Background: Rahul Bose was born to Rupen and Kumud Bose on 27 July 1967. He describes himself as "...half Bengali; one-fourth Punjabi and one-fourth Maharashtrian." Bose's first acting role was at age six when he played the lead in a school play, Tom, the Piper's Son.
Context: Bose started his acting career on the Mumbai stage in Rahul D'Cunha's Topsy Turvey and Are There Tigers In The Congo?. D'Cunha's aunt was the casting director for director Dev Benegal's film English, August and suggested that Bose should play the lead role. After filming a screen test, Benegal decided to cast him as civil servant Agastya Sen. Based on the novel of the same name by Upamanyu Chatterjee, English, August was one of the first Hinglish films and gained Bose international recognition when it became the first Indian film to be purchased by 20th Century Fox and won several awards at international film festivals.  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. In 1998 he appeared in Kaizad Gustad's Bombay Boys with Naseeruddin Shah and starred in Dev Benegal's second film, Split Wide Open. To prepare for his role as a roving water vendor, Bose lived in Mumbai's slums and observed a drug dealer for two weeks. He later cited this time--along with the 2002 Gujarat riots--as the beginning of the awakening of his social conscience. Although Split Wide Open was controversial in India because of its depictions of sexual abuse, Bose received the Silver Screen Award for Best Asian Actor at the 2000 Singapore International Film Festival for his performance. He also performed abroad in the Leicester Haymarket in England where he starred in the English version of Tim Murari's play, The Square Circle.  In 1997, Bose was cast to play the role of Saleem Sinai in the BBC adaptation of Salman Rushdie's novel Midnight's Children. The project was eventually canceled after the Indian and Sri Lankan governments refused to allow filming. After seeing Bose in English, August, director Govind Nihalani cast him in the villain role opposite Ajay Devgan in the mainstream film Thakshak. The film was not a financial success, although Bose received positive reviews.  In 2001, Bose made his directorial debut with Everybody Says I'm Fine!. Starring Rehaan Engineer and Koel Purie and featuring Bose in a supporting role, Everybody received mixed reviews from critics, but won Bose the runner-up John Schlesinger Award for best directorial debut at the 2003 Palm Springs International Film Festival. In 2002, Bose starred opposite Konkona Sen Sharma in Aparna Sen's art film Mr. and Mrs. Iyer. 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. CANNOTANSWER
Question: Did he perform in any other country besides India?

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Award for best directorial debut at the 2003 Palm Springs International Film Festival.
Bakgrund: Rahul Bose föddes till Rupen och Kumud Bose den 27 juli 1967. Han beskriver sig själv som "...halv bengali; en fjärde punjabi och en fjärde maharashtrian." Boses första skådespelarroll var vid sex års ålder då han spelade huvudrollen i en skolpjäs, Tom, Piperns Son. Sammanhang: Bose började sin skådespelarkarriär på Mumbai-scenen i Rahul D'Cunhas Topsy Turvey och Are There Tigers In The Congo?. D'Cunhas faster var rollbesättaren för regissören Dev Benegals film English, August och föreslog att Bose skulle spela huvudrollen. Efter att ha filmat ett filmtest bestämde sig Benegal för att kasta honom som statstjänsteman Agastya Sen. Baserat på romanen med samma namn av Upamanyu Chatterjee, engelska, var August en av de första Hinglish-filmerna och vann Bose internationellt erkännande när den blev den första indiska filmen som köptes av 20th Century Fox och vann flera priser vid internationella filmfestivaler. Efter engelskan fick August Bose arbete inom TV; han erbjöds en roll i Indiens första engelskspråkiga TV-serie, A Mouthful of Sky och var även medvärd för BBC World's Style! med Laila Rouass. 1998 medverkade han i Kaizad Gustads Bombay Boys med Naseeruddin Shah och hade huvudrollen i Dev Benegals andra film, Split Wide Open. För att förbereda sig för sin roll som rovingvattenförsäljare bodde Bose i Mumbais slumområden och observerade en knarklangare i två veckor. Han citerade senare denna gång – tillsammans med upploppen i Gujarat 2002 – som början på uppvaknandet av hans sociala samvete. Trots att Split Wide Open var kontroversiellt i Indien på grund av sina skildringar av sexuella övergrepp fick Bose motta Silver Screen Award för bästa asiatiska skådespelare vid Singapore International Film Festival 2000 för sin insats. Han uppträdde även utomlands i Leicester Haymarket i England där han hade huvudrollen i den engelska versionen av Tim Muraris pjäs, The Square Circle. 1997 blev Bose castad för att spela rollen som Saleem Sinai i BBC-anpassningen av Salman Rushdies roman Midnattens barn. Projektet ställdes så småningom in efter att de indiska och Sri Lankas regeringar vägrade tillåta filmning. Efter att ha sett Bose på engelska, August, kastade regissören Govind Nihalani honom i skurkrollen mittemot Ajay Devgan i mainstreamfilmen Thakshak. Filmen blev ingen ekonomisk framgång, även om Bose fick positiva recensioner. 2001 gjorde Bose sin regidebut med Everybody Says I'm Fine!. Med Rehaan Engineer och Koel Purie i huvudrollen och Bose i en biroll fick Everybody blandade recensioner från kritiker, men vann Bose tvåan John Schlesinger Award för bästa regidebut vid 2003 års Palm Springs International Film Festival. 2002 hade Bose huvudrollen mitt emot Konkona Sen Sharma i Aparna Sens konstfilm Mr. och Mrs. Iyer. Filmen, en kritik av det kommunala våldet, blev en kritisk framgång och vann flera priser vid internationella filmfestivaler samt tre National Film Awards. CANNOTANSWER Fråga: Uppträdde han i något annat land än Indien? Svar:
Background: Rahul Bose was born to Rupen and Kumud Bose on 27 July 1967. He describes himself as "...half Bengali; a fourth Punjabi and a fourth Maharashtrian." Bose's first acting role was at the age of six when he starred in a school play, Tom, Pipern's Son. Context: Bose began his acting career on the Mumbai scene in Rahul D'Cunhas Topsy Turvey and Are There Tigers In The Congo?. D'Cunha's aunt was the casting director for director Dev Benegal's film English, August and suggested Bose play the lead role. After filming a film test, Benegal decided to throw him as a civil servant Agastya Sen. Based on the novel of the same name by Upamanyu Chatterjee, English, August was one of the first Hinglish films and won Bose international recognition when it became the first Indian film bought by 20th Century Fox and won several awards at international film festivals. After English, August Bose got work in television; he was offered a role in India's first English-language television series, A Mouthful of Sky and also co-hosted BBC World's Style! with Laila Rouass. In 1998, he appeared in Kaizad Gustad's Bombay Boys starring Naseeruddin Shah and starred in Dev Benegal's second film, Split Wide Open. To prepare for his role as a roving water salesman, Bose lived in Mumbai's slum areas and observed a drug dealer for two weeks. He later quoted this time – along with the 2002 Gujarat riots – as the beginning of the awakening of his social conscience. Although the Split Wide Open was controversial in India due to its depictions of sexual abuse, Bose received the Silver Screen Award for Best Asian Actor at the 2000 Singapore International Film Festival for his performance. He also performed abroad in Leicester Haymarket, England, where he starred in the English version of Tim Murari's play, The Square Circle. In 1997, Bose was cast to play the role of Saleem Sinai in the BBC adaptation of Salman Rushdie's novel Children of Midnight. The project was eventually cancelled after the Indian and Sri Lankan governments refused to allow filming. After seeing Bose in English, August, director Govind Nihalani threw him in the villain role opposite Ajay Devgan in the mainstream film Thakshak. The film was not an economic success, although Bose received positive reviews. In 2001, Bose made his directorial debut with Everybody Says I'm Fine!. Starring Rehaan Engineer and Koel Purie and Bose in a supporting role, Everybody received mixed reviews from critics, but won the Bose runner-up John Schlesinger Award for Best Directorial Debut at the 2003 Palm Springs International Film Festival. In 2002, Bose starred opposite Konkona Sen Sharma in Aparna Sen's art film Mr. and Mrs. Iyer. The film, a critique of municipal violence, was a critical success and won several awards at international film festivals as well as three National Film Awards. Cannotanswer Question: Did he appear in any country other than India? Answer:
Pris för bästa regidebut vid Palm Springs internationella filmfestival 2003.
Award for Best Directorial Debut at Palm Spring International Film Festival 2003.