Bose: Dead/Alive
| Bose: Dead/Alive | |
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 Official title cover | |
| Genre | 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 | |
| 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 | BIG Synergy Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | ALT Balaji |
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Bose: Dead/Alive is an Indian historical period drama web television miniseries based on the book India's Biggest Cover-up by activist Anuj Dhar that was released on JioCinema at ALTBalaji on 20 November, 2017 IST.[1] The show stars Rajkummar Rao, portraying the character of Bose and Naveen Kasturia in a supporting role.[2][3]
Premise
On 18 August 1945 after his overloaded Japanese plane crashed in Japanese-occupied Formosa (now Taiwan) Subhas Chandra Bose (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
- Rajkummar Rao as Subhas Chandra Bose
- Naveen Kasturia as Darbari Lal
- Edward Sonnenblick as Stanley Allen, IG Calcutta Police
- Anna Ador[4] as Emilie Schenkl
- Alexx O'Nell as David Anderson
- Chinmoy Das as Sarat Chandra Bose, elder brother of Subhas Chandra Bose
- Nondini Chatterjee as Bhibhavati Sarat Chandra Bose
- Abhijit Lahiri as Janakinath Bose, father of Subhas Chandra Bose
- Praveena Deshpandey as Prabhavati Devi, mother of Subhas Chandra Bose
- Manoj Mehra as Hemant Sarkar
- Patralekha Paul as Nandani
- Surendra Rajan as Mahatma Gandhi
- Sanjay Gurbaxani as Jawaharlal Nehru
- Mariusz Daszczynski as Adolf Hitler
- Akash Sinha as 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 / Talwar
Episodes
- Episode 1: Dead/Alive
- Episode 2: Bane of the British Raj
- Episode 3: Catch Me If You Can
- Episode 4: The Japanese Connection
- Episode 5: The Gold Trail
- Episode 6: Hide And Seek
- Episode 7: Lost And Found
- Episode 8: Escape To Afghanistan
- Episode 9: Season Finale:The End Game
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.
- ^ https://themoviean.com/anna-ador-interview/