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Rahul Bose (born 27 July 1967) is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter, and social activist. Bose has appeared in
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films such as ''
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer ''Mr. and Mrs. Iyer'' is a 2002 Indian English-language drama film written and directed by Aparna Sen and produced by N. Venkatesan. The film features Sen's daughter Konkona Sen Sharma as Meenakshi Iyer, a Tamil Iyer Brahmin who is a Hindu. Rahu ...
'', '' Kalpurush'', ''
Anuranan ''Anuranan'' (English: Resonance) is the directorial debut by Bengali filmmaker Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury. The film premiered at the 2006 International Film Festival of India. ''Anuranan'' (meaning "resonance" in Bengali) explores the relationsh ...
'', ''
Antaheen ''Antaheen'' ( bn, অন্তহীন, sometimes dubbed in English as ''The Endless Wait'') is a 2009 Bengali film directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury. The film stars Radhika Apte, Rahul Bose, Mita Vashisth, Aparna Sen, Kalyan Ray and Sharmi ...
'', ''
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'' and ''
The Japanese Wife ''The Japanese Wife'' is a 2010 Indian-Japanese romantic drama film directed by Bengali filmmaker Aparna Sen. It stars Rahul Bose, Raima Sen and Moushumi Chatterjee, and Japanese actress Chigusa Takaku in the title role. It is in English, Be ...
''. He has also appeared in
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films such as ''
Pyaar Ke Side Effects ''Pyaar Ke Side Effects'' ( en, The Side Effects of Love) is a 2006 Indian Bollywood, Hindi romantic film, romantic comedy film. It was produced under the banner of Pritish Nandy communications and was written and directed by first time directo ...
'', ''
Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam '' Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam'', is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language crime comedy film about a group of actors who attempt to prevent an underworld conspiracy from destabilizing the Indian government. The film is set in 1993 after the communal riots tha ...
'', ''
Jhankaar Beats ''Jhankaar Beats'' is a 2003 Indian musical comedy film written and directed by Sujoy Ghosh in his feature directorial debut and produced by Pritish Nandy Communications. It stars Juhi Chawla, Sanjay Suri, Rahul Bose, debutant Shayan Munshi, Rin ...
'', '' Kucch Luv Jaisaa'', ''
Dil Dhadakne Do ''Dil Dhadakne Do'' () is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Zoya Akhtar and produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar under the Excel Entertainment banner. The film features an ensemble cast of Anil Kapoor, Shefali Sh ...
'', '' Chameli'' and ''
Shaurya ''Shaurya'' (English language, English: ''Gallantry'') is a 2008 courtroom drama film directed by Samar Khan, starring Kay Kay Menon, Rahul Bose, Javed Jaffrey, Deepak Dobriyal and Minissha Lamba. The film is inspired by the Hindi play ''Court M ...
''. He also played the
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in the Tamil thriller ''
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'' (2013) and its sequel. ''
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'' magazine named him "the superstar of Indian arthouse cinema" while ''
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'' named him "the
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of
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" for his work in
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films like ''
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'' and ''
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer ''Mr. and Mrs. Iyer'' is a 2002 Indian English-language drama film written and directed by Aparna Sen and produced by N. Venkatesan. The film features Sen's daughter Konkona Sen Sharma as Meenakshi Iyer, a Tamil Iyer Brahmin who is a Hindu. Rahu ...
''. He is also notable for his social activism: he participated in the relief efforts that followed the 2004
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and is also the founder of the anti-
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, The Foundation.


Early life

Rahul Bose was born to father Rupen and mother Kumud Bose on 27 July 1967. 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
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and
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. He also played cricket and was coached by former India cricket captain
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. He is an alumnus of the
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. After being rejected by a number of American universities, Bose attended
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. 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
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and was later promoted to advertising creative director. Bose left the job to become a full-time actor after the release of his first film, ''
English, August ''English, August: An Indian Story'' is a novel by Indian author Upamanyu Chatterjee written in English, first published in 1988. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1994. The novel portrays the struggle of a civil servant who is po ...
''.


Stage and film career


Early career: 1993–2003

Bose started his acting career on the
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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
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's film ''English, August'' and suggested that Bose should play the lead role. After filming a screen test, Benegal decided to cast him as civil servant Agastya Sen. Based on the novel of the same name by
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, ''English, August'' was one of the first
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films and gained Bose international recognition when it became the first Indian film to be purchased by
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and won several awards at international film festivals. After ''English, August'' Bose found work in television; he was offered a role in India's first English-language television serial, '' A Mouthful of Sky'' and also co-hosted
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's ''Style!'' with
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. In 1998 he appeared in
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's ''Bombay Boys'' with
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and starred in Dev Benegal's second film, ''Split Wide Open''. To prepare for his role as a roving water vendor, Bose lived in Mumbai's slums and observed a drug dealer for two weeks. He later cited this time—along with the 2002 Gujarat riots—as the beginning of the awakening of his social conscience. Although ''Split Wide Open'' was controversial in India because of its depictions of sexual abuse, Bose received the Silver Screen Award for Best Asian Actor at the 2000
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for his performance. He also performed abroad in the
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in
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where he starred in the English version of Tim Murari's play, ''The Square Circle''. In 1997, Bose was cast to play the role of Saleem Sinai in the
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adaptation of
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's novel ''
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''. The project was eventually canceled after the Indian and Sri Lankan governments refused to allow filming. After seeing Bose in ''English, August'', director Govind Nihalani cast him in the villain role opposite
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in the mainstream film ''
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''. The film was not a financial success, although Bose received positive reviews. Bose also appeared as "Vikal" a villain in the 1998
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TV series
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In 2001, Bose made his directorial debut with ''
Everybody Says I'm Fine! ''Everybody Says I'm Fine!'' is an Indian English language drama film, released on 12 September 2001 at the Toronto Film Festival. It marks the directorial debut of Indian actor Rahul Bose and the screen debut for actor Boman Irani. For his work ...
''. Starring Rehaan Engineer and
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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
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. In 2002, Bose starred opposite
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in
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's
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''
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer ''Mr. and Mrs. Iyer'' is a 2002 Indian English-language drama film written and directed by Aparna Sen and produced by N. Venkatesan. The film features Sen's daughter Konkona Sen Sharma as Meenakshi Iyer, a Tamil Iyer Brahmin who is a Hindu. Rahu ...
''. The film, a critique of
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, was a critical success and won several awards at international film festivals as well as three
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.


2003–present

In 2003, Bose entered mainstream
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cinema with ''
Jhankaar Beats ''Jhankaar Beats'' is a 2003 Indian musical comedy film written and directed by Sujoy Ghosh in his feature directorial debut and produced by Pritish Nandy Communications. It stars Juhi Chawla, Sanjay Suri, Rahul Bose, debutant Shayan Munshi, Rin ...
'' in which he played one of two friends,
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fans who are obsessed with winning a music competition. Boosted by a successful soundtrack, ''Jhankaar Beats'' was a surprise hit in urban multiplexes and went on to win several awards for its music. The same year, Bose appeared in another Bollywood film, ''
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'' which saw a UK release. He starred in '' Chameli'' opposite
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, playing a wealthy chain-smoking Mumbai banker who is stranded in the
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rains with a prostitute. The film was not a box office success, but won several
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and IIFA awards. He was the screenwriter of Hero Bhakti Hi Shakti Hai of Hungama TV in 2005. Bose's second film pairing with
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, ''
15 Park Avenue ''15 Park Avenue'' is a 2005 English-language Indian film directed by Aparna Sen. It stars Shabana Azmi, Konkona Sen Sharma, Soumitra Chatterjee, Waheeda Rehman, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Rahul Bose and Kanwaljeet Singh.It won the National Film ...
'' released in January 2006. Directed by Aparna Sen and filmed in English, ''15 Park Avenue'' won the 2006 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English. With his next effort, the romantic comedy ''
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'', 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
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. Critics noted the freshness of Bose's narration style which involves breaking the fourth wall, a device not commonly used in Indian cinema. The film opened well in multiplexes and was a moderate financial success, eventually ranking among the top-grossing films of 2006. Both Bose and Sherawat received positive reviews for their performances. Sherawat and Bose also starred together in another Bollywood comedy, ''
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'' (2008), which was a commercial and critical failure. In 2006, Bose starred in the first of a trio of
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films,
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's ''
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''. ''Anuranan'' was well received on the festival circuit and ran successfully for three months in
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. It was then dubbed into Hindi and released nationally. '' Kaalpurush'', Bose's second Bengali film, was released commercially in April 2008. ''Kaalpurush'' details a father-son relationship and earned writer-director
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a
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. Bose teamed with Chowdhury again in 2009 for ''
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'' which tells the story of online relationships. Like ''Anuranan'', ''Antaheen'' was released commercially in
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and was screened at various film festivals, including the Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival (MIACC) and the
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(IFFI). ''Antaheen'' went on to win several National Awards including one for
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. Bose continued working in a mix of mainstream and arthouse films in 2008, with the English-language film, ''
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''. ''Before the Rains'' was released in the US and the UK and Bose's performance was praised by many critics, although the film received mixed reviews. Bose also appeared in ''
Shaurya ''Shaurya'' (English language, English: ''Gallantry'') is a 2008 courtroom drama film directed by Samar Khan, starring Kay Kay Menon, Rahul Bose, Javed Jaffrey, Deepak Dobriyal and Minissha Lamba. The film is inspired by the Hindi play ''Court M ...
'', a military court room drama modelled on the American film ''
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''. Bose's performance was well-received; critic
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said his "performance easily ranks as one of his finest works". His appearance in ''
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'' paired him with Konkona Sen Sharma for the third time, this time playing a husband and wife undergoing marital difficulties. ''
The Japanese Wife ''The Japanese Wife'' is a 2010 Indian-Japanese romantic drama film directed by Bengali filmmaker Aparna Sen. It stars Rahul Bose, Raima Sen and Moushumi Chatterjee, and Japanese actress Chigusa Takaku in the title role. It is in English, Be ...
'', with Japanese actress Chigusa Takaku, the third
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film in which he has appeared, released on 9 April 2010. He also appeared as a contestant in the reality show '' Khatron Ke Khiladi'' where he was eliminated in the 12th round. He hosted the second series of
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reality show ''The Pitch''. His role as a gay man harassed by the police in ''
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'' was appreciated by critics. He appeared in
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of ''
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'' where he played the role of General Zulfikar. He also played the villain in the 2013 Tamil film ''
Vishwaroopam ''Vishwaroopam'' (titled ''Vishwaroop'' in Hindi; ) is a 2013 Indian action spy film directed and produced by Kamal Haasan, who also enacts the lead role, and is written by Kamal Hassan, Chakri Toleti and Atul Tiwari. The film has Rahul Bose ...
''.
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who was 19 years old at the time, acted opposite Bose in all of his scenes for ''
Vishwaroopam ''Vishwaroopam'' (titled ''Vishwaroop'' in Hindi; ) is a 2013 Indian action spy film directed and produced by Kamal Haasan, who also enacts the lead role, and is written by Kamal Hassan, Chakri Toleti and Atul Tiwari. The film has Rahul Bose ...
'', and credited Bose for working with him during filming. He was scheduled to begin shooting his adaptation of
Mohsin Hamid Mohsin Hamid ( ur, محسن حامد; born 23 July 1971) is a British Pakistani novelist, writer and brand consultant. His novels are '' Moth Smoke'' (2000), '' The Reluctant Fundamentalist'' (2007), ''How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia'' (2 ...
's novel, ''
Moth Smoke ''Moth Smoke'' is the debut novel by British Pakistani novelist Mohsin Hamid, published in 2000. It tells the story of Darashikoh Shezad, a banker in Lahore, Pakistan, who loses his job, falls in love with his best friend's wife, and plunges ...
'' in early 2010, but the project was postponed after the film's financial backers pulled out. In 2013, he also played opposite Konkona Sen Sharma again in Suman Mukhopadhyay's ''
Shesher Kabita ''Shesher Kabita'' (Bengali: শেষের কবিতা) is a novel by Rabindranath Tagore. The novel was serialised in 1928, from Bhadra to Choitro in the magazine ''Probashi'', and was published in book form the following year. It has been t ...
''. In 2017, he directed, produced and acted in the biopic ''Poorna'' about the youngest girl to climb
Mount Everest Mount Everest (; Tibetan: ''Chomolungma'' ; ) is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border runs across its summit point. Its elevation (snow heig ...
.


Filmography


Playback singing


Writer/director


Producer


Television


Stage


Awards

* 2007 – "Artiste for Change" Karmaveer Puraskaar award * 2008 – IBN Eminent Citizen Journalist Award * 2009 – Youth Icon Award for Social Justice and Welfare * 2010 – Green Globe Foundation Award for Extraordinary Work by a Public Figure *2012 – Hakim Khan Sur Award for National Integration – Maharana Mewar Charitable Foundation *2012 – Lt. Governor's Commendation Award for services to Andaman & Nicobar Islands *
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-
Filmfare OTT Awards The Filmfare OTT Awards are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Hindi-language original programming over-the-top space. The first edition of the awards were held on 19 December 2020. It included films and web seri ...
for Best Supporting Actor in a Web Original Film for ''
Bulbbul ''Bulbbul'' is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language supernatural thriller, written and directed by Anvita Dutt. It was produced by Anushka Sharma and Karnesh Ssharma under Clean Slate Filmz and starred Tripti Dimri in the lead role alongside Avina ...
''


Sports career

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


Activism

Bose assisted in the relief efforts in the
Andaman Andaman may refer to: * Andaman Islands * Andaman Sea * ''Andaman'' (1998 film), a Kannada-language film * ''Andaman'' (2016 film), a Tamil-language film * ''Andaman'' (2021 film), a Hindi-language film See also * Andaman and Nicobar Islands ...
and
Nicobar Islands The Nicobar Islands are an archipelagic island chain in the eastern Indian Ocean. They are located in Southeast Asia, northwest of Aceh on Sumatra, and separated from Thailand to the east by the Andaman Sea. Located southeast of the Indian s ...
after the 2004
Boxing Day tsunami An earthquake and a tsunami, known as the Boxing Day Tsunami and, by the scientific community, the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake, occurred at 07:58:53 local time (UTC+7) on 26 December 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Suma ...
. As a result of this work, Bose launched the Andaman and Nicobar Scholarship Initiative through his
NGO A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in h ...
, The Foundation. The
scholarship A scholarship is a form of financial aid awarded to students for further education. Generally, scholarships are awarded based on a set of criteria such as academic merit, diversity and inclusion, athletic skill, and financial need. Scholarsh ...
program provides for the education of underprivileged children from the
Andaman Andaman may refer to: * Andaman Islands * Andaman Sea * ''Andaman'' (1998 film), a Kannada-language film * ''Andaman'' (2016 film), a Tamil-language film * ''Andaman'' (2021 film), a Hindi-language film See also * Andaman and Nicobar Islands ...
and
Nicobar Islands The Nicobar Islands are an archipelagic island chain in the eastern Indian Ocean. They are located in Southeast Asia, northwest of Aceh on Sumatra, and separated from Thailand to the east by the Andaman Sea. Located southeast of the Indian s ...
. Bose is associated with several charitable organizations such as
Teach for India Teach For India (TFI) is a non-profit founded by Shaheen Mistri in 2009. It is a part of the Teach For All network. Teach For India runs a two-year Fellowship and supports an Alumni movement. The Fellowship recruits college graduates and worki ...
, Akshara Centre, Breakthrough, Citizens for Justice and Peace and the
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. He is closely associated with the Teach For India movement to eradicate inequity in education. In addition, he became the first Indian
Oxfam Oxfam is a British-founded confederation of 21 independent charitable organizations focusing on the alleviation of global poverty, founded in 1942 and led by Oxfam International. History Founded at 17 Broad Street, Oxford, as the Oxford Co ...
global ambassador in 2007. He is the founder and chairman of The Group of Groups, an umbrella organisation for 51 Mumbai charitable organisations and NGOs. He is also an ambassador for the
American India Foundation The American India Foundation (AIF, founded 2001) is a nonprofit American organization working in India. It is one of the largest secular, non-partisan American organizations supporting development work in India. AIF is committed to improving the ...
, the World Youth Peace Movement and Planet Alert. He was also a vocal proponent of
Narmada Bachao Andolan ''Narmada Bachao Andolan'' (NBA) is an Indian social movement spearheaded by native tribals ('' adivasis''), farmers, environmentalists and human rights activists against a number of large dam projects across the Narmada River, which flow ...
and its efforts to halt the construction of the
Narmada dam The Sardar Sarovar Dam is a concrete gravity dam built on the Narmada River in Navagam near the town of Kevadiya, Narmada District, in the state of Gujarat, India. The dam was constructed to provide water and electricity to four Indian state ...
. He also recorded the
Terre des hommes Terre des hommes, also Terre des Hommes (''Land of People'' or ''Land of Men''), is an international children's rights charitable humanitarian umbrella organization under the aegis of the International Federation of Terre des Hommes (TDHIF), wit ...
audio book ''Goodgoodi karna, gale lagana; Sparsh ke niyam sikhiye'' (
English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...
: ''Tickle and hugs: Learning the touching rules''), which is designed to give children resources against sexual abuse. Bose has given lectures on
gender equality Gender equality, also known as sexual equality or equality of the sexes, is the state of equal ease of access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender, including economic participation and decision-making; and the state of valuing d ...
and human rights at
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and during the 2004 World Youth Peace Summit. In 2009, he toured Canada lecturing on
global climate change In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to E ...
under the auspices of
Climate Action Network Climate Action Network - International (CAN) is a global network of over 1,300 environmental non-governmental organisations in over 130 countries working to promote government and individual action to limit human-induced climate change to ecolo ...
and demonstrated with protesters at the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit. In 2011, he worked in conjunction with
Bhaichung Bhutia Bhaichung Bhutia (born 15 December 1976), also spelled as Baichung Bhutia, is an Indian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Bhutia is considered as the torchbearer of Indian football in the international arena. He is often ...
to raise funds for victims of the Sikkim earthquake. At the 8th convocation of
BRAC University BRAC University ( bn, ব্র্যাক বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, also known as BracU) is a private research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 2001 as a branch of Sir Fazle Hasan Abed's BRAC un ...
Bangladesh on 17 February 2013, Bose delivered the convocation speech.


Personal life

Bose has one elder sister, Anuradha, who is married to Tariq Ansari, the owner and director of Mid-Day Multimedia. She had a cameo role in ''Everybody Says I'm Fine!''. Bose is single. In July 2019, Bose complained of having been charged ₹442 for two bananas at
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,
Chandigarh Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which al ...
, and provoked an outcry on Twitter and other social media, where he gained much attention.


References


External links

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Rahul Bose environmental blog
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