/> This could be the big hand that Rahul Bose hasn't got back home for all the charitable causes he has been supporting in his own country including supporting a group of adopted girls in the Rishi Valley.

Rahul who's all set to star in the sequel to the Pritish Nandy/Mallika Sherawat romantic comedy Pyar Ke Side Effects has finally got some positive side effects to enjoy from his philanthropic work.

Oxfam that UK-based organization supporting various charitable causes across the globe, have appointed Rahul their global ambassador.

It's a singular prestige for India. Rahul joins Scarlett Johanssen, Helen Mirren, Djimon Hounsou and Annie Lennox as Oxfam's global ambassador.

"It's flattering ...and very gratifying to be among the names that you've mentioned.What better birthday gift could I hope for?" wonders Rahul as he turned 40 today (July 27)

In transit in Frankfurt on the way to Toronto to attend a retrospective of his films Rahul was deeply flattered by the offer.

"I got a call from Oxfam asking me whether I'd like to be their global ambassador. I readily agreed. Being attached to a global organization can only increase the scope and impact of my social causes. They're very good working for women and children.

It's very gratifying to know that the work which you've been silently doing has somewhere been so profoundly appreciated. I had been working with Oxfam for the last two years, post-Tsunami and the Andamans. I'll just continue working in the same direction, even harder."