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*Bose: Dead/Alive*
Bose: Dead/Alive
	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	Rajkummar Rao; Naveen Kasturia; Edward Sonnenblick; Anna Ador; Alexx O'Nell;
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	Hindi; English;
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Hansal Mehta (creative producer); Suman Sengupta;
Producer	Indranil Chakraborty
Production locations	Kolkata; Bolpur; Mumbai; Ladakh; Thailand; Poland;
Cinematography	Kumar Saurabh
Editor	Yasha Ramchandani
Running time	20-29 minutes
Production company	BIG Synergy Media
Original release
Network	ALT Balaji
Release	20 November 2017

Bose: Dead/Alive is an Indian historical drama streaming television miniseries based on the 2012 book India's Biggest Cover-up by activist Anuj Dhar that was released on ALTBalaji on 20 November 2017 IST.^[1] The show stars Rajkummar Rao portrays the titular protagonist, based on the life of 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 Taiwan) Netaji 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 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Naveen Kasturia as Darbari Lal
Edward Sonnenblick as Stanley Allen, IG 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
Praveena Deshpandey as Prabhavati Devi, mother of Subhas Chandra Bose
Manoj Mehra as Hemanta Kumar Sarkar
Patralekha Paul as 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

[1] 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.

[2] "Bose Dead/Alive trailer: Rajkummar Rao angers Mahatma Gandhi amid revolution and rap music". Hindustan Times. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.

[3] "Bose Dead/Alive trailer: Rajkummar Rao tells the difference between revolutionary and slave". Hindustan Times. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.

[4] Gadal, Nikita (22 December 2017). "Anna Ador on bringing the mammoth change foreign artists need". TheMoviean.

[5] "Winners List: IWM Digital Awards, 2018". 11 March 2018.

[6] "Rajkumar Rao wins Best Actor at 2nd DigiXX Awards, 2018".

[7] "iReel Awards 2018: Bose is Very Special to Me, Says Rajkummar Rao". News18. 30 August 2018.

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