose, Konkona Sen Sharma, Soha Ali Khan, Payal Rohatgi, Rahul Khanna and special appearance by Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan....
paired him with Konkona Sen Sharma for the third time, this time playing a husband and wife undergoing marital difficulties. The Japanese Wife
The Japanese Wife
The Japanese Wife is a 2010 Indian film directed by Bengali filmmaker Aparna Sen. It stars Rahul Bose, Raima Sen and Moushumi Chatterjee, and Japanese actress Chigusa Takaku in the title role...
, with Japanese actress Chigusa Takaku
Chigusa Takaku
is a Japanese actress. She has appeared in a number of Japanese TV dramas and films.-Television:* The Great Horror Family * Taiga drama Yoshitsune * Silunu Oru Kaadhal * Hanayome wa Yakudoshi! * Mop Girl...
, the third Aparna Sen
Aparna Sen
Aparna Sen is a critically acclaimed Bengali Indian filmmaker, script writer, and actress. She is the winner of three National Film Awards and eight international film festival awards.-Biography:...
film in which he has appeared, released on 9 April 2010. He also appeared as a contestant in the reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi
Fear Factor – Khatron Ke Khiladi Level 3
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi X 3 is the third season of India's reality show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi, which premiered on Colors on October 2, 2010. Unlike the first two seasons which are hosted by Akshay Kumar, this season is hosted by Bollywood film actress and former Miss World...
where he was eliminated in the 12th round. His role as a gay man harassed by the police in I Am was appreciated by critics.
He was scheduled to begin shooting his adaptation of Mohsin Hamid
Mohsin Hamid
Mohsin Hamid is a Pakistani author best known for his novels Moth Smoke and The Reluctant Fundamentalist .- Biography :...
's novel, Moth Smoke
Moth Smoke
Moth Smoke is a novel written by Mohsin Hamid, published in 2000. It tells the story of Darashikoh Shezad, a banker in Lahore, Pakistan, who loses his job, falls in love with his best friend's wife, and plunges into a life of drugs and crime...
in early 2010, but the project was postponed after the film's financial backers pulled out. Bose's other upcoming projects include Laptop, Travelling With Mohammed with Om Puri
Om Puri
Om Puri is an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian films and art films. His credits also include appearances in British and American films. He has received an honorary OBE.-Early life:...
and Deepa Mehta
Deepa Mehta
Deepa Mehta, LLD is a Genie Award-winning Indian-born Canadian film director and screenwriter, most known for her Elements Trilogy, Fire , Earth , and Water , among which Earth was submitted by Indian government for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film...
's version
Winds of Change (upcoming film)
Midnight's Children is an upcoming film adaptation of Salman Rushdie's 1981 novel of the same name. Written and directed by Deepa Mehta, the film features an ensemble cast of Satya Bhabha, Shriya Saran, Anupam Kher, Shabana Azmi, Seema Biswas, Shahana Goswami, Samrat Chakrabarti, Rahul Bose, Anita...
of Midnight's Children
Midnight's Children
Midnight's Children is a 1981 book by Salman Rushdie about India's transition from British colonialism to independence and the partition of India. It is considered an example of postcolonial literature and magical realism...
. He will play the role of General Zulfikar in the adaptation.
Sports career
In 1998, Bose was part of the first Indian national rugby team to play in an international event, the Asian Rugby Football Union Championship. He has played both scrum-half and right-wingerRugby union positions
In the game rugby union, there are fifteen players on each team, comprising eight forwards and seven backs . Depending upon the competition, there may be up to eight replacement players. Early games consisted primarily of forwards that attacked plus a handful of "tends" that played back in defence...
positions. In an interview with Daily News & Analysis, Bose announced that he would not return to the team for the 2009 season.
Activism
Bose assisted in the relief efforts in the AndamanAndaman Islands
The Andaman Islands are a group of Indian Ocean archipelagic islands in the Bay of Bengal between India to the west, and Burma , to the north and east...
and Nicobar Islands
Nicobar Islands
The Nicobar Islands are an archipelagic island chain in the eastern Indian Ocean...
after the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday, December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake...
. As a result of this work, Bose launched the Andaman and Nicobar Scholarship Initiative through his NGO, The Foundation. The scholarship
Scholarship
A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
program provides for the education of underprivileged children from the Andaman
Andaman Islands
The Andaman Islands are a group of Indian Ocean archipelagic islands in the Bay of Bengal between India to the west, and Burma , to the north and east...
and Nicobar Islands
Nicobar Islands
The Nicobar Islands are an archipelagic island chain in the eastern Indian Ocean...
.
Bose is associated with several charitable organizations such as Akshara Centre, Breakthrough
Breakthrough (human rights)
Breakthrough is a global not-for-profit organization that uses pop culture to promote human rights. Breakthrough's stated mission is to "empower individuals and communities to stand for universal human rights by using multimedia tools that transform hearts and minds." They promote a message of...
, Citizens for Justice and Peace and the Spastics Society of India. He is closely associated with the Teach For India movement to eradicate inequity in education. In addition, he became the first Indian Oxfam
Oxfam
Oxfam is an international confederation of 15 organizations working in 98 countries worldwide to find lasting solutions to poverty and related injustice around the world. In all Oxfam’s actions, the ultimate goal is to enable people to exercise their rights and manage their own lives...
global ambassador in 2007. He is the founder and chairman of The Group of Groups, an umbrella organisation for 51 Mumbai charitable organisations and NGOs. He is also an ambassador for the American India Foundation
American India Foundation
The American India Foundation is a nonprofit American organization that is devoted to accelerating social and economic change in India...
, the World Youth Peace Movement and Planet Alert. He was also a vocal proponent of Narmada Bachao Andolan
Narmada Bachao Andolan
Narmada Bachao Andolan is social movement consisting of tribal people, adivasis, farmers, environmentalists and human rights activists against the Sardar Sarovar Dam being built across the Narmada river, Gujarat, India....
and its efforts to halt the construction of the Narvada dam
Narmada Dam Project
The Sardar Sarovar Dam is a dam on the Narmada River near Navagam, Gujarat, India. It is the largest dam and part of the Narmada Valley Project, a large hydraulic engineering project involving the construction of a series of large irrigation and hydroelectric multi purpose dams on the Narmada River...
. He also recorded the Terre des hommes
Terre des hommes
Terre des hommes is a charitable international humanitarian federation which concentrates on children's rights, founded in 1959 and based in Lausanne, Switzerland...
audio book Goodgoodi karna, gale lagana; Sparsh ke niyam sikhiye (English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: Tickle and hugs: Learning the touching rules), which is designed to give children resources against sexual abuse.
Bose has given lectures on gender equality and human rights at Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
and during the 2004 World Youth Peace Summit. In 2009, he toured Canada lecturing on global climate change under the auspices of Climate Action Network
Climate Action Network
Climate Action Network is an umbrella group of environmental non-governmental organisations active on the issue of climate change...
and demonstrated with protesters at the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit. In 2011, he worked in conjunction with Bhaichung Bhutia to raise funds for victims of the Sikkim earthquake
2011 Sikkim earthquake
The 2011 Sikkim earthquake , also known as the 2011 Himalayan earthquake , was a magnitude 6.9 earthquake centered within the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area, near the border of Nepal and the Indian state of Sikkim, at 18:10 IST on Sunday, 18 September 2011...
.
Personal life
Rahul Bose formerly dated Koel PurieKoel Purie
Koel Purie Rinchet is an Indian film actress who made her debut with Rahul Bose's directorial venture Everybody Says I'm Fine! in 2001 and later featured in Road to Ladakh starring alongside Irrfan Khan...
, who he directed in his film, Everybody Says I'm Fine!
Everybody Says I'm Fine!
Everybody Says I'm Fine! is an Indian English language film, released on 12 September 2001 at the Toronto Film Festival. It marks the directorial debut of Indian actor Rahul Bose...
. They met in 1998 while filming an episode of the travel show The Great Escape for Travel Channel Asia
Travel Channel (UK)
Travel Channel is a British satellite television channel, transmitting 24 hours a day in 19 languages across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific...
. The couple remained good friends after their split, even appearing together in the 2004 film White Noise. Bose has one older sister, Anuradha, who is married to Tariq Ansari, the owner and director of Mid-Day Multimedia. She had a cameo role in Everybody Says I'm Fine!. He is left-handed but has played right-handed characters in some of his films like The Japanese Wife.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | English, August English, August (film) English, August, made in 1994, is Indian film director Dev Benegal's first feature film. This film ignited the next generation of Indian cinema and is acknowledged as a landmark in contemporary Indian cinema... |
Agastya Sen | |
| 1995 | A Mouthful of Sky A Mouthful of Sky A Mouthful of Sky was the first serial in English to be produced in India. Aired on the state-owned Doordarshan TV channel and based on the script by Ashok Banker, the serial deals with the lives, loves, ideals and aspirations of the post-independence generation of Indians, people in their... |
Sarkar, Pavan | TV |
| 1996 | Bomgay | The Lefty | |
| 1998 | Bombay Boys Bombay Boys Bombay Boys is an unorthodox comedy film written and directed by the Indian director Kaizad Gustad. It follows the adventures of three young men in modern-day Mumbai . The boys are of Indian origin, but were all raised in the West. Krishna Sahni is an aspiring actor from New York who wants to... |
Ricardo Fernandes | |
| 1999 | Split Wide Open Split Wide Open Split Wide Open is a 1999 Indian film and is Dev Benegal's second feature film after English, August. The film primarily deals with the Water conflicts in the slums of Bombay, and paedophilia, and also looks at the subversive sexuality in modern India and how the notions of morality are challenged... |
Kut Price | |
| Thakshak Thakshak Thakshak is a 1999 action-drama Hindi film written and directed by director Govind Nihalani. Touted as Nihalani's attempt at popular cinema, this film starred Ajay Devgan, Tabu and Rahul Bose in the lead roles. The soundtrack was composed by A. R... |
Sunny | ||
| 2001 | Everybody Says I'm Fine! Everybody Says I'm Fine! Everybody Says I'm Fine! is an Indian English language film, released on 12 September 2001 at the Toronto Film Festival. It marks the directorial debut of Indian actor Rahul Bose... |
Rage | |
| 2002 | Mr. and Mrs. Iyer Mr. and Mrs. Iyer Mr. and Mrs. Iyer is a 2002 Indian drama film written and directed by Aparna Sen and produced by N. Venkatesan. The film features Aparna Sen's daughter Konkona Sen Sharma as Meenakshi Iyer, a Tamil Iyer Brahmin who is a Hindu. Rahul Bose portrays the character of Raja Chowdhury, a Muslim wildlife... |
Jahangir Chaudhary aka "Raja" | |
| 2003 | Jhankaar Beats Jhankaar Beats Jhankaar Beats is a 2003 Bollywood film directed by Sujoy Ghosh and released by Pritish Nandy Communications. It stars Sanjay Suri, Rahul Bose, Juhi Chawla, Shayan Munshi, Rinke Khanna and Riya Sen. In this film playback singer KK performed the song "Tu Aashiqui Hai" for which he received a... |
Rishi | |
| Ek Din 24 Ghante Ek Din 24 Ghante Ek Din 24 Ghante is a 2003 Bollywood thriller film directed and written by Anant Balani and starring Rahul Bose and Nandita Das. The film premiered on 7 November 2003. Director Anant Balani died before the film was released on 29 August 2003... |
Virendra | ||
| Mumbai Matinee Mumbai Matinee Mumbai Matinee is a 2003 Bollywood romantic comedy film directed and written by Anant Balani and starring Rahul Bose as a 32 year old virgin. The film premiered on 26 September 2003 and was also released in the UK... |
Debashish "Debu" Chatterjee | ||
| Chameli | Aman Kapoor | ||
| 2004 | White Noise White noise White noise is a random signal with a flat power spectral density. In other words, the signal contains equal power within a fixed bandwidth at any center frequency... |
Karan Deol | |
| 2005 | "The Fall" | Short film | |
| Scrum in the Mud with Rahul Bose | Himself | TV documentary | |
| Silsilay Silsilay Silsiilay is a Hindi romance film written and directed by Khalid Mohammed. The film stars Tabu, Bhoomika Chawla, Riya Sen, Celina Jaitley, Natassha, Divya Dutta, Rahul Bose, Jimmy Shergill, Ashmit Patel and Kay Kay Menon, while an extended appearance is played by Shahrukh Khan... |
Neel | ||
| 15 Park Avenue | Joydeep "Jojo" Roy | ||
| Ctrl+Alt+Del | Kabir | ||
| 2006 | Anuranan Anuranan Anuranan is the directorial debut by Bengali film-maker Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury. The film premiered at the 2006 International Film Festival of India.... |
Rahul Chatterjee | |
| Pyaar Ke Side Effects Pyaar Ke Side Effects Pyaar Ke Side Effects is a Bollywood movie released in September 2006. It was produced under the banner of Pritish Nandy communications and was written and directed by first time director Saket Chaudhary. Rahul Bose and Mallika Sherawat played the lead cast. The film is a romantic comedy, and... |
Siddharth "Sid" Bose | ||
| The Other Side of Bollywood | Himself | Documentary | |
| 2007 | Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii is a Hindi movie released in June 2007. It stars Zain Khan and Rahul Bose as the lead protagonists... |
Varun | |
| 2008 | Before the Rains Before the Rains Before the Rains is a 2007 Indian-British period drama film directed by Santosh Sivan. The film adapted of a story from the 2001 anthology Israeli film Asphalt Zahov.... |
T. K. Neelan | |
| Shaurya Shaurya Shaurya is a 2008 Bollywood movie directed by Samar Khan, starring Rahul Bose, Kay Kay Menon, Javed Jaffrey and Minissha Lamba. Music in the film is by pop singer, Adnan Sami... |
Major Siddhant Chaudhary | ||
| Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam is a 2008 film about a group of actors who attempt to prevent an underworld conspiracy from destabilising the Indian government. The film is set in 1993 after the communal riots that followed the demolition of the Babri Masjid. The film stars Rahul Bose and Mallika... |
Arjun | ||
| Dil Kabaddi Dil Kabaddi Dil Kabaddi is a Hindi film directed by debutante Anil Sharma . The film stars Irrfan Khan, Rahul Bose, Konkona Sen Sharma, Soha Ali Khan, Payal Rohatgi, Rahul Khanna and special appearance by Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.... |
Rishi | ||
| Tahaan Tahaan Tahaan - a boy with a grenade is an Indian drama film by Santosh Sivan. The film is based on the life of a young boy and his pet donkey. It is a fable-like journey of the eponymous eight-year-old boy, whose life revolves around the pursuit to find real purpose in his little world. The film stars... |
Zafar | ||
| Kaalpurush Kaalpurush Kaalpurush or Kalpurush is a 2008 Indian Bengali drama film directed and written by Buddhadev Dasgupta. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty and Rahul Bose in lead roles.... |
Son | ||
| 2009 | Antaheen Antaheen Antaheen is a 2009 Bengali film directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury. The film stars Radhika Apte, Rahul Bose, Mita Vashisth, Aparna Sen, Kalyan Ray and Sharmila Tagore.-Plot:... |
Abhik Choudhury | |
| The Whisperers | Sid | Unreleased | |
| 2010 | Fired Fired (film) Fired is a 2010 Indian horror film starring Rahul Bose and Militza Radmilovic. It is the feature film debut of director Sajit Warrier and premiered at the Cannes Marché du Film on 12 May 2010.-Plot:... |
Joy Mittal | |
| The Japanese Wife The Japanese Wife The Japanese Wife is a 2010 Indian film directed by Bengali filmmaker Aparna Sen. It stars Rahul Bose, Raima Sen and Moushumi Chatterjee, and Japanese actress Chigusa Takaku in the title role... |
Snehamoy Chatterjee | ||
| 2011 | Kuch Love Jaisa | Raghav Passport | Released May 27, 2011 |
| I Am | Jay | ||
| Mumbai Chakachak | Koka | Unreleased | |
| Bits and Pieces | Arindam | Unreleased | |
| Click and Marry | Announced | ||
| Ghost Ghost Na Raha | Unreleased | ||
| Vishwaroopam Vishwaroopam Vishwaroopam is an upcoming bilingual spy thriller film to be written and directed by Kamal Haasan that features himself in the lead role. It's being filmed in Tamil and Hindi.-Cast:* Kamal Haasan* Pooja Kumar* Rahul Bose* Isha Sharvani... |
Shooting in progress | ||
| 2012 | Winds of Change Winds of Change (upcoming film) Midnight's Children is an upcoming film adaptation of Salman Rushdie's 1981 novel of the same name. Written and directed by Deepa Mehta, the film features an ensemble cast of Satya Bhabha, Shriya Saran, Anupam Kher, Shabana Azmi, Seema Biswas, Shahana Goswami, Samrat Chakrabarti, Rahul Bose, Anita... |
Zulfikar | |
| Laptop | Indro | ||
| Travelling With Mohammed | Announced | ||
| Jeene Do | Announced | ||
| Ami Charulata Nastanirh Nastanirh , , is a Bengali novella by Rabindranath Tagore... |
Bhupati | Announced |
Playback singing
| Year | Film | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Anuranan Anuranan Anuranan is the directorial debut by Bengali film-maker Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury. The film premiered at the 2006 International Film Festival of India.... |
"Akashe chhorano megher" |
Writer/director
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Everybody Says I'm Fine! Everybody Says I'm Fine! Everybody Says I'm Fine! is an Indian English language film, released on 12 September 2001 at the Toronto Film Festival. It marks the directorial debut of Indian actor Rahul Bose... |
|
| 2009 | The Whisperers | Script |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Topsy Turvey | |
| 1993 | Are There Tigers in the Congo? | |
| 1996 | Art 'Art' (play) ‘Art’ is a French language play by Yasmina Reza that premiered on 28 October 1994 at Comédie des Champs-Élysées in Paris. The English language adaptation, translated by Christopher Hampton opened in London's West End on 15 October 1996, starring Albert Finney. It played on Broadway in New York... |
Mark |
| 1999 | The Square Circle | Lakshmi/Lakshman |
| Seascape with Sharks and Dancer |
Awards
- 2000 - Nominated for a Filmfare Best Villain AwardFilmfare Best Villain AwardThe Filmfare Best Villain Award was given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise an actor who had delivered an outstanding performance in a negative role...
for ThakshakThakshakThakshak is a 1999 action-drama Hindi film written and directed by director Govind Nihalani. Touted as Nihalani's attempt at popular cinema, this film starred Ajay Devgan, Tabu and Rahul Bose in the lead roles. The soundtrack was composed by A. R... - 2000 - Best Asian Actor Award at the Singapore International Film FestivalSingapore International Film FestivalThe Singapore International Film Festival was launched in 1987. The festival is an annual film event, held around April/May each year, and screens about 300 films from over 45 countries...
for Split Wide OpenSplit Wide OpenSplit Wide Open is a 1999 Indian film and is Dev Benegal's second feature film after English, August. The film primarily deals with the Water conflicts in the slums of Bombay, and paedophilia, and also looks at the subversive sexuality in modern India and how the notions of morality are challenged... - 2003 - The John SchlesingerJohn SchlesingerJohn Richard Schlesinger, CBE was an English film and stage director and actor.-Early life:Schlesinger was born in London into a middle-class Jewish family, the son of Winifred Henrietta and Bernard Edward Schlesinger, a physician...
Honorable Mention Award at the Palm Springs International Film FestivalPalm Springs International Film FestivalPalm Springs International Film Festival is a film festival held in Palm Springs, California. It was started in 1989 and is held annually in January...
for Everybody Says I'm Fine!Everybody Says I'm Fine!Everybody Says I'm Fine! is an Indian English language film, released on 12 September 2001 at the Toronto Film Festival. It marks the directorial debut of Indian actor Rahul Bose... - 2004 - Mani Kaul Award for Outstanding Filmmaking for Everybody Says I'm Fine!
- 2005 - Mahesh BhattMahesh BhattMahesh Bhatt , is a prominent Indian film director, producer and screenwriter.Bhatt's early directional career consisted of acclaimed films, such as Arth, Saaransh, Janam, Naam and Zakhm....
Spokesperson Award - 2007 - "Artiste for Change" Karmaveer PuraskaarKarmaveer PuraskaarThe Karmaveer Puraskaar are National People's Awards for Citizen Social Justice and Action instituted by the citizens and people of India. These awards are instituted by iCONGO- Confederation of NGOs – a Public-Private-People partnership in association with other partners from industry, media,...
award - 2008 - IBN Eminent Citizen Journalist Award
- 2009 - Idea International Indian Film Academy Green Award
- 2009 - Youth Icon Award for Social Justice and Welfare
- 2010 - Green GlobeGreen GlobeGreen Globe is based on Agenda 21 principles for Sustainable Development endorsed by 182 Heads of State at the United Nations Rio De Janeiro Earth Summit . Green Globe Certification and Green Globe Asia Pacific deliver separate certification services and standards to the travel & tourism as well...
Foundation Award for Extraordinary Work by a Public Figure
External links
- Rahul Bose environmental blog
- Rahul Bose at The Foundation