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. The show stars Rajkummar Rao portrays the titular protagonist, based on the life of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, with supporting roles including Naveen Kasturia 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 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 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 2018iReel Awards Best Drama Series Bose: Dead/Alive Best Actor (Drama) Rajkumar Rao Best Actress (Drama) Patralekha Best Writing (Drama) Reshu Nath & Anuj Dar
References
External links Bose Deas/Alive at ALTBalaji