Rahul Bose:
Rahul Bose (Bengali: রাহূল বোস; Hindi: राहुल बोस; Urdu: رہُل بوس) (born July 27, 1967), an Indian actor, screenwriter, film director, social activist, and rugby union player.
He is notable for his involvement in the relief efforts that followed the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami and is also the founder of the anti-discrimination NGO, The Foundation.[1]
[edit] Early life
Rahul Bose was born to Rupen and Kumud Bose. He spent his childhood in Kolkata, West Bengal then moved to Mumbai with his family.
He is an alumnus of the Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai and graduated from Sydenham College. Rahul spent time doing theatre, boxing, and playing rugby, during his college days.
His mother introduced him to boxing and rugby union. He plays international rugby in the National Orange Indian Rugby Team.
Bose left his job at Rediffusion as a creative director to become a actor, writer, and director.
[edit] Career
Bose started his acting career at age six when he played the lead in his school play, Tom, the Piper's Son. He has performed on the Bombay stage as well as abroad in venues such as the Leicester Haymarket in England where he starred in Tim Murari's The Square Circle. His first film, English, August became a cult favourite. Other notable films include Split Wide Open (Best Actor, Singapore Film Festival, 2000), Mr. And Mrs. Iyer, and Jhankaar Beats. Despite his roles in more mainstream movies like Thakshak and Chameli, Bose has been called "the superstar of Indian arthouse cinema" by Time magazine and "the Sean Penn of Oriental cinema" by Maxim.[2] He is scheduled to begin shooting his adaptation of Mohsin Hamid's novel, Moth Smoke in early 2009.[3]
[edit] Activism
Bose assisted in the relief efforts in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands after the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami. As a result of this work, Bose launched the Andaman and Nicobar Scholarship Initiative through his NGO, The Foundation. The scholarship program provides for the education of underprivileged children from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[4] He is associated with several other charitable organizations such as Akshara Centre, Breakthrough, and the Spastics Society of India. In addition, he became the first Indian Oxfam global ambassador in 2007.[5] He is also an ambassador for both the American India Foundation and the World Youth Peace Movement.[6] Bose has given lectures on gender equality and human rights at Oxford and during the 2004 World Youth Peace Summit.[2]
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[edit] Awards
[edit] References
- ^ Ayaz, Shaikh (2006-11-23), Rapid fire with Rahul Bose, http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1065705, retrieved on 5 August 2008
- ^ a b World Youth Peace Summit (2003), Rahul Bose: Actor/Producer/Humanitarian, http://www.wyps.org/profile3.php, retrieved on 5 August 2008
- ^ Dutta, Ayandrali (2008-08-11). ""My acting is my God"". Times of India. Retrieved on 2008-08-22.
- ^ Rahul Bose launches scholarship scheme, 2006-11-22, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/521529.cms, retrieved on 5 August 2008
- ^ Rahul Bose appointed Oxfam's global ambassador, 2007-07-31, http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2245882.cms, retrieved on 5 August 2008
- ^ Singh, Shalini (2007-01-20), ‘Being outraged isn’t enough’, http://www.tehelka.com/story_main25.asp?filename=Cr012007Being_outraged.asp, retrieved on 5 August 2008
- ^ "The Changing Climate". Businessworld. ABP Group (2007-11-30). Retrieved on 1 December 2008.
- ^ "IBN network gives away citizen journalist awards". Thaindian News (2008-10-17). Retrieved on 2008-11-04.
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