Bose: Dead/Alive
| Bose: Dead/Alive | |
|---|---|
Historical period drama | |
| Created by | Ekta Kapoor |
| Based on | India's Biggest Cover-Up by Anuj Dhar |
| Developed by | Ekalavya Bhattacharya Jyoti Kapur Das |
| Written by | Reshu Nath |
| Directed by | Pulkit |
| Creative directors | Ekalavya Bhattacharya Nimisha Pandey Jyoti Kapur Das |
| Starring |
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| Narrated by | Naveen Kasturia |
| Theme music composer | Neel Adhikari |
| Opening theme | "Bose Title Track" by Neel Adhikari, MC Todfod & Qaushiq Mukherjee |
| Ending theme | "Bose Title Track" by Neel Adhikari, MC Todfod & Qaushiq Mukherjee |
| Composers | Neel Adhikari Andrew T. Mackay |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original languages |
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| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Indranil Chakraborty |
| Production locations | |
| Cinematography | Kumar Saurabh |
| Editor | Yasha Ramchandani |
| Running time | 20-29 minutes |
| Production company | ALT Balaji |
| Release | 20 November 2017 |
Bose: Dead/Alive is an Indian
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, with supporting roles including Naveen Kasturia[2][3] as Darbari Lal, Edward Sonnenblick as Stanley Allen, and Anna Ador as Emilie Schenkl
.
Premise
On 18 August 1945 after his overloaded Japanese plane crashed in Japanese-occupied Formosa (now
Rajkumar Rao) is presumed dead. However his family in Kolkata receive a telegram from Mahatma Gandhi
to not conduct his last rites. It then begins with speculation about his death and other characters who suggest how he has vanished in the past as well, with all of them suggesting his possible return.
Cast
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
- Naveen Kasturia as Darbari Lal
- Calcutta Police
- Anna Ador as Emilie Schenkl[4]
- Alexx O'Nell as David Anderson
- Chinmoy Das as Sarat Chandra Bose, elder brother of Subhas Chandra Bose
- Nondini Chatterjee as Bhibhavati Devi
- Abhijit Lahiri as Janakinath Bose, father of Subhas Chandra Bose
- Prabhavati Devi, mother of Subhas Chandra Bose
- Manoj Mehra as Hemanta Kumar Sarkar
- Patralekha Paulas Nandani
- Surendra Rajan as Mahatma Gandhi
- Sanjay Gurbaxani as Jawaharlal Nehru
- Mariusz Daszczynski as Adolf Hitler
- Akash Sinha as Habib ur Rahman
- Agnelo Chang as Nakamura
- Sanjay Nath as Dr. Mathur
- Sunil Kumar Palwal as Hayat Khan
- Victoria Ansell Gauvin as Lydia
- Andy von Eich as Prince of Wales
- Mir Sarwar as Rehmat Khan / Bhagat Ram Talwar
Episodes
- Episode 1: Dead Or Alive
- Episode 2: Bane of the British Raj
- Episode 3: Catch me if you can
- Episode 4: The Japanese Connection
- Episode 5: The Gold Traile
- Episode 6: Hide And Seek
- Episode 7: Lost And Found
- Episode 8: Escape To Afghanistan
- Episode 9: The End Game
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | IWM Digital Awards | Best Cinematography | Kumar Saurabh | Won[5] |
| Best Costumes | Shivank Vikram | |||
| Best Art Direction | Neil Chaudhary | |||
| Best Dialogues | Reshu Nath | |||
| Best Background Score | Andrew T Mackay | |||
| Best Casting | Shubham Ghaur | |||
| Best Actor in a web series | Rajkumar Rao
| |||
| Best Director | Pulkit | |||
| Best Web Series | Bose: Dead/Alive | |||
| DigiXX Awards | Best Actor on OTT Content | Rajkumar Rao | Won[6] | |
| iReel Awards | Best Drama Series | Bose: Dead/Alive | Nominated | |
| Best Actor (Drama) | Rajkumar Rao | Nominated[7] | ||
| Best Actress (Drama) | Patralekha Paul | Nominated | ||
| Best Writing (Drama) | Reshu Nath & Anuj Dar | Nominated |
References
- ^ Shekhar, Mimansa (9 November 2017). "Watch Bose Dead/Alive trailer: Rajkummar Rao as Subhash Chandra Bose might just be a game changer". The Indian Express. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Bose Dead/Alive trailer: Rajkummar Rao angers Mahatma Gandhi amid revolution and rap music". Hindustan Times. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Bose Dead/Alive trailer: Rajkummar Rao tells the difference between revolutionary and slave". Hindustan Times. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ Gadal, Nikita (22 December 2017). "Anna Ador on bringing the mammoth change foreign artists need". TheMoviean.
- ^ "Winners List: IWM Digital Awards, 2018". 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Rajkumar Rao wins Best Actor at 2nd DigiXX Awards, 2018".
- ^ "iReel Awards 2018: Bose is Very Special to Me, Says Rajkummar Rao". News18. 30 August 2018.
External links
- Bose Deas/Alive at ALTBalaji
- Official website
- Bose: Dead/Alive at IMDb
