His subtleness and expressive eyes make every watch interesting

An actor, director, screenwriter, social activist, and rugby player, Rahul Bose dons many hats. Be it Bengali, Hindi, or English cinema, Bose has done justice to all his frames. In fact, the actor has never limited himself to commercial cinema, or else you can say he is better known as the art-house actor of Bollywood. Rahul Bose has incredible work to his credit as he has done everything from unconventional films to commercial like Jhankaar Beats, Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam and PyaarKe Side Effects among others. Or the art house films like Mr. and Mrs. Iyer, Anuranan, Antaheen, and Laptop among various others. So here is a list of a few of his other films that one must watch.

The Japanese Wife A romantic drama directed by AparnaSen stars Rahul Bose besides RaimaSen and Japanese actress ChigusaTakaku in the title role. The story revolves around a young Bengali village school teacher played by Rahul who through being a pen pal to a Japanese girl falls in love. And it is through their letters the two also exchange their wedding vows. Only through letters remaining true and loyal to each other throughout their life, the film is an example of true love and friendship.

English, August This 1994 sees Bose play the role of AgastyaSen or English, August is called by the characters of the film throughout. The story revolves around Agastya who is a lover of poetry, philosophy, rock, and jazz. He is someone who thinks and speaks in English but comes to a point in his life wherein he faces a culture shock and language barrier in his own country when he’s posted to Madna. The narration gets interesting and picks up with him moving to a small town and his surprise encounters with a bunch of quirky people there.

Kaalpurush This 2005 National Award-winning film is a great example of blurring lines between reality and imagination depicting two timelines simultaneously. With Bose portraying the role of a man stuck in a dysfunctional marriage and is at the same time in search of his father played by MithunChakraborty. While trying to come to terms with his situation, he creates a world that is far better than what’s real. Bose induces a sense of sympathy in the viewer.

Before the Rains It is an Indian-British period drama that is adapted from a story from the 2001 anthology Israeli film Asphalt Zahov. The story begins with an idealistic young Indian man, T.K. Neelan played by Rahul who struggles to find a balance in his village after the revelation of his British boss and a married village woman.