After completing his education, he started working with the Post and Telegraph Department, so that he could pursue acting on the side, without any family pressure. Bose made his film debut in 1957 in the
Asit Sen film,
Apradhi Kaun? (1957), which also starred
Mala Sinha and
Abhi Bhattacharya. His acting in Bimal Roy's
Sujata (1959) was appreciated, where he was cast with
Nutan,
Sunil Dutt and
Sulochana. Bose was noted for his intense performances in movies such as
Gumnaam,
Bandini (1963),
Anupama (1966),
Devar,
Mujhe Jeene Do (1963),
Aan Milo Sajna and several other movies in the sixties and early seventies. He has worked with eminent actors such as
Ashok Kumar,
Dharmendra,
Manoj Kumar,
Sunil Dutt,
Balraj Sahni and
Amitabh Bachchan among others. From the directors, he has worked with
Bimal Roy,
Hrishikesh Mukherjee,
Satyen Bose,
Asit Sen,
Dulal Guha and others. He starred in at least 41 films between 1957 and 1972 and gained a reputation for playing middle class professional figures, particularly doctors and occasionally judges or lawyers. He died on 8 March 1972. ==Filmography==