Tillotama Shome
Press conference by Mrituniay Devvrat, Director of the film “CHILDREN OF WAR” Soumya Joshi Devvrat, Producer and Actress Tillotma Shome, at the 45th International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2014), in Panaji, Goa.jpg
Shome at IFFI 2014
Born (1979-06-25) 25 June 1979[1]
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
OccupationActress
Spouse
Kunal Ross
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(m. 2015)​
[2]

Tillotama Shome (born 25 June 1979) is an Indian actress. Known for her work in several independent film productions. In 2021, she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Critics) for portraying a praiseworthy role of a house maid in the film Sir at the 66th Filmfare Awards.

Early life

Shome was born in Kolkata to Anupam and Baisakhi Shome.[3] Shome grew up all over India since her father was with the Indian Air Force.[4]

Career

Shome went to Delhi's Lady Shri Ram College and joined Arvind Gaur's Asmita theatre group.[5] She moved to New York in the autumn of 2004 for a master's program in educational theatre at New York University, where she remained until visiting Mumbai on holiday in February 2008. Thereafter, she took up residence in Mumbai and after completing some outstanding projects in New York, she returned to India in May 2008.[6] In New York, she also taught theatre to murder convicts at a high security US prison.[7][8]

She made her film debut as Alice in Mira Nair's feature film Monsoon Wedding,[9] and played Deepa in Shadows of Time (Schatten der Zeit), directed by Florian Gallenberger. She played a nun in the Australian film The Waiting City by Claire McCarthy.[7] Italo Spinelli's Gangor, based on Mahashweta Devi's novel, had her play a social worker.[10] She also worked in Qaushiq Mukherjee's Tasher Desh.[11] She played Mrs. Ahmadi in the Hindi political thriller film Shanghai directed by Dibakar Banerjee. About her performance in Shanghai Rediff wrote "Shome created one of this year's most heartbreaking performances in a Hindi film".[12]

Her other roles have included Lara in Little Box of Sweets (directed by Meneka Das),[13] Jaya in Long After (short film, directed by Afia Nathaniel) and Miraal in Butterfly (directed by Tanuj Chopra).

Her performance as a girl who is raised as a boy in Qissa won her the best actress title in the New Horizons Competition of the seventh Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF). She shared the title with Norwegian actress Julia Wildschutt.[14]

Personal life

Shome is married to Kunal Ross, the nephew of Jaya Bachchan, thus making her the niece-in-law of Jaya and Amitabh Bachchan.

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2001Monsoon WeddingAliceHindi, English
2003ButterflyMiraalEnglishShort Film
2004Shadows of TimeDeepaBengali
2006Long AfterJayaEnglishShort Film
Little Box of SweetsLaraEnglish
2009BoondJeevniHindiShort Film
The Waiting CitySister TessilaEnglish
Zamir and Preeti: A Love StoryPreetiEnglishShort Film
Clap ClapLeenaEnglishShort Film
2010GangorMedhaEnglish, Bengali
2011Turning 30Malini RoyHindi
2012ShanghaiAruna AhmediHindi
Tasher DeshQueenBengali
2013Sahasi ChoriRadhaNepaliShort Film
AatmaVaishali SinhaHindi
Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely GhostKanwarPunjabi
2014The LettersKavitha SinghEnglish
SoldBimlaEnglish
Children of WarBhitikaHindi[15]
Nayantara's NecklaceAlkaHindiShort Film
2015LudoShamanBengali
2016Budhia Singh – Born to RunSukantiHindi
2017A Death in the Gunj Bonnie Bakshi English, Hindi, Bengali
Hindi MediumEducation ConsultantHindi
The Song of ScorpionsLady of The NightHindi
Union LeaderGeetaHindi
Kadvi HawaParvatiHindi
2018 Manto Prostitute Hindi
Sir Ratna Hindi, Marathi
2019 India's Got Colour Herself Hindi Music Video
Raahgir – The Wayfarers Nathuni Hindi
2020 Dheet Patangey Devi Hindi
Angrezi MediumImmigration ConsultantHindi
Chintu Ka Birthday Sudha Tiwary Hindi
2021 Deep6 Mitul Bengali
2023 Lust Stories 2 Ishita Hindi Segment: The Mirror

Television

YearShowRoleLanguagePlatformNotes
2010 Futurestates Syama English – Episode: Pia
2014 Monsoon Baby Shanti German – TV Movie
2016 Love Shots Nidhi Hindi Amazon Prime Video Episode: Fired
2020 Mentalhood Preeti Hindi ALTBalaji and ZEE5 10 episodes
2022 Delhi Crime Lata Solanki/Karishma Hindi Netflix 5 episodes
2023 The Night Manager Lipika Saikia Rao Hindi Disney+ Hotstar 7 episodes
Tooth Pari: When Love BitesMeera Hindi Netflix 8 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Award Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2018 Filmfare Awards A Death in the Gunj Best Supporting Actress Nominated [16]
2021 Sir Best Actress (Critics) Won [17]
2023 Filmfare OTT Awards The Night Manager Best Supporting Actress – Drama Nominated [18][19]
Delhi Crime Won
2018 FOI Online Awards A Death in the Gunj Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated [20]
Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast Nominated
2021 Sir Best Actress in a Leading Role Won [21]
2018 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Sir Best Actress Nominated [22]
2023 Delhi Crime Best Actress in a Series Nominated [23]

References

  1. ↑ Sana Farzeen (29 June 2023). "Tillotama Shome says she faced many moments of 'deep despair' in career: 'I became bitter, angry and cynical'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Bachchan family attends Tillotama Shome's wedding ceremony". 4 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Ghosh, Ananya (30 November 2022). "The Accidental Actor: Tillotama Shome". Man's World. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Social Media Star of The Week: Tillotama Shome". Hindustan Times. 13 January 2023. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023 – via PressReader.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ "Alice in thunderland; Culture". Times Crest. 9 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  6. ↑ Masala is in Mumbai Archived 26 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Mumbai Mirror, 18 May 2008
  7. 1 2 "I just want to act: Tillotama Shome – Entertainment – DNA". Daily News and Analysis. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "Not Just the 'Monsoon Wedding' Girl – Grazia India". Grazia.co.in. 1 January 1970. Archived from the original on 23 May 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  9. ↑ Das, Garima (27 June 2023). "Tillotama Shome: In My Career Of 20 Years I Got Very Little Work But Didn't Give Up". Outlook. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Alice of Monsoon Wedding is back". The Indian Express. 2 December 2010. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  11. ↑ Priyanka Dasgupta (25 November 2011). "I did sword fighting in Tasher Desh: Tillotama Shome". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  12. ↑ "Ten Most Memorable Movie Moments of 2012". Rediff.com. 2 January 2013. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  13. ↑ Little Box of Sweets Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, The Guardian, 15 August 2008
  14. ↑ Archived 2 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ↑ "Actress Tillotama Shome to feature next in Children of War". news.biharprabha.com. Indo-Asian News Service. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  16. ↑ "63rd Jio Filmfare Awards 2018 Nominations". 18 January 2018.
  17. ↑ "66th Vimal Elaichi Filmfare Awards 2021: Complete Winners' List". The Times of India. 28 March 2021. Archived from the original on 31 March 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  18. ↑ "Nominations for the Filmfare OTT Awards 2023: Full List Out". 23 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  19. ↑ "Winners Of The Filmfare OTT Awards 2023: Full List Out". 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  20. ↑ "3rd FOI Online Awards".
  21. ↑ "6th FOI Online Awards".
  22. ↑ "Indian Film Festival Of Melbourne 2018".
  23. ↑ "Indian Film Festival Of Melbourne 2023".
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