Happy Birthday : Rahul Bose [ 27 July ]

27 July 2013 :: Rahul Bose  was born on  27^th of  July 1967. He  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” 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 was born to Rupen and Kumud Bose on 27 July 1967. Bose spent his early childhood in Kolkata, West Bengal and then moved to Mumbai with his family. His first acting role was at age six when he played the lead in a school play, Tom, the Piper’s Son. As a child he took an interest in sports after his mother introduced him to boxing and rugby union.  He also played cricket and was coached by cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. He is an alumnus of the Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai. After being rejected by a number of American universities, Bose attended Sydenham College. 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 copy writer at Rediffusion 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,