Tillotama Shome

Tillotama Shome

Screen actress Tillotama Shome is best known for her acclaimed portrayal of Alice in Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding. She played a pivotal role as Deepa in director Florian Gallenberger's epic Shadows of Time (Schatten der Zeit) and appeared as Lara in Meneka Das's Little Box of Sweets; Jaya in Afia Nathaniel's short film Long After; and Miraal in Tanuj Chopra's Butterfly. When previously based in New York, in addition to her on-screen acting accomplishments, Tillotama Shome worked as a teaching artist at Creative Arts Team/City University of New York. CUNY/CAT uses theatre as a medium to promote social, emotional and intellectual growth in communities throughout New York City to explore a wide range of issues including peer pressure, violence, sexuality, substance abuse, parenting, and HIV/AIDS prevention. Her work in particular also involved working with prison inmates at Rikers Island and women in domestic shelters. Tillotama Shome has bachelors and masters degrees in English literature from India and a second masters from New York University in Educational Theatre.

Movies

Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper
Middle-class man seeks secret escort services during financial woes. Entangled in lies, murder and gang, he becomes what he once despised - corrupt.
Lust Stories 2
FHD
Four eminent Indian directors explore sex, desire and love through short films in this sequel to 2018's Emmy-nominated "Lust Stories."
Tooth Pari: When Love Bites
A rebellious vampire with a broken tooth falls for a shy dentist on the streets of Kolkata — but will human and mystical forces keep them apart?
Delhi Crime
Following the police force as they investigate high-profile crimes in Delhi, this series has seasons inspired by both real and fictional events.
The Song of Scorpions
  • Apr 06, 2021
  • Hindi
Aadam, a camel trader fell in love with Nooran, a tribal woman. But even before they can get to know each other better, Nooran is poisoned by a treachery that sets her on a perilous journey to avenge herself and find her song.
Sir
8.0
  • Nov 13, 2020
  • Hindi
A prosperous young Indian man falls in love with his servant, a widow with the dream of becoming a fashion designer.
Chintu Ka Birthday
  • Jun 05, 2020
  • Hindi
During US invasion of Iraq some illegal migrants are waiting to get back home to India. As one such family prepares to celebrate the 6th birthday of their youngest member Chintu, their kind-hearted Iraqi landlord lends them a helping hand.
Angrezi Medium
  • Mar 13, 2020
  • Hindi
When his daughter decides to further her studies in London, a hardworking Rajasthani businessman does everything in power to make her dreams come true.
Mentalhood
  • Mar 11, 2020
  • Hindi
The rules of parenting have changed. Every mother has her own strategy and some have their own game, with only one aim - to be the best of the best. Step into this #Mentalhood.
Dark Wind
  • Nov 24, 2017
  • Hindi
Story of a farmer and a bank recovery agent, whose lives are impacted by climate change. Both are willing to go to any length for the sake of their family. What does fate have in store for them?
A Death in the Gunj
  • Jun 01, 2017
  • OST
A sensitive university student unraveling while on a week-long vacation with a crowd of cocksure relatives and family friends.
Hindi Medium
HD
  • May 18, 2017
  • Hindi
Mita and Raj Batra, an affluent couple from Delhi’s Chandni Chowk, are grappling with getting their daughter admission into an English medium school. But there is one big problem. Their zubaan is Hindi, and the elitist snobs won’t let the Hindi speaking hoi-polloi fit in.
Ludo
2.8
  • Nov 21, 2016
  • Bengali
Needing a secluded place for a late-night tryst, two couples stow away in a mall after hours, but are quickly ensnared in a gruesome and deadly game.
Budhia Singh: Born to Run
  • Aug 05, 2016
  • Hindi
A biopic about Budhia Singh, the world's youngest marathon runner whose story garnered controversy and inspiration around the world.
Qissa
  • Jul 09, 2014
  • Punjabi
Set in post-colonial India, Qissa tells the story of Umber Singh, a Sikh who is forced to flee his village due to ethnic cleansing at the time of partition in 1947. Umber decides to fight fate and builds a new home for his family. When Umber marries his youngest child Kanwar to Neeli, a girl of lower caste, the family is faced with the truth of their identities; as individual ambitions and destinies collide in a struggle with eternity.
Sold
6.2
  • Mar 06, 2014
  • OST
Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her family in a small hut on a mountain in Nepal. When the Himalayan monsoons wash away all that remains of the family's crops, Lakshmi's father says she must leave home and take a job to support her family. He introduces her to a glamorous stranger who tells her she will find her a job as a maid in the city. Glad to be able to help, Lakshmi journeys to India and arrives at "Happiness House" full of hope. But she soon learns the unthinkable truth: she has been sold into prostitution...
Shanghai
  • Jun 07, 2012
  • Hindi
With the government claiming death of a social activist as an accident, a group of people decide to find the truth.