Tarun Bose

Tarun Bose (14 September 1928 – 8 March 1972) was an Indian actor, active in Bollywood during the 1960s and 1970s.

Early life and education Bose was born in Kolkata, though he grew up in Nagpur, where he studied at St. Francis High School. Early in his teen he started performing local plays and at the age of 15 he auditioned for the newly opened All India Radio, 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 Abhi Bhattacharya. His acting in Bimal Roy's Sujata (1959) was appreciated, where he was cast with Nutan, Sunil Dutt and Sulochana.

Bose was noted for his intense performances in movies such as Gumnaam, Bandini (1963), Anupama (1966), Devar, Mujhe Jeene Do (1963), Aan Milo Sajna and several other movies in the sixties and early seventies. He has worked with eminent actors such as Ashok Kumar, Dharmendra, Manoj Kumar, Sunil Dutt, Balraj Sahni and Amitabh Bachchan among others. From the directors, he has worked with Bimal Roy, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Satyen Bose, 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 Year Title Role Notes1957 Apradhi Kaun? (1957 film) Doctor 1958 Madhumati Doctor (Deven's Colleague) 1959 Sujata Upendranath Chowdhury 1960 Usne Kaha Tha Hawaldar Ram Singh 1961 Shama Dilawar 1961 Kabuliwala Doctor 1961 Bhaiyya Parmanand 1961 Kanch Ki Gudiya Raju's Father 1962 Maa Beta Ganga Sahay 1962 Umeed Shukla 1963 Bandini Mahesh Chandra 1963 Meri Surat Teri Ankhen Dr. Mathur 1963 Mujhe Jeene Do Superintendent of Police 1963 Begaana 1964 Benazir Shauket 1964 Kohra Ramesh 1965 Chand Aur Suraj Barrister Mohan 1965 Gumnaam Madhusudan Sharma 1965 Oonche Log Mohan Prabhu 1965 Akashdeep 1965 Faraar Shyam Sunder 1965 Bhaiyaa 1966 Anupama Mohan Sharma 1966 Devar Advocate Gopinath 1966 Love in Tokyo Doctor P.C. Roy 1966 Toofan Men Pyar Kahan Rai Mohan 1966 Pyar Mohabbat 1967 Chhoti Si Mulaqat Shanker Choudhury 1967 Jaal Sheila's servant (with fake mask) 1968 Anokhi Raat Madanlal 1969 Oos Raat Ke Baad Lakhan Pal 1969 Jyoti Engineer 1969 Dharti Kahe Pukarke 'Mahendra Babu'Rekha's father 1969 Insaaf Ka Mandir Badri Prasad 1969 Satyakam Mr. Ladia 1970 Aan Milo Sajna Judge 1970 Ganwaar Raja Ram Pratap Rai 1970 Gunah Aur Kanoon Mr. Bose 1970 Maharaja Kalicharan 1971 Purani Pehchan Sandhya's father 1971 Chhoti Bahu Shriram 1971 Memsaab Inspector Dixit 1971 Memsaab Inspector Dixit 1971 Bikhare Moti Jeevan 1971 Parde Ke Peechey Gardener 1971 Hum Tum Aur Woh Shyam Lal 1972 Aankhon Aankhon Mein Kulwant Rai 1972 Ek Nazar Raghunath Tyagi 1972 Annadata Ratna's Father 1972 Anokha Daan 1972 Ek Khilari Bawan Pattey Shekhar's Father 1973 Jyot Jale Amarnath 1973 Mehmaan Tarun 1974 Jeevan Sangram Commander 1974 Vachan Saxena 1976 Do Ladkiyan Rai Bahadue Raghunath Khanna (final film role)