Tarun Bose (14 September 1928 – 8 March 1972) was an Indian

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, active in

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during the 1960s and 1970s.

Early life and education

Bose was born in

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, though he grew up in

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, where he studied at St. Francis High School. Early in his teen he started performing a local plays and at age 15 he auditioned for the newly opened

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, Nagpur, where he went on to work in radio plays.

Career

After completing his education, he started working with the Post and Telegraph Department, so that he could pursue acting on the side, without any family pressure. Bose made his film debut in 1957 in the Asit Sen film, '' Apradhi Kaun?'' (1957), which also starred Mala Sinha and

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. His acting in Bimal Roy's '' Sujata'' (1959) was appreciated, where he was cast with

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, Sunil Dutt and Sulochana. Bose was noted for his intense performances in movies such as ''

Gumnaam ''Gumnaam'' (translation: ''Unknown'' or ''Anonymous'') is a 1965 Indian Bollywood thriller film directed by Raja Nawathe, starring Manoj Kumar, Nanda, Pran, Helen and Mehmood. The film is a loosely-inspired adaptation of the 1939 mystery n ...

'', '' Bandini'' (1963), '' Anupama'' (1966), ''

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'', ''

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'' (1963), ''

Aan Milo Sajna ''Aan Milo Sajna'' () is a 1970 Hindi-language musical romance film written by Sachin Bhowmick, produced by Jagdish Kumar and directed by Mukul Dutt. The film stars Rajesh Khanna and Asha Parekh in the lead roles and the supporting cast include ...

'' and several other movies in the sixties and early seventies. He has worked with eminent actors such as

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, Dharmendra, Manoj Kumar, Sunil Dutt, Balraj Sahni and Amitabh Bachchan among others. From the directors, he has worked with

Bimal Roy Bimal Roy (12 July 1909 – 8 January 1966) was an Indian film director. He is particularly noted for his realistic and socialistic films such as '' Do Bigha Zamin'', '' Parineeta'', '' Biraj Bahu'', ''Devdas'', ''Madhumati'', '' Sujata'', '' ...

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Satyen Bose Satyen Bose (22 January 1916 – 9 June 1993) was a film director from India. He has directed both Bengali and Hindi language films. Among his most notable films are ''Raat Aur Din, Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi, Dosti'', and '' Jagriti''. ''Jagriti'' w ...

, Asit Sen, Dulal Guha and others. He starred in at least 41 films between 1957 and 1972 and gained a reputation for playing middle class professional figures, particularly doctors and occasionally judges or lawyers. He died on 8 March 1972.

Filmography

* '' Apradhi Kaun?'' (1957) * '' Madhumati'' (1958) * '' Sujata'' (1959) * '' Usne Kaha Tha'' (1960) * '' Shama'' (1961) * '' Begaana'' (1963) * '' Bandini'' (1963) * ''

'' (1963) * '' Kohra'' (1964) * ''

Akashdeep ''Akashdeep'' is a 1965 Hindi film directed by Phani Majumdar. The film stars Dharmendra, Mehmood, Ashok Kumar, Nanda and Nimmi. The film's music was composed by Chitragupta in notable songs like "Dil Ka Diya Jala Ke Gaya", sung by Lata Mangesh ...

'' (1965) * '' Faraar'' (1965) * ''

'' (1965) * '' Oonche Log'' (1965) * '' Bhaiyaa'' (1965) * ''

'' (1966) * '' Anupama'' (1966) * '' Love in Tokyo'' (1966) * ''

Pyar Mohabbat ''Pyar Mohabbat'' () is a 1966 Indian Bollywood film produced and directed by Shankar Mukherjee. It stars Dev Anand and Saira Banu in pivotal roles. Plot After running away from home, Prince Naresh Kumar Singh (Dev Anand) now calls himself Dil ...

'' (1966) * '' Chhoti Si Mulaqat'' (1967) * '' Jaal'' (1967) * ''

Anokhi Raat ''Anokhi Raat'' () is a 1968 Hindi film produced by L. B. Lachman and L. B. Thakur and directed by Asit Sen. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar, Zaheeda Hussain, Aruna Irani, Keshto Mukherjee and Parikshit Sahni. It has music by Roshan. The film ...

'' (1968) * '' Jyoti'' (1969) * '' Dharti Kahe Pukarke'' (1969) * ''Insaaf Ka Mandir'' (1969) * '' Satyakam'' (1969) *'' Maharaja (1970 film)'' * '' Ganwaar'' (1970) * '' Gunah Aur Kanoon'' (1970) * ''

'' (1970) * '' Jeevan Sangram'' (1974)

References

External links

* * Indian male film actors Male actors in Hindi cinema 1972 deaths 1928 births 20th-century Indian male actors Male actors from Nagpur Male actors from Kolkata {{India-actor-stub