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Rahul Bose
Rahul Bose

Co-Stars & Directors

Rahul Bose

25Co-Stars
2Directors
1Music Directors
3Films with Kamal Haasan
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Rahul Bose Co-Stars, Directors & Movies Together

Rahul Bose's collaborators

Rahul Bose's most frequent director is Kamal Haasan — 3 films together. Shefali Shah has stayed in Rahul Bose's catalogue from 2011 to 2023 — a partnership that crosses decades. From 1999 (with Tabu) to 2023 (with Shefali Shah).

Rahul Khanna averages 7.4/10 across 2 films with Rahul Bose — the highest-rated active pairing. The catalogue runs on a revolving cast — few repeat pairings, broad spread across collaborators.

As of June 2026.

Collaborator network

Top 12 collaborators by composite strength score. Distance reflects strength; edge thickness reflects film count; warmer edges are more recent.

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Most acclaimed pairing
Rahul Bose × Rahul Khanna
2 films·avg 7.4/10
Longest running
Rahul Bose × Shefali Shah
12+ years·2 decades
Newest pairing
Rahul Bose × Nayantara
2023·Iraivan

Strongest pairings

Shefali Shah outpaces the next-strongest by a clear margin — outscoring the next-strongest pairing by 78%.

28Total Co-Stars & Directors
3Most films with Kamal Haasan
3Role categories

Top pairings compared

MetricShefali ShahAamir KhanNayantaraKamal Haasan
Films together3223
Avg rating6.07.36.36.8
First2011201520232013
Latest2023202220232017
Best filmDil Dhadakne DoSalaam VenkyIraivanVishwaroopam

Multi-decade partnerships

7 pairings have endured across two-plus decades — an unusually deep bench of long-term partners.

Most acclaimed pairings

Top-rated pairings with two or more films together.

Recent first-pairings

New on-screen partnerships from the last three years.

Collaboration by Decade

1990s
2 films
5.4
Tabu, Ajay Devgan
2000s
21 films
5.9
Anant Balani, Kay Kay Menon, Tabu
2010s
33 films
6.6
Kamal Haasan, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah
2020s
3 films
6.6
Shefali Shah, Nayantara, Aamir Khan

Creative Legacy

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Rahul Bose has carved a distinct and influential niche in Indian cinema, primarily through his consistent choice of unconventional, character-driven roles that challenge mainstream narratives. His career trajectory is marked by a deliberate shift from early commercial Hindi films to a deep engagement with parallel and regional cinema, particularly in Bengali. This choice established him as a serio

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