Oct 21 2013
Rahul Bose
Award Winning Indian Actor, Screenwriter, Film Director and Social Activist
Rahul Bose is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, social activist and rugby union player. He has appeared in Hindi films such as Pyaar Ke Side Effects and Jhankaar Beats. Time magazine named him “the superstar of Indian art house cinema for his work in parallel cinema films like English, August and Mr. and Mrs. Iyer. He is also notable for his social activism and is the founder of the non-profit organization, The Foundation, an NGO dedicated to the removal of discrimination from all walks of life.
“One of India’s most respected actors”
Rahul has also served as Ambassador for Oxfam and Planet Alert for climate change, as well as on the board of Citizens for Justice and Peace and Breakthrough. His international profile as a social activist really gained recognition when he was one of twelve international thinkers, politicians, economists and social activists to inaugurate the ‘In My Name’ initiative against global poverty in 2008. He launched the India initiative on climate change in 2009. This initiative focused on government policy at the highest level along with advocacy of the same with international bodies.[/expand]
Raul’s motivational speeches on leadership, life choices, personal success and public commitment have been shared with employees of notable corporate like Hewlitt-Packard, WNS-GS, The Taj Group of Hotels and HSBC Bank to name a few. He shares with his audience the importance of our voices in the fight against climate change.[/expand]
Topics
Leadership
The Grassy Knoll
Personal Success and Public Commitment
I Have a Dream
Indian Cinema – Past, Present and Future
Gender Equality
Making the Impossible, Possible
Climate Change
Awards
Best Actor – Singapore Film Festival
Honourable Mention – John Schlesinger Award for Best Debut Feature Film Director
Indian Youth Icon – Social Justice and Welfare, 2009
Inaugral Winner – ‘GREEN IIFA’ – International Indian Film Awards, Macau 2009
The ‘Godfrey Phillips Bravery Award 2006 – Social Service” for post-tsunami relief and rehabilitation efforts in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Winner – Karmaveer Puraskar for Social Service – Cinema
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