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{{Short description|Indian film actor and politician}}
{{Short description|Indian film actor and politician (born 27 July 1967)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name       = Rahul Bose
| name               = Rahul Bose
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| caption     = Bose at Mumbai Marathon
| caption           = Bose in 2008
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1967|07|27}}
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|07|27}}
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| birth_place       = [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| nationality = Indian
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| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|Director|Screenwriter|Social activist|President ([[Rugby India]])}}
| occupation = [[Actor]], [[Film director|Director]], [[screenwriter]], [[Social activist]], [[Rugby union|Rugby player]], Founder of a Non Governmental Organisation The Foundation
| yearsactive       = 1989–present
| yearsactive = 1989–present
| relatives          = [[S. P. P. Thorat]] (grandfather)
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'''Rahul Bose''' (born 27 July 1967) is an Indian film actor, director, screenwriter, social activist, and rugby player. Bose has appeared in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] films such as ''[[Mr. and Mrs. Iyer]]'', ''[[Kalpurush]]'', ''[[Anuranan]]'', ''[[Antaheen]]'', ''[[Laptop (2012 film)|Laptop]]'' and ''[[The Japanese Wife]]''. He has also appeared in [[Bollywood|Hindi]] films such as ''[[Pyaar Ke Side Effects]]'', ''[[Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam]]'', ''[[Jhankaar Beats]]'', ''[[Kucch Luv Jaisaa]]'',  ''[[Chameli (film)|Chameli]]'' and ''[[Shaurya]]''. He also played the [[antagonist]] in the Tamil thriller ''[[Vishwaroopam]]'' (2013) and [[Vishwaroopam II|its sequel]].<ref name="Vats">{{cite news|last=Vats|first=Rohit|title=Why Rahul Bose is perfect for 'Vishwaroopam'|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/why-rahul-bose-is-perfect-for-vishwaroopam/179613-8-66.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010232246/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/why-rahul-bose-is-perfect-for-vishwaroopam/179613-8-66.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 October 2011|newspaper=IBN Live|date=29 August 2011}}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine named him "the superstar of [[Cinema of India#Art cinema in India|Indian arthouse cinema]]" while ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'' named him "the [[Sean Penn]] of [[Oriental cinema]]"<ref name="wyps">{{cite web|last = World Youth Peace Summit| title = Rahul Bose: Actor/Producer/Humanitarian| year = 2003| url = http://www.wyps.org/profile3.php| access-date =5 August 2008}}</ref> for his work in [[parallel cinema]] films like ''[[English, August (film)|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 [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|Boxing Day tsunami]] and is also the founder of the anti-[[discrimination]] [[NGO]], The Foundation.<ref>{{cite web| last = Ayaz| first = Shaikh| title = Rapid fire with Rahul Bose|date = 23 November 2006| url = http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1065705|work=DNA| access-date =5 August 2005}}</ref>
'''Rahul Bose''' (born 27 July 1967) is an Indian actor and athlete who works in [[Hindi cinema|Hindi films]]. Bose is the president of [[Rugby India]].


== Early life ==
He has appeared in [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] films such as ''[[Mr. and Mrs. Iyer]]'', ''[[Kalpurush]]'', ''[[Anuranan]]'', ''[[Antaheen]]'', ''[[Laptop (2012 film)|Laptop]]'' and ''[[The Japanese Wife]]''. He has also appeared in Hindi films such as ''[[Pyaar Ke Side Effects]]'', ''[[Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam]]'', ''[[Jhankaar Beats]]'', ''[[Kucch Luv Jaisaa]]'',  ''[[Dil Dhadakne Do]]'',  ''[[Chameli (film)|Chameli]]'' and ''[[Shaurya]]''. He also played the [[antagonist]] in the Tamil thriller ''[[Vishwaroopam]]'' (2013) and [[Vishwaroopam II|its sequel]].<ref name="Vats">{{cite news|last=Vats|first=Rohit|title=Why Rahul Bose is perfect for 'Vishwaroopam'|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/why-rahul-bose-is-perfect-for-vishwaroopam/179613-8-66.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010232246/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/why-rahul-bose-is-perfect-for-vishwaroopam/179613-8-66.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 October 2011|publisher=IBNLive|date=29 August 2011}}</ref>


Rahul Bose was born to father Rupen and mother Kumud Bose on 27 July 1967.<ref name=Times/>
In the early 2000s, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine named him "the superstar of [[Cinema of India#Art cinema in India|Indian arthouse cinema]]" while ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'' named him "the [[Sean Penn]] of [[Oriental cinema]]"<ref name="wyps">{{cite web|last = World Youth Peace Summit| title = Rahul Bose: Actor/Producer/Humanitarian| year = 2003| url = http://www.wyps.org/profile3.php| access-date =5 August 2008}}</ref> for his work in [[parallel cinema]] films like ''[[English, August (film)|English, August]]'' and ''[[Mr. and Mrs. Iyer]]''.


Bose's first acting role was at the age of six when he played the lead character 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]].<ref name="split">{{cite news |url= http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-24240332_ITM |title= Rahul Bose: Split wide open |access-date=16 December 2008 |date= 31 August 2003 |work= [[The Times of India]] |publisher= Asia Africa Intelligence Wire}}</ref> He also played cricket and was coached by cricketer [[Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=242202 |title= Bose, up close |access-date= 16 December 2008 |last= Gupta |first= Richa |date= 21 June 2007 |work= [[The Indian Express]] }}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
He is also notable for his social activism: he participated in the relief efforts that followed the 2004 [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|Boxing Day tsunami]] and is also the founder of the anti-[[discrimination]] [[NGO]], The Foundation.<ref>{{cite web| last = Ayaz| first = Shaikh| title = Rapid fire with Rahul Bose|date = 23 November 2006| url = http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1065705|work=Daily News and Analysis| access-date =5 August 2005}}</ref>
 
== Early life and education ==
 
Rahul Bose was born to father Rupen and mother Kumud Bose on 27 July 1967.<ref name="Times" /> His father is [[Bengalis|Bengali]] while his mother is part [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] and part [[Marathi people|Marathi]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saini |first=Neha |date=24 July 2019 |title=Rahul Bose shares life anecdotes |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/amritsar/rahul-bose-shares-life-anecdotes-806959/ |website=[[Tribune India]] |quote=Bose shared that he is also part Punjabi. “My mother is a half Marathi and half Punjabi, so I grew up with a mix of Bengali, Punjabi and Marathi culture."}}</ref> His maternal grandfather was [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant-General]] [[S. P. P. Thorat]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Rahul |date=16 January 2025 |title=Why India needed to celebrate 75 yrs of end of WW-II |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/why-india-needed-to-celebrate-75-yrs-of-end-of-ww-ii-85879/ |website=Tribune India |quote=Shankarrao Pandurang Patil Thorat (incidentally, the maternal grandfather of actor Rahul Bose)}}</ref>
 
Bose's first acting role was at the age of six when he played the lead character 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]].<ref name="split">{{cite news |url= http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-24240332_ITM |title= Rahul Bose: Split wide open |access-date=16 December 2008 |date= 31 August 2003 |work= [[The Times of India]] |publisher= Asia Africa Intelligence Wire}}</ref> He also played cricket and was coached by former India cricket captain [[Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/calcutta-times/meet-the-bat-man/articleshow/2128118.cms|title=Meet the batman|work=The Times of India|access-date=12 December 2023|date=17 June 2007}}</ref>


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 copywriter 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 (film)|English, August]]''.<ref name=split/>
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 copywriter 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 (film)|English, August]]''.<ref name=split/>
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===Early career: 1993–2003===
===Early career: 1993–2003===


Bose started his acting career on the [[Mumbai]] 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 Benegal]]'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 [[English, August|Agastya Sen]].<ref name="Times">{{cite news |title= Hard work is never enough |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/calcutta-times/hard-work-is-never-enough/articleshow/180010.cms |date= 13 September 2003 |work= The Times of India |access-date=11 September 2009}}</ref> Based on [[English, August|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.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?200282 |title= On with the Offbeat |last1= Chatterjee |first1= Saibal |date= 29 November 1995 |work= [[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] |access-date=2 December 2009}}</ref>
Bose started his acting career on the [[Mumbai]] 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 Benegal]]'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 [[English, August|Agastya Sen]].<ref name="Times">{{cite news |title= Hard work is never enough |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/calcutta-times/hard-work-is-never-enough/articleshow/180010.cms |date= 13 September 2003 |work= The Times of India |access-date=11 September 2009}}</ref> Based on [[English, August|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.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?200282 |title= On with the Offbeat |last1= Chatterjee |first1= Saibal |date= 29 November 1995 |magazine= Outlook|location=New Delhi |access-date=2 December 2009}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{cite web |last= Bhattacharya |first= Roshmila |title= Like a Virgin |url= http://www.screenindia.com/old/fullstory.php?content_id=6157 |date= 26 September 2003 |work= Screen Weekly |access-date= 11 September 2009 }}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He later cited this time—along with the [[2002 Gujarat violence|2002 Gujarat riots]]—as the beginning of the awakening of his social conscience.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://ibnlive.in.com/news/being-rahul-bose-nothing-runofthemill-please/50884-8-p1.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110922154648/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/being-rahul-bose-nothing-runofthemill-please/50884-8-p1.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 22 September 2011 |title= Being Rahul Bose: Nothing run-of-the-mill, please |author=Anuradha Sengupta |date= 21 October 2007 |work= IBN |access-date=31 December 2009}}</ref> Although ''Split Wide Open'' was controversial in India because of its depictions of sexual abuse,<ref>{{cite web |last= Peer |first= Basharat |title= Not for me a process that is illegal! |url= http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/mar/31dhriti.htm |date= 31 March 2001 |publisher= Rediff |access-date=11 September 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title= Beyond Bollywood: the cultural politics of South Asian diasporic film |last= Desai |first= Jigna |year= 2004  |publisher=Routledge |isbn= 978-0-415-96684-9 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/beyondbollywoodc0000desa/page/197 197]–8 |url= https://archive.org/details/beyondbollywoodc0000desa|url-access= registration |access-date=10 September 2009 |chapter= Sex in the Global City: The Sexual and Gender Politics of the New Urban, Transnational and Cosmopolitan Cinema in English}}</ref> Bose received the Silver Screen Award for Best Asian Actor at the 2000 [[Singapore International Film Festival]] for his performance.<ref name=split/> He also performed abroad in the [[Haymarket Theatre (Leicester)|Leicester Haymarket]] in [[England]] where he starred in the English version of Tim Murari's play, ''The Square Circle''.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.theguardian.com/culture/1999/nov/10/artsfeatures5 |title= Bollywood it ain't |author= Chris Arnot |date= 10 November 2009 |work= The Guardian |access-date=7 December 2009 |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/20000216/ien16054.html |title= Going Solo |date= 16 February 2000 |work= The Indian Express |access-date=7 December 2009}}</ref>
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.<ref name=split /> He later cited this time—along with the [[2002 Gujarat violence|2002 Gujarat riots]]—as the beginning of the awakening of his social conscience.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://ibnlive.in.com/news/being-rahul-bose-nothing-runofthemill-please/50884-8-p1.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110922154648/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/being-rahul-bose-nothing-runofthemill-please/50884-8-p1.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 22 September 2011 |title= Being Rahul Bose: Nothing run-of-the-mill, please |author=Anuradha Sengupta |date= 21 October 2007 |work= IBN |access-date=31 December 2009}}</ref> Although ''Split Wide Open'' was controversial in India because of its depictions of sexual abuse,<ref>{{cite web |last= Peer |first= Basharat |title= Not for me a process that is illegal! |url= http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/mar/31dhriti.htm |date= 31 March 2001 |work= Rediff.com |access-date=11 September 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title= Beyond Bollywood: the cultural politics of South Asian diasporic film |last= Desai |first= Jigna |year= 2004  |publisher=Routledge |isbn= 978-0-415-96684-9 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/beyondbollywoodc0000desa/page/197 197]–8 |url= https://archive.org/details/beyondbollywoodc0000desa|url-access= registration |access-date=10 September 2009 |chapter= Sex in the Global City: The Sexual and Gender Politics of the New Urban, Transnational and Cosmopolitan Cinema in English}}</ref> Bose received the Silver Screen Award for Best Asian Actor at the 2000 [[Singapore International Film Festival]] for his performance.<ref name=split/> He also performed abroad in the [[Haymarket Theatre (Leicester)|Leicester Haymarket]] in [[England]] where he starred in the English version of Tim Murari's play, ''The Square Circle''.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.theguardian.com/culture/1999/nov/10/artsfeatures5 |title= Bollywood it ain't |author= Chris Arnot |date= 10 November 2009 |work= The Guardian |access-date=7 December 2009 |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/20000216/ien16054.html |title= Going Solo |date= 16 February 2000 |work= The Indian Express |access-date=7 December 2009}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{cite book |title= Step across this line: collected nonfiction 1992–2002 |url= https://archive.org/details/stepacrossthisli00rush |url-access= registration |last= Rushdie |first= Salman |author-link= Salman Rushdie |year= 2002 |publisher= Random House |isbn= 978-0-679-46334-4 |page= [https://archive.org/details/stepacrossthisli00rush/page/77 77]}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite book |title= Step across this line: collected nonfiction 1992–2002 |url= https://archive.org/details/stepacrossthisli00rush |url-access= registration |last= Rushdie |first= Salman |author-link= Salman Rushdie |year= 2002 |publisher= Random House |isbn= 978-0-679-46334-4 |page= [https://archive.org/details/stepacrossthisli00rush/page/77 77]}}</ref>
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,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/20000406/ien06075.html |title= Second coming |date= 6 April 2000 |work= The Indian Express |access-date= 5 December 2009 }}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> although Bose received positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.expressindia.com/news/fe/daily/19991209/fle05079.html |title= Dark horse |author= Bella Jaisinghani |date= 9 December 1999 |work= The Indian Express |access-date=2 December 2009}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.expressindia.com/news/fe/daily/19991209/fle05079.html |title= Dark horse |author= Bella Jaisinghani |date= 9 December 1999 |work= The Indian Express |access-date=2 December 2009}}</ref>


Bose also appeared as "Vikal" a villain in the 1998 [[Science fiction]] TV series [[Captain Vyom]]
Bose also appeared as "Vikal" a villain in the 1998 [[Science fiction]] TV series [[Captain Vyom]]


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]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.screenindia.com/old/fullstory.php?content_id=1664 |title= Mani, Madhuri and Rahul Bose.. |author= Uma DaCunha |date= 27 February 2003 |work= Screen Weekly |access-date= 2 December 2009 }}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.screendaily.com/indias-madhu-takes-international-rights-on-mr-and-mrs-iyer/4010460.article|title= India's Madhu takes international rights on Mr And Mrs Iyer |author= Patrick Frater |date= 11 September 2002 |work= Screen Daily |access-date=2 December 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rediff.com/www/movies/2003/jul/26award.htm |title= Devgan, Konkona bag National Film Awards |date= 26 July 2003  |publisher= Rediff|access-date=2 December 2009}}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/lucknow-times/a-fine-win-at-palm-springs/articleshow/35060635.cms|title=A fine win at Palm Springs|work=The Times of India|access-date=12 December 2023|date=22 January 2003}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.screendaily.com/indias-madhu-takes-international-rights-on-mr-and-mrs-iyer/4010460.article|title= India's Madhu takes international rights on Mr And Mrs Iyer |author= Patrick Frater |date= 11 September 2002 |work= Screen Daily |access-date=2 December 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rediff.com/www/movies/2003/jul/26award.htm |title= Devgan, Konkona bag National Film Awards |date= 26 July 2003  |work= Rediff.com|access-date=2 December 2009}}</ref>


===2003–present===
===Mainstream work: 2003–present===
In 2003, Bose entered mainstream [[Bollywood]] 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<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.screenindia.com/old/fullstory.php?content_id=4820 |title= Small Wonders |author= Roshmila Bhattacharya |date= 4 July 2003 |work= Screen Weekly |access-date= 7 December 2009 }}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051210/asp/weekend/story_5563284.asp |title= The new melody moguls |author= Sushmita Biswas |date= 10 December 2005 |work= Calcutta Telegraph |access-date=7 December 2009}}</ref> and went on to win several awards for its music.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.indianexpress.com/news/cinema-unplugged-music-unleashed/262371/0|title=Cinema unplugged, music unleashed  |date=17 January 2008 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=7 December 2009}}</ref> The same year, Bose appeared in another Bollywood film, ''[[Mumbai Matinee]]'' which saw a UK release. He starred in ''[[Chameli (film)|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 Awards|Filmfare]]<ref>{{cite news|title=For Hrithik, it is a Preity night to remember|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/feb/22filmfare.htm|access-date=19 May 2011|newspaper=Rediff|date=22 February 2004}}</ref> and [[International Indian Film Academy Awards|IIFA]] awards.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050613/main6.htm |title= 6 IIFA awards go to 'Veer-Zaara' |author= Tony Tharakan |date= 12 June 2005|work=The Tribune |access-date=22 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Indians bag honours at the Asian Television Awards|url=http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?339041|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712003915/http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?339041|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 July 2012|access-date=19 May 2011|newspaper=Outlook|date=2 December 2005|agency=Press Trust of India}}</ref>
In 2003, Bose entered mainstream [[Bollywood]] 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<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051210/asp/weekend/story_5563284.asp |archive-url= https://archive.today/20120912164204/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051210/asp/weekend/story_5563284.asp |url-status= dead |archive-date= 12 September 2012 |title= The new melody moguls |author= Sushmita Biswas |date= 10 December 2005 |work= Calcutta Telegraph |access-date=7 December 2009}}</ref> and went on to win several awards for its music.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.indianexpress.com/news/cinema-unplugged-music-unleashed/262371/0|title=Cinema unplugged, music unleashed  |date=17 January 2008 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=7 December 2009}}</ref> The same year, Bose appeared in another Bollywood film, ''[[Mumbai Matinee]]'' which saw a UK release. He starred in ''[[Chameli (film)|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 Awards|Filmfare]]<ref>{{cite news|title=For Hrithik, it is a Preity night to remember|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/feb/22filmfare.htm|access-date=19 May 2011|work=Rediff.com|date=22 February 2004}}</ref> and [[International Indian Film Academy Awards|IIFA]] awards.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050613/main6.htm |title= 6 IIFA awards go to 'Veer-Zaara' |author= Tony Tharakan |date= 12 June 2005|work=The Tribune |access-date=22 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Indians bag honours at the Asian Television Awards|url=http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?339041|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712003915/http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?339041|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 July 2012|access-date=19 May 2011|newspaper=Outlook|date=2 December 2005|agency=Press Trust of India}}</ref>


He was the screenwriter of Hero Bhakti Hi Shakti Hai of Hungama TV in 2005.
He was the screenwriter of Hero Bhakti Hi Shakti Hai of Hungama TV in 2005.
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[[File:I am hindi movie.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Bose (far left) on the set of [[National Film Awards|National Award]]-winning Hindi film ''[[I Am (2010 Indian film)|I Am]]'' in 2010]]
[[File:I am hindi movie.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Bose (far left) on the set of [[National Film Awards|National Award]]-winning Hindi film ''[[I Am (2010 Indian film)|I Am]]'' in 2010]]


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 people|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.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/sep/15pyaar.htm |title= Mallika's hot in Pyaar Ke Side Effects |author= Raja Sen |date= 15 September 2006 |publisher= Rediff |access-date=7 December 2009}}</ref> The film opened well in multiplexes<ref>{{cite web |url= http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/box-office/competition-220906.html |title= Tough competition! |author= Taran Adarsh |date= 22 September 2006 |publisher= Bollywood Hungama |access-date= 7 December 2009 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://archive.today/20120720001346/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/box-office/competition-220906.html |archive-date= 20 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Gupta|first=Shubhra|title=Apna sapna? Money, money|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-life/article1682128.ece|access-date=19 May 2011|newspaper=The Hindu|date=12 January 2007}}</ref> and was a moderate financial success, eventually ranking among the top-grossing films of 2006.<ref>{{cite web | title= Box Office 2006 | url= http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=212&catName=MjAwNg== | publisher= BoxOffice India | access-date= 7 December 2009 | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131014132118/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=212&catName=MjAwNg%3D%3D | archive-date= 14 October 2013}}</ref> Both Bose and Sherawat received positive reviews for their performances.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/reviews/2006/pyaar-ke-side-effects-150906.html |title= Pyaar Ke Side Effects – Movie Review |author= Taran Adarsh |date= 15 September 2006 |publisher=IndiaFM |access-date=7 December 2009}}</ref> Sherawat and Bose also starred together in another Bollywood comedy, ''[[Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam]]'' (2008), which was a commercial and critical failure.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-08-28/news-interviews/27911277_1_rugby-rahul-khanna-film |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121023071337/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-08-28/news-interviews/27911277_1_rugby-rahul-khanna-film |url-status= dead |archive-date= 23 October 2012 |title= Rahul's going great! |access-date=7 November 2009|work= [[The Times of India]] |date= 28 August 2008 }}</ref>
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 people|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.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/sep/15pyaar.htm |title= Mallika's hot in Pyaar Ke Side Effects |author= Raja Sen |date= 15 September 2006 |work= Rediff.com |access-date=7 December 2009}}</ref> The film opened well in multiplexes<ref>{{cite web |url= http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/box-office/competition-220906.html |title= Tough competition! |author= Taran Adarsh |date= 22 September 2006 |website= [[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date= 7 December 2009 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://archive.today/20120720001346/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/box-office/competition-220906.html |archive-date= 20 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Gupta|first=Shubhra|title=Apna sapna? Money, money|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-life/article1682128.ece|access-date=19 May 2011|newspaper=The Hindu|date=12 January 2007}}</ref> and was a moderate financial success, eventually ranking among the top-grossing films of 2006.<ref>{{cite web | title= Box Office 2006 | url= http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=212&catName=MjAwNg== | publisher= Box Office India | access-date= 7 December 2009 | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131014132118/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=212&catName=MjAwNg%3D%3D | archive-date= 14 October 2013}}</ref> Both Bose and Sherawat received positive reviews for their performances.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/reviews/2006/pyaar-ke-side-effects-150906.html |title= Pyaar Ke Side Effects – Movie Review |author= Taran Adarsh |date= 15 September 2006 |publisher= IndiaFM |access-date= 7 December 2009 |archive-date= 20 October 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121020001127/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/reviews/2006/pyaar-ke-side-effects-150906.html |url-status= live }}</ref> Sherawat and Bose also starred together in another Bollywood comedy, ''[[Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam]]'' (2008), which was a commercial and critical failure.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Rahuls-going-great/articleshow/3411716.cms |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121023071337/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-08-28/news-interviews/27911277_1_rugby-rahul-khanna-film |url-status= live |archive-date= 23 October 2012 |title= Rahul's going great! |access-date=7 November 2009|work= [[The Times of India]] |date= 28 August 2008 }}</ref>


In 2006, Bose starred in the first of a trio of [[Bengali language|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.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Rumblings-of-SUCCESS/264589/ |title= Rumblings of success |author= Alaka Sahani |date= 23 January 2008 |work= The Indian Express |access-date= 7 December 2009 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081201220011/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Rumblings-of-SUCCESS/264589/ |archive-date= 1 December 2008}}</ref> ''[[Kaalpurush (2005 film)|Kaalpurush]]'', Bose's second Bengali film, was released commercially in April 2008. ''Kaalpurush'' details a father-son relationship and earned writer-director [[Buddhadeb Dasgupta]] a [[National Film Award for Best Feature 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 [[Indo-American Arts Council|Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival]] (MIACC) and the [[International Film Festival of India]] (IFFI).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ptinews.com/news/398489_I-want-to-do-an-action-film--says-Rahul-Bose |title=  I want to do an action film, says Rahul Bose |date= 28 November 2009  |agency= Press Trust of India |access-date=7 December 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.deccanherald.com/content/36926/bombay-summer-rules-york-film.html|title= 'Bombay Summer' rules New York film fest, bags three awards  |date= 20 November 2009 |work= Deccan Herald |access-date=7 December 2009}}</ref> ''Antaheen'' went on to win several [[National Film Awards|National Awards]] including one for [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Film]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://in.reuters.com/article/bollywoodNews/idINIndia-45633220100123 |title= Bollywood wins big at National Film Awards |date= 23 January 2010 |agency= Reuters India |access-date=9 April 2010}}</ref>
In 2006, Bose starred in the first of a trio of [[Bengali language|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.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Rumblings-of-SUCCESS/264589/ |title= Rumblings of success |author= Alaka Sahani |date= 23 January 2008 |work= The Indian Express |access-date= 7 December 2009 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081201220011/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Rumblings-of-SUCCESS/264589/ |archive-date= 1 December 2008}}</ref> ''[[Kaalpurush (2005 film)|Kaalpurush]]'', Bose's second Bengali film, was released commercially in April 2008. ''Kaalpurush'' details a father-son relationship and earned writer-director [[Buddhadeb Dasgupta]] a [[National Film Award for Best Feature 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 [[Indo-American Arts Council|Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival]] (MIACC) and the [[International Film Festival of India]] (IFFI).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ptinews.com/news/398489_I-want-to-do-an-action-film--says-Rahul-Bose |title=  I want to do an action film, says Rahul Bose |date= 28 November 2009  |agency= Press Trust of India |access-date=7 December 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.deccanherald.com/content/36926/bombay-summer-rules-york-film.html|title= 'Bombay Summer' rules New York film fest, bags three awards  |date= 20 November 2009 |work= Deccan Herald |access-date=7 December 2009}}</ref> ''Antaheen'' went on to win several [[National Film Awards|National Awards]] including one for [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Film]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://in.reuters.com/article/bollywoodNews/idINIndia-45633220100123 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100126093243/http://in.reuters.com/article/bollywoodNews/idINIndia-45633220100123 |url-status= dead |archive-date= 26 January 2010 |title= Bollywood wins big at National Film Awards |date= 23 January 2010 |work= Reuters |location=India|access-date=9 April 2010}}</ref>


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 (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".<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/13758/index.html |title= Shaurya |author= Taran Adarsh |date= 4 April 2008  |publisher= Bollywood Hungama|access-date=7 December 2009}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.screenindia.com/news/The-game-of-life-/388249/ |title= The game of life! |author= Sneha Mahadevan |date= 21 November 2008 |work= Screen |access-date= 7 December 2009 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://archive.today/20120910042718/http://www.screenindia.com/news/The-game-of-life-/388249/ |archive-date= 10 September 2012}}</ref> ''[[The Japanese Wife]]'', with Japanese actress [[Chigusa Takaku]], the third [[Aparna Sen]] film in which he has appeared, released on 9 April 2010.<ref name="outlook">{{cite web |url= http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?675188 |title= Aparna Sen's 'The Japanese Wife' to be released on April 9|date= 24 February 2010 |work= Outlook India |access-date= 25 February 2010 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110718090335/http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?675188 |archive-date= 18 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title= 'The Japanese Wife' most splendid film of my life: Rahul Bose | url= http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-japanese-wife-most-splendid-film-of-my/449570/ | date= 21 April 2009 | agency= Press Trust of India | access-date=7 December 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2009/10/29/5617/ |title= Horror, thriller, romance, drama – It's a new beginning for Rahul Bose |author= Joginder Tuteja |date= 29 October 2009 |publisher= Bollywood Hungama |access-date=7 December 2009}}</ref> He also appeared as a contestant in the reality show ''[[Fear Factor – Khatron Ke Khiladi Level 3|Khatron Ke Khiladi]]'' where he was eliminated in the 12th round.<ref>{{cite news|title=I did Khatron Ke Khiladi for the money: Rahul Bose|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/television/i-did-khatron-ke-khiladi-for-the-money-rahul-bose-78658|access-date=20 May 2011|publisher=NDTV|date=11 January 2011|agency=Press Trust of India|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005162554/http://www.ndtv.com/article/television/i-did-khatron-ke-khiladi-for-the-money-rahul-bose-78658|archive-date=5 October 2012}}</ref> He hosted the second series of [[Bloomberg UTV]] reality show ''The Pitch''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bhattacharyya|first=Gautam|title=Globosport makes the right moves|url=http://gulfnews.com/sport/tennis/globosport-makesthe-right-moves-1.956806|access-date=20 January 2012|newspaper=Gulf News|date=26 December 2011}}</ref> His role as a gay man harassed by the police in ''[[I Am (2010 Indian film)|I Am]]'' was appreciated by critics.<ref>{{cite news|last=Shekhar|first=Mayank|title=Mayank Shekhar's review: I Am|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/691369.aspx|access-date=20 May 2011|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=30 April 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504003212/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/691369.aspx|archive-date=4 May 2011}}</ref>
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 (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".<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/13758/index.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080214161054/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/13758/index.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 14 February 2008 |title= Shaurya |author= Taran Adarsh |date= 4 April 2008  |website= [[Bollywood Hungama]]|access-date=7 December 2009}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.screenindia.com/news/The-game-of-life-/388249/ |title= The game of life! |author= Sneha Mahadevan |date= 21 November 2008 |work= Screen |access-date= 7 December 2009 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://archive.today/20120910042718/http://www.screenindia.com/news/The-game-of-life-/388249/ |archive-date= 10 September 2012}}</ref> ''[[The Japanese Wife]]'', with Japanese actress [[Chigusa Takaku]], the third [[Aparna Sen]] film in which he has appeared, released on 9 April 2010.<ref name="outlook">{{cite web |url= http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?675188 |title= Aparna Sen's 'The Japanese Wife' to be released on April 9|date= 24 February 2010 |magazine= Outlook|location=New Delhi |access-date= 25 February 2010 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110718090335/http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?675188 |archive-date= 18 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title= 'The Japanese Wife' most splendid film of my life: Rahul Bose | url= http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-japanese-wife-most-splendid-film-of-my/449570/ | date= 21 April 2009 | agency= Press Trust of India | access-date=7 December 2009}}</ref> He also appeared as a contestant in the reality show ''[[Fear Factor – Khatron Ke Khiladi Level 3|Khatron Ke Khiladi]]'' where he was eliminated in the 12th round.<ref>{{cite news|title=I did Khatron Ke Khiladi for the money: Rahul Bose|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/television/i-did-khatron-ke-khiladi-for-the-money-rahul-bose-78658|access-date=20 May 2011|publisher=NDTV|date=11 January 2011|agency=Press Trust of India|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005162554/http://www.ndtv.com/article/television/i-did-khatron-ke-khiladi-for-the-money-rahul-bose-78658|archive-date=5 October 2012}}</ref> He hosted the second series of [[Bloomberg UTV]] reality show ''The Pitch''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bhattacharyya|first=Gautam|title=Globosport makes the right moves|url=http://gulfnews.com/sport/tennis/globosport-makesthe-right-moves-1.956806|access-date=20 January 2012|newspaper=Gulf News|date=26 December 2011}}</ref> His role as a gay man harassed by the police in ''[[I Am (2010 Indian film)|I Am]]'' was appreciated by critics.<ref>{{cite news|last=Shekhar|first=Mayank|title=Mayank Shekhar's review: I Am|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/691369.aspx|access-date=20 May 2011|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=30 April 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504003212/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/691369.aspx|archive-date=4 May 2011}}</ref>


He appeared in [[Deepa Mehta]]'s [[Midnight's Children (film)|version]] of ''[[Midnight's Children]]'' where he played the role of General Zulfikar.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sneha|first=Mahadevan|title=Rahul Bose's relief measures|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_rahul-bose-s-relief-measures_1438717|access-date=20 May 2011|newspaper=DNA|date=16 September 2010}}</ref> He also played the villain in the 2013 Tamil film ''[[Vishwaroopam]]''.<ref name="Vats"/> [[Naren Weiss]] who was 19 years old at the time, acted opposite Bose in all of his scenes for ''[[Vishwaroopam]]'', and credited Bose for working with him during filming.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.asianage.com/entertainment/in-other-news/250617/shuttling-between-worlds.html|title=Shuttling between worlds|access-date=26 June 2017 |last=Balajee |first= C.R.|date= 25 June 2017 |publisher=Asian Age}}</ref> He was scheduled to begin shooting his adaptation of [[Mohsin Hamid]]'s novel, ''[[Moth Smoke]]'' in early 2010,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.glamsham.com/movies/interviews/26-rahul-bose-interview-060921.asp |title= Interview: Rahul Bose|access-date=7 December 2009 |last= Sharma |first= Ritesh|date= 26 June 2009 |publisher= Glamsham.com |archive-date= 30 January 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100130212311/http://glamsham.com/movies/interviews/26-rahul-bose-interview-060921.asp |url-status=dead}}</ref> but the project was postponed after the film's financial backers pulled out.<ref>{{cite news |last= Jha |first= Subhash K. |title= Rahul Bose puts direction plans on hold |url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-04/news-interviews/28161772_1_rugby-player-indian-rugby-rahul-bose-s-homepage |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121024093948/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-04/news-interviews/28161772_1_rugby-player-indian-rugby-rahul-bose-s-homepage |url-status= dead |archive-date= 24 October 2012 |date= 4 August 2009 |work= [[The Times of India]] |access-date=7 December 2009}}</ref> In 2013, he also played opposite Konkona Sen Sharma again in [[Suman Mukhopadhyay]]'s ''[[Shesher Kabita]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mukherjee|first=Roshini|title=Rahul Bose & Konkona Sen in Shesher Kabita|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-12/news-interviews/30619532_1_konkona-sen-sharma-rahul-bose-love-story|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509234021/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-12/news-interviews/30619532_1_konkona-sen-sharma-rahul-bose-love-story|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 May 2013|access-date=19 January 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=12 January 2012}}</ref> In 2017, he directed, produced and acted in the biopic ''Poorna'' about the youngest girl to climb [[Mount Everest]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Direction more fulfilling than acting: Rahul Bose|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2017/feb/28/direction-more-fulfilling-than-acting-rahul-bose-1575760.html|work=The Indian Express|date=28 February 2017}}</ref>
He appeared in [[Deepa Mehta]]'s [[Midnight's Children (film)|version]] of ''[[Midnight's Children]]'' where he played the role of General Zulfikar.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sneha|first=Mahadevan|title=Rahul Bose's relief measures|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_rahul-bose-s-relief-measures_1438717|access-date=20 May 2011|newspaper=Daily News and Analysis|date=16 September 2010}}</ref> He also played the villain in the 2013 Tamil film ''[[Vishwaroopam]]''.<ref name="Vats"/> [[Naren Weiss]] who was 19 years old at the time, acted opposite Bose in all of his scenes for ''[[Vishwaroopam]]'', and credited Bose for working with him during filming.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.asianage.com/entertainment/in-other-news/250617/shuttling-between-worlds.html|title=Shuttling between worlds|access-date=26 June 2017 |last=Balajee |first= C.R.|date= 25 June 2017 |publisher=Asian Age}}</ref> He was scheduled to begin shooting his adaptation of [[Mohsin Hamid]]'s novel, ''[[Moth Smoke]]'' in early 2010,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.glamsham.com/movies/interviews/26-rahul-bose-interview-060921.asp |title= Interview: Rahul Bose|access-date=7 December 2009 |last= Sharma |first= Ritesh|date= 26 June 2009 |publisher= Glamsham.com |archive-date= 30 January 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100130212311/http://glamsham.com/movies/interviews/26-rahul-bose-interview-060921.asp |url-status=dead}}</ref> but the project was postponed after the film's financial backers pulled out.<ref>{{cite news |last= Jha |first= Subhash K. |title= Rahul Bose puts direction plans on hold |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Rahul-Bose-puts-direction-plans-on-hold/articleshow/4855367.cms |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121024093948/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-04/news-interviews/28161772_1_rugby-player-indian-rugby-rahul-bose-s-homepage |url-status= live |archive-date= 24 October 2012 |date= 4 August 2009 |work= [[The Times of India]] |access-date=7 December 2009}}</ref> In 2013, he also played opposite Konkona Sen Sharma again in [[Suman Mukhopadhyay]]'s ''[[Shesher Kabita]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mukherjee|first=Roshini|title=Rahul Bose & Konkona Sen in Shesher Kabita|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Rahul-Bose-Konkona-Sen-in-Shesher-Kabita/articleshow/11458903.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509234021/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-12/news-interviews/30619532_1_konkona-sen-sharma-rahul-bose-love-story|url-status=live|archive-date=9 May 2013|access-date=19 January 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=12 January 2012}}</ref> In 2017, he directed, produced and acted in the biopic ''Poorna'' about the youngest girl to climb [[Mount Everest]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Direction more fulfilling than acting: Rahul Bose|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2017/feb/28/direction-more-fulfilling-than-acting-rahul-bose-1575760.html|work=The Indian Express|date=28 February 2017}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#CCC; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#CCC"; text="align:center";
! Year!! Film !! Role !! Other notes
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
|-
| 1988
| 1988
| ''[[The Perfect Murder (1988 film)|The Perfect Murder]]''
| ''[[The Perfect Murder (1988 film)|The Perfect Murder]]''
| Prem
| Prem
|English
|
|
|-
|-
|1992
| 1992
|''[[Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama|Ramayana the Legend of Prince Rama]]''
| ''[[Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama|Ramayana the Legend of Prince Rama]]''
|Bharata (voice)
| Bharata (voice)
|
|Hindi
|Voiceover
|-
|-
| 1994
| 1994
| ''[[English, August (film)|English, August]]''
| ''[[English, August (film)|English, August]]''
| Agastya Sen
| Agastya Sen
| rowspan="5" |English
|
|
|-
|-
| 1995
| 1995
| ''[[A Mouthful of Sky]]''
| ''[[A Mouthful of Sky]]''
| Sarkar, Pavan
| Sarkar / Pavan
| TV
| Television series
|-
|-
| 1996
| 1996
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|
|-
|-
|rowspan= 2| 1999
| rowspan="2" | 1999
| ''[[Split Wide Open]]''
| ''[[Split Wide Open]]''
| Kut Price
| Kut Price
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| ''[[Thakshak]]''
| ''[[Thakshak]]''
| Sunny
| Sunny
|Hindi
|
|
|-
|-
|2001
| 2001
| ''[[Everybody Says I'm Fine!]]''
| ''[[Everybody Says I'm Fine!]]''
| Rage
| Rage
| rowspan="2" |English
|
|
|-
|-
|2002
| 2002
| ''[[Mr. and Mrs. Iyer]]''
| ''[[Mr. and Mrs. Iyer]]''
| Jahangir Chaudhary a.k.a. "Raja"
| Jahangir Chaudhary (Raja)
|
|
|-
|-
|rowspan= 4| 2003
| rowspan="4" | 2003
| ''[[Jhankaar Beats]]''
| ''[[Jhankaar Beats]]''
| Rishi
| Rishi
|Hindi / English
|
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Ek Din 24 Ghante]]''
| ''[[Ek Din 24 Ghante]]''
| Virendra
| Virendra
|Hindi
|
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Mumbai Matinee]]''
| ''[[Mumbai Matinee]]''
| Debashish "Debu" Chatterjee
| Debashish "Debu" Chatterjee
|Hindi / English
|
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Chameli (film)|Chameli]]''
| ''[[Chameli (film)|Chameli]]''
| Aman Kapoor
| Aman Kapoor
|Hindi
|
|
|-
|-
|2004
| 2004
| ''White Noise''
| ''White Noise''
| Karan Deol
| Karan Deol
| rowspan="3" |English
|
|
|-
|-
|rowspan= 5| 2005
| rowspan="5" | 2005
| "The Fall"
| ''The Fall''
|
|
| Short film
| Short film
|-
|-
|''Scrum in the Mud with Rahul Bose''
| ''Scrum in the Mud with Rahul Bose''
|Himself
| Himself
|TV documentary
| Documentary
|-
|-
| ''[[Silsiilay]]''
| ''[[Silsiilay]]''
| Neel Kashyap
| Neel Kashyap
|Hindi
|
|
|-
|-
| ''[[15 Park Avenue]]''
| ''[[15 Park Avenue]]''
| Joydeep "Jojo" Roy
| Joydeep "Jojo" Roy
| rowspan="2" |English
|
|
|-
|-
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|
|-
|-
|rowspan= 3| 2006
| rowspan="3" | 2006
| ''[[Anuranan]]''
| ''[[Anuranan]]''
| Rahul Chatterjee
| Rahul Chatterjee
|Bengali
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Pyaar Ke Side Effects]]''
| ''[[Pyaar Ke Side Effects]]''
|Siddharth "Sid" Bose
| Siddharth "Sid" Bose
|Hindi
|
|
|-
|-
|''The Other Side of Bollywood''
| ''The Other Side of Bollywood''
|Himself
| Himself
|Documentary
|English
| Documentary
|-
|-
|2007
| 2007
| ''[[Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii]]''
| ''[[Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii]]''
| Varun Roy
| Varun Roy
|Hindi
|
|
|-
|-
|rowspan= 6| 2008
| rowspan="6" | 2008
| ''[[Before the Rains]]''
| ''[[Before the Rains]]''
| T. K. Neelan
| T. K. Neelan
|[[English language|English]]<br> [[Malayalam]] bilingual film
|English / [[Malayalam]]  
| Bilingual film
|-
|-
| ''[[Shaurya]]''
| ''[[Shaurya]]''
| Major Siddhant "Sid" Chaudhary
| Major Siddhant Chaudhary (Sid)
| rowspan="5" |Hindi
|
|
|-
|-
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|
|-
|-
|rowspan= 2| 2009
| 2009
| ''[[Antaheen]]''
| ''[[Antaheen]]''
| Abhik Choudhury
| Abhik Choudhury
|Bengali
|
|
|-
|-
| ''The Whisperers''
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| Sid
| ''[[Fired (2010 film)|Fired]]''
|Unreleased
| Joy Mittal
|-
|Hindi
|rowspan= 2| 2010
|''[[Fired (film)|Fired]]''
|Joy Mittal
|
|
|-
|-
| ''[[The Japanese Wife]]''
| ''[[The Japanese Wife]]''
| Snehamoy Chatterjee
| Snehamoy Chatterjee
|English / Bengali / Japanese
|
|
|-
|-
| 2011
| 2011
|''[[Kuch Love Jaisa]]''
| ''[[Kuch Love Jaisa]]''
|Raghav Passport
| Raghav Passport
|Released 27 May 2011<ref>{{cite news|title=All For a Good Cause|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/all-for-a-good-cause/766786/0|access-date=20 May 2011|newspaper=The Indian Express}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |Hindi
| <ref>{{cite news|title=All For a Good Cause|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/all-for-a-good-cause/766786/0|access-date=20 May 2011|newspaper=The Indian Express}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2011
| 2011
|''[[I Am (2010 Indian film)|I Am]]''
| ''[[I Am (2010 Indian film)|I Am]]''
|Jay Gowda
| Jay Gowda
|
|
|-
|-
|rowspan= 2| 2012
| rowspan="2" | 2012
|''[[Midnight's Children (film)|Midnight's Children]]''
| ''[[Midnight's Children (film)|Midnight's Children]]''
|Zulfikar
| Zulfikar
|English
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Laptop (2012 film)|Laptop]]''
| ''[[Laptop (2012 film)|Laptop]]''
|Indro
| Indro
|Bengali
|
|
|-
|-
|rowspan = 2 | 2013
| rowspan="2" | 2013
|''[[Vishwaroopam]]''
| ''[[Vishwaroopam]]''
| Omar Qureshi
| Omar Qureshi
| Bilingual film in Hindi and [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|Tamil / Hindi
| Bilingual film
|-
|-
|''Shesher Kabita''
| ''Shesher Kabita''
|Amit Ray
| Amit Ray
|Bengali film
| rowspan="2" |Bengali
|
|-
|-
|2014
| 2014
|''Shondhey Namar Agey''
| ''Shondhey Namar Agey''
|Prottush Alok Vhattacharjee
| Alok
|[[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali film]]
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|2015
| rowspan="2" | 2015
|''[[Dil Dhadakne Do]]''
| ''[[Dil Dhadakne Do]]''
| Manav Sangha
| Manav Sangha
|Hindi
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Under Construction (film)|Under Construction]]''
| ''[[Under Construction (film)|Under Construction]]''
| Imtiaz
| Imtiaz
|Bengali
| [[Cinema of Bangladesh|Bangladeshi film]]
| [[Cinema of Bangladesh|Bangladeshi film]]
|-
|-
|2016
| 2016
|''[[Niruttara]]''
| ''[[Niruttara]]''
| Pradeep
| Pradeep
|[[Kannada language|Kannada]] film
|[[Kannada]]
|
|-
|-
|2017
| 2017
|''[[Poorna: Courage Has No Limit]]''
| ''[[Poorna: Courage Has No Limit]]''
| Dr. R.S. Praveen Kumar
| Dr. R.S. Praveen Kumar
| Also director and producer <br>Biopic on [[Malavath Purna]]
|Hindi
| Also director and producer  
|-
|-
|2018
| 2018
|''[[Vishwaroopam II]]''
| ''[[Vishwaroopam II]]''
| Omar Qureshi
| Omar Qureshi
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-Hindi film
|Tamil / Hindi
| Bilingual
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Bulbbul]]''
| Mahendra/Indranil
| rowspan="2" |Hindi
|
|-
|-
|2020
| 2022
|''[[Bulbbul]]''
| ''[[Salaam Venky]]''
|Mahendra / Indranil
| Lawyer Parvez Alam
|Netflix Original Release
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kajol Seeks Blessings From Lalbaugcha Raja |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/kajol-seeks-blessings-from-lalbaugcha-raja/20220906.htm |access-date=2022-09-06 |work=Rediff.com}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2023
| ''Binodini: Ekti Natir Upakhyan''
| Rangababu
|Bengali
|
|-
| ''[[Neeyat (2023 film)|Neeyat]]''
| Jimmy Mistry
|Hindi
|
|-
| ''[[Iraivan]]''
| "Smiley Killer" Brahma
|Tamil
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2024
| ''[[Berlin (2023 film)|Berlin]]''
| Sondhi
|Hindi
|
|-
|''[[Amaran (2024 film)|Amaran]]''
|Colonel Amit Singh Dabas
|Tamil
|
|-
|''[[Bhairathi Ranagal]]''
|Parande
|Kannada
|
|-
|2025
|''[[Madam Sengupta]]''
|Ranjan Banerjee
|Bengali
|
|}
|}


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|- style="background:#CCC; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#CCC; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Song
! Year !! Film !! Title
|-
|-
| 2006
| 2006
| ''[[Anuranan]]''
| ''[[Anuranan]]''
| "Akashe chhorano megher"
| "Akashe Chhorano Megher"
|}
|}


===Writer/director===
===As writer and director===
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|-  
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===Producer===
===As produced ===


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=== TV / Web Shows / Web Series===
=== Television ===


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!Title
!Title
!Role
!Role
!Channel/OTT
!Language
!language
|-
|2009-2010
| ''[[Baazi Dimaag Ki]]''
| Host
| [[Hindi]]
|-
|-
|2019
|2019
| ''Teacher's Genuine Stories''
| ''Teacher's Genuine Stories''
| Self / Host
| Host
| ET Now / Viu
| [[Hindi]]
| [[Hindi]]
|-
|-
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| ''[[Bombay Begums]]''
| ''[[Bombay Begums]]''
| Mahesh Rao
| Mahesh Rao
| [[Netflix]]
| Hindi
| [[Hindi]]
|-
|-
|2021
|2021
| ''[[Rabindranath Ekhane Kokhono Khete Asen Ni]]''
| ''[[Rabindranath Ekhane Kokhono Khete Asen Ni]]''
| Nirupam Chanda
| Nirupam Chanda
| [[Hoichoi]]
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|-
|2022
|''[[Eternally Confused and Eager for Love]]''
|Ray's Father
|[[English language|English]]
|-
|2023
|''[[Taj: Divided by Blood]]''
|Mirza Hakim
|[[Hindi]]
|}
|}


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== Awards ==
== Awards ==


* 2007 – "Artiste for Change" Karmaveer Puraskaar award<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.businessworld.in/index.php/Science-Technology/The-Changing-Climate.html |title= The Changing Climate |access-date= 1 December 2008 |date= 30 November 2007 |work= Businessworld |publisher= ABP Group |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081010015350/http://www.businessworld.in/index.php/Science-Technology/The-Changing-Climate.html |archive-date= 10 October 2008}}</ref>
* 2007 – "Artiste for Change" Karmaveer Puraskaar award<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.businessworld.in/index.php/Science-Technology/The-Changing-Climate.html |title= The Changing Climate |access-date= 1 December 2008 |date= 30 November 2007 |work= Businessworld |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081010015350/http://www.businessworld.in/index.php/Science-Technology/The-Changing-Climate.html |archive-date= 10 October 2008}}</ref>
* 2008 – [[CNN-IBN|IBN]] Eminent Citizen Journalist Award<ref>{{cite web |url= http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cj-awards-hounoring-you-in-your-fight-for-your-rights/76034-20.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110614134049/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cj-awards-hounoring-you-in-your-fight-for-your-rights/76034-20.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 14 June 2011 |title=CJ Awards: Honouring you in your right to fight |access-date=20 May 2011|date= 17 October 2008 |publisher= CNN-IBN}}</ref>
* 2008 – [[CNN-IBN|IBN]] Eminent Citizen Journalist Award<ref>{{cite web |url= http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cj-awards-hounoring-you-in-your-fight-for-your-rights/76034-20.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110614134049/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cj-awards-hounoring-you-in-your-fight-for-your-rights/76034-20.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 14 June 2011 |title=CJ Awards: Honouring you in your right to fight |access-date=20 May 2011|date= 17 October 2008 |publisher= CNN-IBN}}</ref>
* 2009 – Youth Icon Award for Social Justice and Welfare<ref>{{cite news|title=Rahul, Priyanka, Hrithik bag youth icon awards |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Rahul-Priyanka-Hrithik-bag-youth-icon-awards/articleshow/5062118.cms |work=The Times of India |date=27 September 2009 |access-date=28 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091001120247/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Rahul-Priyanka-Hrithik-bag-youth-icon-awards/articleshow/5062118.cms |archive-date=1 October 2009 }}</ref>
* 2009 – Youth Icon Award for Social Justice and Welfare<ref>{{cite news|title=Rahul, Priyanka, Hrithik bag youth icon awards |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Rahul-Priyanka-Hrithik-bag-youth-icon-awards/articleshow/5062118.cms |work=The Times of India |date=27 September 2009 |access-date=28 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091001120247/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Rahul-Priyanka-Hrithik-bag-youth-icon-awards/articleshow/5062118.cms |archive-date=1 October 2009 }}</ref>
* 2010 – Green Globe Foundation Award for Extraordinary Work by a Public Figure<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=ENTEN20100129499&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&keyword=bollywood|title=Akshay's son wins Green Globe Foundation Award|date=6 February 2010|publisher=NDTV|access-date=8 February 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210072952/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?section=Movies&Id=ENTEN20100129499&keyword=bollywood&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA|archive-date=10 February 2010}}</ref>
* 2010 – Green Globe Foundation Award for Extraordinary Work by a Public Figure<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=ENTEN20100129499&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&keyword=bollywood|title=Akshay's son wins Green Globe Foundation Award|date=6 February 2010|publisher=NDTV|access-date=8 February 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210072952/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?section=Movies&Id=ENTEN20100129499&keyword=bollywood&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA|archive-date=10 February 2010}}</ref>
*2012 – [[Hakim Khan Sur]] Award for National Integration –  Maharana Mewar Charitable Foundation<ref>{{cite news|last=Mukherjee|first=Roshini|title=Rahul Bose to be honoured in Udaipur|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-23/news-interviews/31090588_1_rahul-bose-national-integration-udaipur|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707080958/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-23/news-interviews/31090588_1_rahul-bose-national-integration-udaipur|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 July 2012|access-date=23 February 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=23 February 2012}}</ref>
*2012 – [[Hakim Khan Sur]] Award for National Integration –  [[Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Mukherjee|first=Roshini|title=Rahul Bose to be honoured in Udaipur|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Rahul-Bose-to-be-honoured-in-Udaipur/articleshow/12002443.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707080958/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-23/news-interviews/31090588_1_rahul-bose-national-integration-udaipur|url-status=live|archive-date=7 July 2012|access-date=23 February 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=23 February 2012}}</ref>
*2012 – Lt. Governor's Commendation Award for services to Andaman & Nicobar Islands<ref>{{cite web|last=Dalal|first=Sayantan|title=Rahul Bose gets felicitated|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_rahul-bose-gets-felicitated_1730643|publisher=DNA India|access-date=23 August 2012}}</ref>
*2012 – Lt. Governor's Commendation Award for services to Andaman & Nicobar Islands<ref>{{cite web|last=Dalal|first=Sayantan|title=Rahul Bose gets felicitated|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_rahul-bose-gets-felicitated_1730643|work=Daily News and Analysis|access-date=23 August 2012}}</ref>
* [[2020 Filmfare OTT Awards|2020]] - [[Filmfare OTT Awards]] for Best Supporting Actor in a Web Original Film for ''[[Bulbbul]]''
* [[2020 Filmfare OTT Awards|2020]] – [[Filmfare OTT Awards]] for Best Supporting Actor in a Web Original Film for ''[[Bulbbul]]''


==Sports career==
==Sports career==
[[File:Rahul Bose with rugby ball.jpg|thumb|Rahul Bose juggles a rugby ball at the [[All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament]] ]]
[[File:Rahul Bose with rugby ball.jpg|thumb|Rahul Bose juggles a rugby ball at the [[All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament]] ]]


In 1998, Bose was part of the first Indian national rugby team to play in an international event, the Asian Rugby Football Union Championship.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19981017/29050794.html |title= Bose leads Bombay Boys to Singapore |access-date=16 December 2008 |last= Natarajan |first= H|date= 17 November 1998 |work= [[The Indian Express]] }}</ref> He has played both [[scrum-half (rugby union)|scrum-half]] and [[Rugby union positions|right-winger]] positions.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/05/10/stories/2004051002800400.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20041122063845/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/05/10/stories/2004051002800400.htm |url-status= dead |archive-date= 22 November 2004 |title= Rage for RUGBY  |access-date=16 December 2008|date= 10 May 2004 |work= [[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> In an interview with ''Daily News & Analysis'', Bose announced that he would not return to the team for the 2009 season.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1170005 |title= Rahul Bose's rage for Rugby |access-date=16 December 2008 |last= Bhowmik |first= Aveek |date= 9 June 2008 |work= Daily News & Analysis}}</ref>
In 1998, Bose was part of the first Indian national rugby team to play in an international event, the [[1998 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship|Asian Rugby Football Union Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19981017/29050794.html |title= Bose leads Bombay Boys to Singapore |access-date=16 December 2008 |last= Natarajan |first= H|date= 17 November 1998 |work= [[The Indian Express]] }}</ref> He has played both [[scrum-half (rugby union)|scrum-half]] and [[Rugby union positions|right-winger]] positions.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/05/10/stories/2004051002800400.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20041122063845/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/05/10/stories/2004051002800400.htm |url-status= dead |archive-date= 22 November 2004 |title= Rage for RUGBY  |access-date=16 December 2008|date= 10 May 2004 |work= [[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> In an interview with ''Daily News & Analysis'', Bose announced that he would not return to the team for the 2009 season.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1170005 |title= Rahul Bose's rage for Rugby |access-date=16 December 2008 |last= Bhowmik |first= Aveek |date= 9 June 2008 |work= Daily News & Analysis}}</ref>


== Activism ==
== Activism ==


Bose assisted in the relief efforts in the [[Andaman Islands|Andaman]] and [[Nicobar Islands]] after the 2004 [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|Boxing Day tsunami]]. As a result of this work, Bose launched the Andaman and Nicobar Scholarship Initiative through his [[NGO]], The Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefoundation.in/team.html|title=The Team|publisher=The Foundation|access-date=8 April 2013}}</ref> The [[scholarship]] program provides for the education of underprivileged children from the [[Andaman Islands|Andaman]] and [[Nicobar Islands]].<ref>{{cite news| title = Rahul Bose launches scholarship scheme| date = 22 November 2006| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-11-22/news-interviews/27826093_1_rahul-bose-andaman-bose-first| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121025131304/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-11-22/news-interviews/27826093_1_rahul-bose-andaman-bose-first| url-status = dead| archive-date = 25 October 2012| access-date =8 May 2008|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
Bose assisted in the relief efforts in the [[Andaman Islands|Andaman]] and [[Nicobar Islands]] after the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|2004 tsunami]]. As a result of this work, Bose launched the Andaman and Nicobar Scholarship Initiative through his [[NGO]], The Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefoundation.in/team.html|title=The Team|publisher=The Foundation|access-date=8 April 2013}}</ref> The [[scholarship]] program provides for the education of underprivileged children from the [[Andaman Islands|Andaman]] and [[Nicobar Islands]].<ref>{{cite news| title = Rahul Bose launches scholarship scheme| date = 22 November 2006| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Rahul-Bose-launches-scholarship-scheme/articleshow/521529.cms| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121025131304/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-11-22/news-interviews/27826093_1_rahul-bose-andaman-bose-first| url-status = live| archive-date = 25 October 2012| access-date =8 May 2008|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>


Bose is associated with several charitable organizations such as [[Teach for India]], Akshara Centre, [[Breakthrough (human rights)|Breakthrough]], Citizens for Justice and Peace and the [[Scope (charity)|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.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Rahul Bose appointed Oxfam's global ambassador |date=31 July 2007 |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2245882.cms |access-date=5 August 2008 |work=The Times of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203122240/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2245882.cms |archive-date=3 December 2008 }}</ref> He is the founder and chairman of The Group of Groups, an umbrella organisation for 51 Mumbai charitable organisations and NGOs.<ref>{{cite web | title= Citizens' groups, NGOs chalk out action plan for elections | url= http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/citizens-groups-ngos-chalk-out-action-plan-for-elections/436818/ | date= 20 March 2009 | work= [[The Indian Express]] | access-date= 7 April 2009 | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121002033809/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/citizens-groups-ngos-chalk-out-action-plan-for-elections/436818/ | archive-date= 2 October 2012}}</ref> He is also an ambassador for the [[American India Foundation]], the World Youth Peace Movement<ref>{{cite web| last = Singh| first = Shalini| title = Being outraged isn't enough| date = 20 January 2007| url = http://www.tehelka.com/story_main25.asp?filename=Cr012007Being_outraged.asp| work = Tehelka| access-date = 5 August 2008| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090112213315/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main25.asp?filename=Cr012007Being_outraged.asp| archive-date = 12 January 2009| url-status = dead}}</ref> and Planet Alert.<ref>{{cite web |title= India's Swades Movement to Combat Climate Change, "Planet Alert" Launches with an 18 Hour Radio-thon across 45 Cities on June 5th, World Environment Day | url= http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news-releases/indias-swades-movement-combat-climate-change-planet-alert-launches-with-18-hour-radio-th | date= 6 June 2009| publisher= Radio and Music.com  | access-date=10 June 2009}}</ref> He was also a vocal proponent of [[Narmada Bachao Andolan]] and its efforts to halt the construction of the [[Narmada Dam Project|Narmada dam]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad-times/take-a-break/articleshow/1197252.cms |title= Take a break! |access-date=16 December 2008  |date= 10 August 2005 |work= [[The Times of India]] |first1=Surbhi |last1=Gupta}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/calcutta-times/aamir-is-25-times-more-famous-than-me-rahul/articleshow/1621178.cms |title= Aamir is 25 times more famous than me: Rahul |access-date=16 December 2008 |last= Mukherjee |first= Amrita |date= 5 June 2006 |work= [[The Times of India]] }}</ref> He also recorded the [[Terre des hommes]] audio book ''Goodgoodi karna, gale lagana; Sparsh ke niyam sikhiye'' ([[English language|English]]: ''Tickle and hugs: Learning the touching rules''), which is designed to give children resources against sexual abuse.<ref>{{cite news |title= When to shun that tickle, hug  |url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-24/delhi/28087236_1_tulir-sexual-abuse-audio-book |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121025131309/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-24/delhi/28087236_1_tulir-sexual-abuse-audio-book |url-status= dead |archive-date= 25 October 2012 |date= 24 September 2009 |work= [[The Times of India]]  |access-date=28 September 2009}}</ref>
Bose is associated with several charitable organizations such as [[Teach for India]], Akshara Centre, [[Breakthrough (human rights)|Breakthrough]], Citizens for Justice and Peace and the [[Scope (charity)|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.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Rahul Bose appointed Oxfam's global ambassador |date=31 July 2007 |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2245882.cms |access-date=5 August 2008 |work=The Times of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203122240/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2245882.cms |archive-date=3 December 2008 }}</ref> He is the founder and chairman of The Group of Groups, an umbrella organisation for 51 Mumbai charitable organisations and NGOs.<ref>{{cite web | title= Citizens' groups, NGOs chalk out action plan for elections | url= http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/citizens-groups-ngos-chalk-out-action-plan-for-elections/436818/ | date= 20 March 2009 | work= [[The Indian Express]] | access-date= 7 April 2009 | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121002033809/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/citizens-groups-ngos-chalk-out-action-plan-for-elections/436818/ | archive-date= 2 October 2012}}</ref> He is also an ambassador for the [[American India Foundation]], the World Youth Peace Movement<ref>{{cite web| last = Singh| first = Shalini| title = Being outraged isn't enough| date = 20 January 2007| url = http://www.tehelka.com/story_main25.asp?filename=Cr012007Being_outraged.asp| work = Tehelka| access-date = 5 August 2008| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090112213315/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main25.asp?filename=Cr012007Being_outraged.asp| archive-date = 12 January 2009| url-status = dead}}</ref> and Planet Alert.<ref>{{cite web |title= India's Swades Movement to Combat Climate Change, "Planet Alert" Launches with an 18 Hour Radio-thon across 45 Cities on June 5th, World Environment Day | url= http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news-releases/indias-swades-movement-combat-climate-change-planet-alert-launches-with-18-hour-radio-th | date= 6 June 2009| publisher= Radio and Music.com  | access-date=10 June 2009}}</ref> He was also a vocal proponent of [[Narmada Bachao Andolan]] and its efforts to halt the construction of the [[Narmada Dam Project|Narmada dam]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad-times/take-a-break/articleshow/1197252.cms |title= Take a break! |access-date=16 December 2008  |date= 10 August 2005 |work= [[The Times of India]] |first1=Surbhi |last1=Gupta}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/calcutta-times/aamir-is-25-times-more-famous-than-me-rahul/articleshow/1621178.cms |title= Aamir is 25 times more famous than me: Rahul |access-date=16 December 2008 |last= Mukherjee |first= Amrita |date= 5 June 2006 |work= [[The Times of India]] }}</ref> He also recorded the [[Terre des hommes]] audio book ''Goodgoodi karna, gale lagana; Sparsh ke niyam sikhiye'' ([[English language|English]]: ''Tickle and hugs: Learning the touching rules''), which is designed to give children resources against sexual abuse.<ref>{{cite news |title= When to shun that tickle, hug  |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/When-to-shun-that-tickle-hug/articleshow/5048286.cms |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121025131309/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-24/delhi/28087236_1_tulir-sexual-abuse-audio-book |url-status= live |archive-date= 25 October 2012 |date= 24 September 2009 |work= [[The Times of India]]  |access-date=28 September 2009}}</ref>


Bose has given lectures on [[gender equality]] and human rights at [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] and during the 2004 World Youth Peace Summit.<ref name="wyps"/> In 2009, he toured Canada lecturing on [[global climate change]] under the auspices of [[Climate Action Network]]<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article45351.ece?css=print |title= Ace player, actor and activist |author= Urvashi Sarka |date= 8 November 2009 |work= [[The Hindu]] |access-date=7 November 2009 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> and demonstrated with protesters at the [[United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009|Copenhagen Climate Change Summit]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/News/Rahul-Bose-and-Danish-model-join-hands/articleshow/5333260.cms|title=Rahul Bose and Danish model join hands|date=13 December 2009|work=The Times of India|access-date=14 December 2009}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2011, he worked in conjunction with [[Bhaichung Bhutia]] to raise funds for victims of the [[2011 Sikkim earthquake|Sikkim earthquake]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Sen|first=Zinia|title=B'wood going all out to raise money|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Bwood-going-all-out-to-raise-money/articleshow/10204358.cms|access-date=7 October 2011|newspaper=The Times of India|date=2 October 2011}}</ref>
Bose has given lectures on [[gender equality]] and human rights at [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] and during the 2004 World Youth Peace Summit.<ref name="wyps"/> In 2009, he toured Canada lecturing on [[global climate change]] under the auspices of [[Climate Action Network]]<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article45351.ece?css=print |title= Ace player, actor and activist |author= Urvashi Sarka |date= 8 November 2009 |work= [[The Hindu]] |access-date=7 November 2009 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> and demonstrated with protesters at the [[United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009|Copenhagen Climate Change Summit]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2009/dec/13/rahul-bose-too-at-copenhagen-protest-112603.html|access-date=12 December 2023|work=The Indian Express|title=Rahul Bose too at Copenhagen Protest|date=13 December 2009}}</ref> In 2011, he worked in conjunction with [[Bhaichung Bhutia]] to raise funds for victims of the [[2011 Sikkim earthquake|Sikkim earthquake]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Sen|first=Zinia|title=B'wood going all out to raise money|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Bwood-going-all-out-to-raise-money/articleshow/10204358.cms|access-date=7 October 2011|newspaper=The Times of India|date=2 October 2011}}</ref>


At the 8th convocation of [[BRAC University]] Bangladesh on 17 February 2013, Bose delivered the convocation speech.{{citation needed|date=February 2014}}
At the 8th convocation of [[BRAC University]] Bangladesh on 17 February 2013, Bose delivered the convocation speech.{{citation needed|date=February 2014}}
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==


Bose has one elder sister, Anuradha, who is married to Tariq Ansari, the owner and director of [[MiD DAY|Mid-Day Multimedia]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Ajwani|first=Deepak|title=Tariq Ansari, Mid Day's MD: I Never Closed the Door on Anyone|url=http://business.in.com/interview/exit-interview/tariq-ansari-mid-days-md-i-never-closed-the-door-on-anyone/14272/1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625130702/http://business.in.com/interview/exit-interview/tariq-ansari-mid-days-md-i-never-closed-the-door-on-anyone/14272/1|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 June 2010|access-date=20 May 2011|newspaper=Forbes India|date=19 June 2010}}</ref> She had a cameo role in ''Everybody Says I'm Fine!''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anuradha Ansari|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1223331/|publisher=IMDb|access-date=20 May 2011}}</ref> Bose is single.
Bose has one elder sister, Anuradha, who is married to Tariq Ansari, the owner and director of [[MiD DAY|Mid-Day Multimedia]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Ajwani|first=Deepak|title=Tariq Ansari, Mid Day's MD: I Never Closed the Door on Anyone|url=http://business.in.com/interview/exit-interview/tariq-ansari-mid-days-md-i-never-closed-the-door-on-anyone/14272/1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625130702/http://business.in.com/interview/exit-interview/tariq-ansari-mid-days-md-i-never-closed-the-door-on-anyone/14272/1|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 June 2010|access-date=20 May 2011|newspaper=Forbes India|date=19 June 2010}}</ref> She had a cameo role in ''[[Everybody Says I'm Fine!]]'' (2001).<ref>{{cite web|title=Anuradha Ansari|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1223331/|publisher=IMDb|access-date=20 May 2011}}</ref> Bose is single. On his relationships, Rahul said, "I've had five very long relationships in my life, the last one finished seven years ago. I've had a life full of romantic love. Would I like another relationship, or five, or ten? Of course, I mean [[The Beatles]] said it best, 'all you need is love.' I would love to be in love, it would be fantastic."<ref>{{cite web |title=Rahul Bose's last relationship was seven years ago, says 'would love to be in love' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tv/rahul-bose-s-last-relationship-was-seven-years-ago-says-would-love-to-be-in-love-101647192154256.html |website=Hindustan Times|date=15 March 2022}}</ref>
 
In July 2019, Bose complained of having been charged ₹442 for two bananas at [[JW Marriott Hotels|JW Marriott]], [[Chandigarh]], and provoked an outcry on Twitter and other social media, where he gained much attention.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bailay |first1=Rasul |last2=Bhushan |first2=Ratna |title=Marketers go bananas over JW Marriott's Rs 422 bill to Rahul Bose |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/advertising/rahul-bose-banana-moment-turns-into-an-ad-campaign-for-many-brands/articleshow/70442373.cms |date=30 July 2019 |newspaper=The Economic Times |access-date=30 July 2019}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==


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Rahul Bose
Bose in 2008
Born (1967-07-27) 27 July 1967 (age 59)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Occupation
  • Actor
  • Director
  • Screenwriter
  • Social activist
  • President (Rugby India)
Years active1989–present
RelativesS. P. P. Thorat (grandfather)

Rahul Bose (born 27 July 1967) is an Indian actor and athlete who works in Hindi films. Bose is the president of Rugby India.

He has appeared in Bengali films such as Mr. and Mrs. Iyer, Kalpurush, Anuranan, Antaheen, Laptop and The Japanese Wife. He has also appeared in Hindi films such as Pyaar Ke Side Effects, Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam, Jhankaar Beats, Kucch Luv Jaisaa, Dil Dhadakne Do, Chameli and Shaurya. He also played the antagonist in the Tamil thriller Vishwaroopam (2013) and its sequel.[1]

In the early 2000s, Time magazine named him "the superstar of Indian arthouse cinema" while Maxim named him "the Sean Penn of Oriental cinema"[2] 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.[3]

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Rahul Bose was born to father Rupen and mother Kumud Bose on 27 July 1967.[4] His father is Bengali while his mother is part Punjabi and part Marathi.[5] His maternal grandfather was Lieutenant-General S. P. P. Thorat.[6]

Bose's first acting role was at the age of six when he played the lead character 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.[7] He also played cricket and was coached by former India cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi.[8]

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 copywriter 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.[7]

Stage and film career[edit | edit source]

Early career: 1993–2003[edit | edit source]

Bose started his acting career on the Mumbai 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 Benegal'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.[4] 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.[9]

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.[7] He later cited this time—along with the 2002 Gujarat riots—as the beginning of the awakening of his social conscience.[10] Although Split Wide Open was controversial in India because of its depictions of sexual abuse,[11][12] Bose received the Silver Screen Award for Best Asian Actor at the 2000 Singapore International Film Festival for his performance.[7] 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.[13][14]

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.[15] 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.[16]

Bose also appeared as "Vikal" a villain in the 1998 Science fiction TV series Captain Vyom

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.[17] 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.[18][19]

Mainstream work: 2003–present[edit | edit source]

In 2003, Bose entered mainstream Bollywood 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[20] and went on to win several awards for its music.[21] 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[22] and IIFA awards.[23][24]

He was the screenwriter of Hero Bhakti Hi Shakti Hai of Hungama TV in 2005.

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.[25]

Bose (far left) on the set of National Award-winning Hindi film I Am in 2010

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.[26] The film opened well in multiplexes[27][28] and was a moderate financial success, eventually ranking among the top-grossing films of 2006.[29] Both Bose and Sherawat received positive reviews for their performances.[30] Sherawat and Bose also starred together in another Bollywood comedy, Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam (2008), which was a commercial and critical failure.[31]

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.[32] Kaalpurush, Bose's second Bengali film, was released commercially in April 2008. Kaalpurush details a father-son relationship and earned writer-director Buddhadeb Dasgupta a National Film Award for Best Feature 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).[33][34] Antaheen went on to win several National Awards including one for Best Film.[35]

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".[36] 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.[37] The Japanese Wife, with Japanese actress Chigusa Takaku, the third Aparna Sen film in which he has appeared, released on 9 April 2010.[38][39] He also appeared as a contestant in the reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi where he was eliminated in the 12th round.[40] He hosted the second series of Bloomberg UTV reality show The Pitch.[41] His role as a gay man harassed by the police in I Am was appreciated by critics.[42]

He appeared in Deepa Mehta's version of Midnight's Children where he played the role of General Zulfikar.[43] He also played the villain in the 2013 Tamil film Vishwaroopam.[1] Naren Weiss who was 19 years old at the time, acted opposite Bose in all of his scenes for Vishwaroopam, and credited Bose for working with him during filming.[44] He was scheduled to begin shooting his adaptation of Mohsin Hamid's novel, Moth Smoke in early 2010,[45] but the project was postponed after the film's financial backers pulled out.[46] In 2013, he also played opposite Konkona Sen Sharma again in Suman Mukhopadhyay's Shesher Kabita.[47] In 2017, he directed, produced and acted in the biopic Poorna about the youngest girl to climb Mount Everest.[48]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Year Film Role Language Notes
1988 The Perfect Murder Prem English
1992 Ramayana the Legend of Prince Rama Bharata (voice) Hindi Voiceover
1994 English, August Agastya Sen English
1995 A Mouthful of Sky Sarkar / Pavan Television series
1996 Bomgay The Lefty
1998 Bombay Boys Ricardo Fernandes
1999 Split Wide Open Kut Price
Thakshak Sunny Hindi
2001 Everybody Says I'm Fine! Rage English
2002 Mr. and Mrs. Iyer Jahangir Chaudhary (Raja)
2003 Jhankaar Beats Rishi Hindi / English
Ek Din 24 Ghante Virendra Hindi
Mumbai Matinee Debashish "Debu" Chatterjee Hindi / English
Chameli Aman Kapoor Hindi
2004 White Noise Karan Deol English
2005 The Fall Short film
Scrum in the Mud with Rahul Bose Himself Documentary
Silsiilay Neel Kashyap Hindi
15 Park Avenue Joydeep "Jojo" Roy English
Ctrl+Alt+Del Kabir
2006 Anuranan Rahul Chatterjee Bengali
Pyaar Ke Side Effects Siddharth "Sid" Bose Hindi
The Other Side of Bollywood Himself English Documentary
2007 Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii Varun Roy Hindi
2008 Before the Rains T. K. Neelan English / Malayalam Bilingual film
Shaurya Major Siddhant Chaudhary (Sid) Hindi
Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam Arjun Rastogi
Dil Kabaddi Rishi Sharma
Tahaan Zafar
Kaalpurush Son
2009 Antaheen Abhik Choudhury Bengali
2010 Fired Joy Mittal Hindi
The Japanese Wife Snehamoy Chatterjee English / Bengali / Japanese
2011 Kuch Love Jaisa Raghav Passport Hindi [49]
2011 I Am Jay Gowda
2012 Midnight's Children Zulfikar English
Laptop Indro Bengali
2013 Vishwaroopam Omar Qureshi Tamil / Hindi Bilingual film
Shesher Kabita Amit Ray Bengali
2014 Shondhey Namar Agey Alok
2015 Dil Dhadakne Do Manav Sangha Hindi
Under Construction Imtiaz Bengali Bangladeshi film
2016 Niruttara Pradeep Kannada
2017 Poorna: Courage Has No Limit Dr. R.S. Praveen Kumar Hindi Also director and producer
2018 Vishwaroopam II Omar Qureshi Tamil / Hindi Bilingual
2020 Bulbbul Mahendra/Indranil Hindi
2022 Salaam Venky Lawyer Parvez Alam [50]
2023 Binodini: Ekti Natir Upakhyan Rangababu Bengali
Neeyat Jimmy Mistry Hindi
Iraivan "Smiley Killer" Brahma Tamil
2024 Berlin Sondhi Hindi
Amaran Colonel Amit Singh Dabas Tamil
Bhairathi Ranagal Parande Kannada
2025 Madam Sengupta Ranjan Banerjee Bengali

Playback singing[edit | edit source]

Year Film Title
2006 Anuranan "Akashe Chhorano Megher"

As writer and director[edit | edit source]

Year Film
2001 Everybody Says I'm Fine!
2009 The Whisperers
2017 Poorna: Courage Has No Limit

As produced[edit | edit source]

Year Film
2017 Poorna: Courage Has No Limit

Television[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Language
2009-2010 Baazi Dimaag Ki Host Hindi
2019 Teacher's Genuine Stories Host Hindi
2021 Bombay Begums Mahesh Rao Hindi
2021 Rabindranath Ekhane Kokhono Khete Asen Ni Nirupam Chanda Bengali
2022 Eternally Confused and Eager for Love Ray's Father English
2023 Taj: Divided by Blood Mirza Hakim Hindi

Stage[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role
1989 Topsy Turvey
1993 Are There Tigers in the Congo?
1996 Art Mark
1999 The Square Circle Lakshmi/Lakshman
Seascape with Sharks and Dancer

Awards[edit | edit source]

Sports career[edit | edit source]

Rahul Bose juggles a rugby ball at the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament

In 1998, Bose was part of the first Indian national rugby team to play in an international event, the Asian Rugby Football Union Championship.[57] He has played both scrum-half and right-winger positions.[58] In an interview with Daily News & Analysis, Bose announced that he would not return to the team for the 2009 season.[59]

Activism[edit | edit source]

Bose assisted in the relief efforts in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands after the 2004 tsunami. As a result of this work, Bose launched the Andaman and Nicobar Scholarship Initiative through his NGO, The Foundation.[60] The scholarship program provides for the education of underprivileged children from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[61]

Bose is associated with several charitable organizations such as Teach for India, 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.[62] He is the founder and chairman of The Group of Groups, an umbrella organisation for 51 Mumbai charitable organisations and NGOs.[63] He is also an ambassador for the American India Foundation, the World Youth Peace Movement[64] and Planet Alert.[65] He was also a vocal proponent of Narmada Bachao Andolan and its efforts to halt the construction of the Narmada dam.[66][67] 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.[68]

Bose has given lectures on gender equality and human rights at Oxford and during the 2004 World Youth Peace Summit.[2] In 2009, he toured Canada lecturing on global climate change under the auspices of Climate Action Network[69] and demonstrated with protesters at the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit.[70] In 2011, he worked in conjunction with Bhaichung Bhutia to raise funds for victims of the Sikkim earthquake.[71]

At the 8th convocation of BRAC University Bangladesh on 17 February 2013, Bose delivered the convocation speech.[citation needed]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Bose has one elder sister, Anuradha, who is married to Tariq Ansari, the owner and director of Mid-Day Multimedia.[72] She had a cameo role in Everybody Says I'm Fine! (2001).[73] Bose is single. On his relationships, Rahul said, "I've had five very long relationships in my life, the last one finished seven years ago. I've had a life full of romantic love. Would I like another relationship, or five, or ten? Of course, I mean The Beatles said it best, 'all you need is love.' I would love to be in love, it would be fantastic."[74]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vats, Rohit (29 August 2011). "Why Rahul Bose is perfect for 'Vishwaroopam'". IBNLive. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 World Youth Peace Summit (2003). "Rahul Bose: Actor/Producer/Humanitarian". Retrieved 5 August 2008.
  3. ↑ Ayaz, Shaikh (23 November 2006). "Rapid fire with Rahul Bose". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 5 August 2005.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Hard work is never enough". The Times of India. 13 September 2003. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  5. ↑ Saini, Neha (24 July 2019). "Rahul Bose shares life anecdotes". Tribune India. Bose shared that he is also part Punjabi. "My mother is a half Marathi and half Punjabi, so I grew up with a mix of Bengali, Punjabi and Marathi culture."
  6. ↑ Singh, Rahul (16 January 2025). "Why India needed to celebrate 75 yrs of end of WW-II". Tribune India. Shankarrao Pandurang Patil Thorat (incidentally, the maternal grandfather of actor Rahul Bose)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Rahul Bose: Split wide open". The Times of India. Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. 31 August 2003. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
  8. ↑ "Meet the batman". The Times of India. 17 June 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Chatterjee, Saibal (29 November 1995). "On with the Offbeat". Outlook. New Delhi. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
  10. ↑ Anuradha Sengupta (21 October 2007). "Being Rahul Bose: Nothing run-of-the-mill, please". IBN. Archived from the original on 22 September 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
  11. ↑ Peer, Basharat (31 March 2001). "Not for me a process that is illegal!". Rediff.com. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
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  26. ↑ Raja Sen (15 September 2006). "Mallika's hot in Pyaar Ke Side Effects". Rediff.com. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
  27. ↑ Taran Adarsh (22 September 2006). "Tough competition!". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 7 December 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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  32. ↑ Alaka Sahani (23 January 2008). "Rumblings of success". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
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  39. ↑ "'The Japanese Wife' most splendid film of my life: Rahul Bose". Press Trust of India. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
  40. ↑ "I did Khatron Ke Khiladi for the money: Rahul Bose". NDTV. Press Trust of India. 11 January 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  41. ↑ Bhattacharyya, Gautam (26 December 2011). "Globosport makes the right moves". Gulf News. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  42. ↑ Shekhar, Mayank (30 April 2011). "Mayank Shekhar's review: I Am". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
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