Rahul Bose (born 27 July 1967) is an Indian film actor, director, screenwriter, social activist, and rugby player. Bose 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,
Chameli and
Shaurya. 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.