Rahul Bose (born 27 July 1967) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, social activist, and amateur rugby union player.Bose has appeared in Hindi films such as Pyaar Ke Side Effects and Jhankaar Beats. He also played the antagonist in the 2013 Tamil-Hindi film Vishwaroopam. 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.
Rahul Bose's Filmography
1988 The Perfect Murder
1994 English, August
1995 A Mouthful of Sky
1996 Bomgay
1998 Bombay Boys
1999 Split Wide Open
1999 Thakshak
2001 Everybody Says I'm Fine!
2002 Mr. and Mrs. Iyer
2003 Jhankaar Beats
2003 Ek Din 24 Ghante
2003 Mumbai Matinee
2003 Chameli
2004 White Noise
2005 "The Fall"
2005 Scrum in the Mud with Rahul Bose
2005 Silsilay
2005 15 Park Avenue
2005 Ctrl+Alt+Del
2006 Anuranan
2006 Pyaar Ke Side Effects
2006 The Other Side of Bollywood
2007 Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii
2008 Before the Rains
2008 Shaurya
2008 Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam
2008 Dil Kabaddi
2008 Tahaan
2008 Kaalpurush
2009 Antaheen
2009 The Whisperers
2010 Fired
2010 The Japanese Wife
2011 Kuch Love Jaisa
2011 I Am
2011 Mumbai Chakachak
2011 Bits and Pieces
2011 Ghost Ghost Na Raha
2012 Midnight's Children
2012 Laptop
2013 Vishwaroopam
2013 Vishwaroop
2013 Vishwaroopam 2
2013 Vishwaroop 2
2013 Shesher Kabita
Playback singing
2006 Anuranan
Writer/director
2001 Everybody Says I'm Fine!
2009 The Whisperers