Photo: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting / GODL-India (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Tillotama Shome is, to my mind, a conscience of Indian independent cinema. Born in Kolkata in 1979 and educated at New York University, she could have chased commercial stardom after breaking through in Monsoon Wedding, but instead built a career on soulful, character-driven work, crowned by her Filmfare Critics Award for Sir. I admire actors who choose substance over spectacle, and she does it with rare consistency. Running her own official site, she strikes me as fiercely independent in spirit as well as in filmography. She is exactly the kind of performer who deserves a far wider audience.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tillotama Shome
- Name (Japanese)
- ティロタマ・ショーム
- Reading
- てぃろたま・しょーむ
- Born
- June 25, 1979 (age 47)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Goat
- Origin
- Kolkata, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- New York University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Tillotama Shome born?
Born June 25, 1979 (age 47).
Where is Tillotama Shome from?
Tillotama Shome is from Kolkata, India.
What does Tillotama Shome do?
Tillotama Shome works as actor, film actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.