It is said that one should do only one thing at a time. This is said because often when a person is an expert in one work and puts his mind to something else, he has to face difficulties, but the trend of cinema is a little different. Here you will get to see and hear the stories of many such stars who did so many things simultaneously and were successful Mashallah. One such example is those actors who shared the screen with actresses like Mallika Sherawat, Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor and apart from this, also made a big contribution to rugby.

This Bollywood actor is none other than Rahul Bose. Many people know him as an actor, but very few people know that he has also been an international rugby player. Rahul first stepped into the world of acting at the age of six when he played the lead role in the school play Tom, the Piper's Son. Apart from being a rugby player and actor, Rahul is also a director, script writer and social worker.

He left his job to become a full-time actor.

Rahul quit his job to become a full-time actor in 1994 after the release of his first film 'English, August'. This film also gave him a lot of recognition. He played the role of Agastya Sen in the film. Due to the successful start of his career, Rahul started getting offers for many films. After this, he did films like 'Split Wide Open', 'Mr. and Mrs. Iyer', 'Jhankar Beats', 'Chameli', National Award winner '15 Park Avenue', 'Pyaar Ke Side Effects', 'Man Gaye Mughal-e-Azam', 'Chain Coolie Ki Main Coolie', 'Dil Dhadakne Do', 'Bulbul' and many others. Before coming into acting, Rahul used to work in the ad company Rediffusion.

has directed many films

Rahul was called the superstar of Indian arthouse cinema by the prestigious Time magazine for working in films like 'English, August' and 'Mr. and Mrs. Iyer'. Apart from this, he has also worked in web-series like 'Bombay Begums', 'Taj', 'Eternally Confused' and 'Eager for Love'. Recently he was seen in Zee5's 'Berlin' series. Apart from acting, Rahul has also written and directed films like 'Everybody Says I'm Fine!', 'The Whispers' and 'Poorna: Courage Has No Limit'.

I did not get a chair on the set of my first film

Recently, Rahul gave an interview to Lallantop, in which he revealed that he was not given a chair on the set of his first film. The actor said, "This is a small thing, but I was in the lead role. I was not given a chair there. Because of this, I would sometimes sit on the road divider and sometimes on the ground. I thought it was okay, no problem. However, chairs were given to others - the producer, his sister, his uncle. Only I was not given one".

Has been an international rugby player

Apart from being an actor and director, Rahul is also a great rugby player. Rahul has achieved many achievements in rugby. Rahul participated in the Asian Union Rugby Championship for eight years. The actor played his last international rugby match against Pakistan and the first against Singapore in 1998. When Rahul used to play rugby, he used to work in films. However, playing for the country was more important for him than films.

On 23 November 2018, a website named India West quoted Rahul in an interview and wrote, "When I used to play for India, I used to look at my rugby calendar and pick films after looking at the tournaments so that they do not clash with the dates of the game because playing for India was more important for me than acting in films." However, he retired from this game in 2008. After retiring, he also emphasized on the promotion of rugby. According to the Times of India, Rahul had given some reasons behind his retirement. He had said, "You need at least two months to prepare for international rugby. Which I do not have. Apart from this, money and age are the reasons for leaving it. Rugby does not pay much and I am now 40 years old. That is why I feel that I should leave rugby." Apart from films and sports, Rahul has also been very involved in social service.

Rahul has been in the headlines

Rahul Bose had made a statement on the Nirbhaya rape case, after which he was criticized a lot. The actor had said that rapists should be given a chance to 'reform' if they really want to repent for their actions. Rahul's statement was criticized a lot in the media, but despite this, Bose refused to apologize for his comment.