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Rahul Bose

Rahul Bose

Actor, also director and producer · Born July 27, 1967 (59) · India

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rahul Bose (born 27 July 1967) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, social activist, and rugby union player. Bose has appeared in Hindi films such as Pyaar Ke Side Effects and Jhankaar Beats. 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. Bose is also a former member of India's international rugby team, the National Orange Indian Rugby Team. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rahul Bose, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 27, 1967 (59)
From
India
Works as
Actor, also director and producer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 58 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 3% in 30 days

What are Rahul Bose's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 94th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
41%
Bonds
27%
Self
13%
Survival
11%
Power
8%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 7 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 7
Mentor
2 of 7
Shadow
1 of 7
Threshold guardian
1 of 7
Shapeshifter
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles
  • Heroas Aman Kapoor in Chameli (2003)
  • Heroas Snehamoy in The Japanese Wife (2010)
  • Shadowas Omar Qureshi in Vishwaroopam (2013)
  • Mentoras Dr. R. S. Praveen Kumar in Poorna (2017)
  • Threshold guardianas Indranil in Bulbbul (2020)
  • Shapeshifteras Jimmy Mistry in Neeyat (2023)
  • Mentoras Col. Amit Singh Dabas in Amaran (2024)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
4
Dread
2
Hopeful
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Rahul Bose's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).

Subscription and free streaming for Rahul Bose's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

58 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Udta Teer(2026)

    Actor

  • Madam Sengupta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Ranjan

  • Binodiini - Ekti Natir Upakhyan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Rangababu

  • Parama: A Journey with Aparna Sen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Bhairathi Ranagal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Parande

  • The Blue Bicycle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Amaran(2024)

    as Colonel Amit Singh Dabas

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Berlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Jagdish Sondhi

  • Iraivan(2023)

    as Brahman

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Neeyat(2023)

    as Jimmy Mistry

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Taj: Divided by Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 18 episodes · as Mirza Hakim

  • Salaam Venky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Lawyer

  • Eternally Confused and Eager for Love(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Gaurav

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Robindronath Ekhane Kawkhono Khete Aashenni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 9 episodes · as Nirupam Chanda

  • Bombay Begums(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Bulbbul(2020)

    as Indranil / Mahendra

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Vishwaroopam II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Omar Qureshi

  • Poorna(2017)

    Director · Producer · as Dr. R. S. Praveen Kumar

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Under Construction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Imtiaz Ilahi

  • The Last Poem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Amit

  • Dil Dhadakne Do(2015)

    as Manav Sangha

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Sondhey Namaar Aagey(2014)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Vishwaroopam(2013)

    as Omar Qureshi

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Midnight's Children(2012)

    as Zulfikar

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Laptop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Indra

  • Kucch Luv Jaisaa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Raghav Passport

  • I Am (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Jay Gowda

  • The Japanese Wife(2010)

    as Snehamoy Chatterjee

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Fired (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Joy Mittal

  • Antaheen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Abhik

  • Dil Kabaddi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Rishi Sharma

  • Tahaan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Zafar

  • Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Arjun Rastogi

  • Khatron Ke Khiladi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 20 episodes · as Contestant

  • Shaurya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Major Siddhant Kumar Chaudhary

  • Anuranan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Rahul Chatterjee

  • Before the Rains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as T. K. Neelan

  • Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Varun Roy

  • Pyaar Ke Side Effects (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Siddharth Bose

  • 15 Park Avenue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Joydeep "Jojo" Roy

  • Silsiilay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Neil Kashyap

  • Kaalpurush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Son

  • Hero - Bhakti Hi Shakti Hai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 168 episodes · Screenplay

  • White Noise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Karan

  • Chameli(2003)

    as Aman Kapoor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Mumbai Matinee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Debashish (Debu) Chatterjee

  • Jhankaar Beats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Rishi Roy

  • One Day, 24 Hours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Jehangir "Raja" Chowdhury

  • Everybody Says I'm Fine! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Actor

  • Thakshak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Sunny Bihani

  • Split Wide Open (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as KP / Kut Price

  • Bombay Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Ricardo

  • Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama(1993)

    as Bharatha (voice) (English)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • BOMgAY (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • English, August (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Agastya Sen

  • Janadesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Shuru Theke Shuru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 58 titles, 56 of them dated from 1994 to 2026; peak year 2002.

Biggest box office

Dil Dhadakne Do (2015)

$18M worldwide

Highest rated

Amaran (2024)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Udta Teer (2026)

Film career

19942026

Peak 2002 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1997Screen debut· Ramayana : The Legend of Prince Rama
  • 2002First top-billed film· Mr. and Mrs. Iyer

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting56 of 58: 55 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stDirecting2 of 58: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 58: 1 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s6 · acting2000s21 · 20 acting · 2 crew2010s13 · 12 acting · 1 crew2020s16 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 10% of 10 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Rahul Bose's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of the 12 of 13 with a score; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 87th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 14 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Bombay Begums (2021)

98th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (1993)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Rahul Bose's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 71 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 32 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Rahul Bose work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rahul Bose's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ram Kapoor shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles