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Rahul Bose

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He is one of the most versatile actors in Bollywood. Rahul Bose is indeed an all rounder. He is actor, screenwriter, director, social activist, and rugby ...

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Height (approx.):in feet inches- 5 6 Eye Colour:Dark Brown Hair Colour:Black

Bio

Profession(s)

- Actor, Screenwriter, Director, Rugby Player, Social Activist

Physical Stats

Height (approx.)

in feet inches- 5 6

Eye Colour

Dark Brown

Hair Colour

Black

Career

Debut

Play:

- Topsy Turvey (1989)

Film (Hinglish):

- English, August (1994)

Film (Producer):

- Poorna: Courage Has No Limit (2017)

TV:

- A Mouthful of Sky (1995)

Awards/Honours

- Artiste for Change Karmaveer Puraskaar Award (2007)

- IBN Eminent Citizen Journalist Award (2008)

- Youth Icon Award for Social Justice and Welfare (2009)

- Green Globe Foundation Award for Extraordinary Work by a Public Figure (2010)

- Hakim Khan Sur Award for National Integration Maharana Mewar Charitable Foundation (2012)

- Lt. Governors Commendation Award for services to Andaman Nicobar Islands (2012)

Personal Life

Date Of Birth

Birthplace

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Zodiac Sign

Leo

Nationality

Indian

Hometown

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Schools

- Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai

College(s)

- Sydenham College, Mumbai

Educational Qualification

- Graduation

Religion

Hinduism

Food Habit

Non-Vegetarian

Hobbies

Reading, Watching Cricket

Relationships

Marital Status

Unmarried

Affair(s)

- Nafisa Joseph (Late actress model)

Rahul Bose's ex-girlfriend, Nafisa Joseph

Family

Spouse(s)

- N/A

Parents

Father

- - Rupen Bose (Marketing Consultant)

Rahul Bose father

Mother

- - Kumud Bose

Rahul Bose with his mother

Siblings

Brother

- - None

Sister

- - Anuradha Bose Ansari

Rahul Bose and his sister

Favourites

Food

Shami Kebabs, Baingan Ka Bharta

Actor(s)

Jeetendra

Actress

Konkona Sen Sharma

Dessert(s)

Haagen-Dazs Belgian Chocolate Ice-cream

Musician(s)

Radiohead, Bhimsen Joshi, Billie Holiday

Book

Ulysses by James Joyce, Brando: The Biography by Peter Manso, Elia Kazan: A Life, The Glass Palace by Amitav Ghosh

Personal Details

Bio

Profession(s): Actor, Screenwriter, Director, Rugby Player, Social Activist

Physical Stats

Height (approx.): in feet inches- 5 6
Eye Colour: Dark Brown
Hair Colour: Black

Career

Debut: Topsy Turvey (1989), English, August (1994), Poorna: Courage Has No Limit (2017), A Mouthful of Sky (1995)
Awards/Honours: Artiste for Change Karmaveer Puraskaar Award (2007), IBN Eminent Citizen Journalist Award (2008), Youth Icon Award for Social Justice and Welfare (2009), Green Globe Foundation Award for Extraordinary Work by a Public Figure (2010), Hakim Khan Sur Award for National Integration Maharana Mewar Charitable Foundation (2012), Lt. Governors Commendation Award for services to Andaman Nicobar Islands (2012)

Personal Life

Date Of Birth: 27 July 1967 (Thursday)
Birthplace: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Nationality: Indian
Hometown: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Schools: Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai
College(s): Sydenham College, Mumbai
Educational Qualification: Graduation
Religion: Hinduism
Food Habit: Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies: Reading, Watching Cricket
Lesser Known Facts: Rahul Bose is an Indianactor, screenwriter, director, rugby player, and social activist., He was born in a well-to-do family in Kolkata., He was interested in sports and acting even as a child. In a school play, he led a play performing the role of Tom, The Pipers Son., Rahul wanted to pursue his graduation from America, but got rejected from everywhere he applied., Disappointed, but not disheartened, he enrolled himself with Sydenham College in Mumbai., While pursuing his graduation, he took part in Rugby. Rahul also participated in Western India Championships, bagging a silver laurel in boxing., A tragedy hit the Bose family when Rahuls mother passed away when he was only 20., After this, Rahul worked in a TV signal distribution company called Rediffusion as a copywriter., He got the first push in his acting career as a theatre artist in 1989 with a theatre play titled, Topsy Turvey., His other notable theatre works were Are there Tigers in the Congo?, Art, The Square Circle, and Seascape with Sharks and Dancer., Rahul began with his filming career with 1994 Hinglish film, English, August enacting the role of Agastya Sen., Next, he bagged the role Sarkar/Pavan in TV serial A Mouthful of Sky., Rahul Bose later bagged significant roles in films such asBomgay, Bombay Boys, Split Wide Open, Mr. and Mrs. Iyer, Pyaar Ke Side Effects, Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii, and The Japanese Wife., After making a considerable space for himself as an actor in the industry, he tried his hand at directorship. Everybody Says Im Fine was his directorial debut in the year 2001., Interestingly, Rahul also turned as a playback singer for the song titled Akashe chhorano megher from the film, Anuranan., In 2020, he acted in the Netflix Original release titled Bulbul playing the role of Mahendra/Indranil., Being an amazing sportsperson, he began his sporting career as a Rugby player in 1998. Notably, he was a part of the first Indian National team of Rugby that played an international championship event, Asian Rugby Football Union Championship., As a part of the Indian National Rugby team, he played as the right-winger and the scrum-half., Bose is a social activist too. In 2007, he laid the foundation of an NGO called The Foundation., Rahul Bose has also worked actively against discrimination in all arenas., He has worked as key activist in various domestic and global campaigns, namely, Narmada Bachao Andolan, 2004 World Youth Peace Summit, and 2009 Copenhagen World Climate Change Summit., Apart from his own NGO, he has worked closely with other organisations too for the welfare of people. Some charitable organisations he is associated with are Teach for India, Akshara Centre, Breakthrough, Citizens for Justice and Peace, and The Spastics Society of India., Bose became the first Indian Oxfam global ambassador in 2007. He has also been the ambassador ofthe American India Foundation, the World Youth Peace Movement, and Planet Alert., He was invited at the 8th convocation of BRAC University of Bangladesh where he delivered a speech., Again in 2017, he founded an NGO to raise voice against sexual abuse of children called Heal., Rahul has a sister, Anuradha who is married to the director of Mid-Day Multimedia, Tariq Ansari., Bose, as a young child was encouraged by his mother to play rugby and boxing and become a sportsperson., Rahuls debut movie August of which he was the lead, became the first film to be bought by 20th Century Fox- American film distribution company., His dedication towards his acting was such that once Rahul observed a drug dealer in Mumbais slum for a period of two weeks to prepare for his role portrayal of roving water vendor in the movie, Split Wide Open. His performance was critically acclaimed as he was awarded theSilver Screen Award for Best Asian Actor at the 2000 Singapore International Film Festival for his role in this film., He has been named theTime Magazines Superstar of the Indian Arthouse Cinema and Maxims Sean Penn of Oriental Cinema., He has also featured on the cover of the magazine Just Urbane., Rahul Bose has adopted six children aged 11 from Andaman and Nicobar islands in 2007 through his charity organisation and has raised a sum as big as 2.4 million rupees for their upbringing and education., Bose had bagged significant roles in several films such as, Exchange Offer2008, Jeene Do2012 etc which were sadly shelved., In 2019, Rahul shared a hefty bill from his stay at a luxury hotel in Chandigarh, charged to him for a room service of two bananas. He took to twitter to share the bill amounting to Rs 442.50. After he raised concern, the hotel was charged a penalty of Rs 25000., Rahul Bose is a fitness enthusiast and regularly visits gymnasium.

Relationships

Marital Status: Unmarried
Affair(s): Nafisa Joseph (Late actress model)

Family

Spouse(s): N/A
Parents: - Rupen Bose (Marketing Consultant), - Kumud Bose
Siblings: - None, - Anuradha Bose Ansari

Favourites

Food: Shami Kebabs, Baingan Ka Bharta
Actor(s): Jeetendra
Actress: Konkona Sen Sharma
Dessert(s): Haagen-Dazs Belgian Chocolate Ice-cream
Musician(s): Radiohead, Bhimsen Joshi, Billie Holiday
Book: Ulysses by James Joyce, Brando: The Biography by Peter Manso, Elia Kazan: A Life, The Glass Palace by Amitav Ghosh

Updated: Sunday,Oct 04, 2026 13:28 PM GMT+05:30

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