In 1997, Bose was cast to play the role of Saleem Sinai in the BBC adaptation of Salman Rushdie's novel Midnight's Children. 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. Although Split Wide Open was controversial in India because of its depictions of sexual abuse, Bose received the Silver Screen Award for Best Asian Actor at the 2000 Singapore International Film Festival for his performance. He later cited this time-along with the 2002 Gujarat riots-as the beginning of the awakening of his social conscience. To prepare for his role as a roving water vendor, Bose lived in Mumbai's slums and observed a drug dealer for two weeks. In 1998 he appeared in Kaizad Gustad's Bombay Boys with Naseeruddin Shah and starred in Dev Benegal's second film, Split Wide Open. Īfter 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. Based on the novel of the same name by Upamanyu Chatterjee, English, August was one of the first Hinglish films and gained Bose international recognition when it became the first Indian film to be purchased by 20th Century Fox and won several awards at international film festivals. After filming a screen test, Benegal decided to cast him as civil servant Agastya Sen. 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. Stage and film career Early career: 1993–2003 īose started his acting career on the Mumbai stage in Rahul D'Cunha's Topsy Turvey and Are There Tigers in the Congo?. Bose left the job to become a full-time actor after the release of his first film, English, August. After his mother's death in 1987, Bose began working as a copywriter at Rediffusion and was later promoted to advertising creative director. 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 being rejected by a number of American universities, Bose attended Sydenham College. He is an alumnus of the Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai. He also played cricket and was coached by cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. As a child he took an interest in sports after his mother introduced him to boxing and rugby union.
īose'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. Rahul Bose was born to father Rupen and mother Kumud Bose on 27 July 1967. 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. for his work in parallel cinema films like English, August and Mr. Time magazine named him "the superstar of Indian arthouse cinema" while Maxim named him "the Sean Penn of Oriental cinema". He also played the antagonist in the Tamil thriller Vishwaroopam (2013) and its sequel. He has also appeared in Hindi films such as Pyaar Ke Side Effects, Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam, Jhankaar Beats, Kucch Luv Jaisaa, Chameli and Shaurya. Iyer, Kalpurush, Anuranan, Antaheen, Laptop and The Japanese Wife. Bose has appeared in Bengali films such as Mr.
Rahul Bose (born 27 July 1967) is an Indian film actor, director, screenwriter, social activist, and rugby player. Actor, Director, screenwriter, Social activist, Rugby player, Founder of a Non Governmental Organisation The Foundation
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