About Rahul Bose
Rahul Bose (born 27 July 1967) is an Indian actor, sports administrator and former rugby player who works in Hindi films. Bose serves as the president of Rugby India since 2021. 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. In the early 2000s, Time magazine named him "the superstar of Indian arthouse cinema" while Maxim named him "the Sean Penn of Oriental cinema" 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. 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. Bose left the job to become a full-time actor after the release of his first film, English, August. 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. 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. Bose is the president of Rugby India.
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