Tillotama Shome (; born 25 June 1979) is an Indian actress known primarily for her work in independent films. She began acting with a supporting role in Mira Nair's film Monsoon Wedding (2001). She won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress for playing the lead role of a housemaid in the drama film Sir (2018). Shome has also starred in the films A Death in the Gunj (2017) and Lust Stories 2 (2023), as well as the television series Delhi Crime (2022), The Night Manager (2023), and Paatal Lok (2025).
Early life Shome was born in Bengali Family in Kolkata to Anupam and Baisakhi Shome. Shome grew up all over India since her father was with the Indian Air Force.
Career Shome went to Delhi's Lady Shri Ram College and joined Arvind Gaur's Asmita theatre group. 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.Masala is in Mumbai , Mumbai Mirror, 18 May 2008 In New York, she also taught theatre to murder convicts at a high security US prison.
She made her film debut as Alice in Mira Nair's feature film Monsoon Wedding, 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. Italo Spinelli's Gangor, based on Mahashweta Devi's novel, had her play a social worker. She also worked in Qaushiq Mukherjee's Tasher Desh. 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".
Her other roles have included Lara in Little Box of Sweets (directed by Meneka Das),Little Box of Sweets , The Guardian, 15 August 2008 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.
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 Year Title Role Language Notes 2001 Monsoon Wedding Alice Hindi, English 2003 Butterfly Miraal English Short film 2004 Shadows of Time Deepa Bengali 2006 Long After Jaya English Short film Little Box of Sweets Lara 2009 Boond Jeevni Hindi Short film The Waiting City Sister Tessila English Zamir and Preeti: A Love Story Preeti Short film Clap Clap Leena 2010 Gangor Medha English, Bengali 2011 Turning 30 Malini Roy Hindi 2012 Shanghai Aruna Ahmedi Tasher Desh Queen Bengali 2013 Sahasi Chori Radha Nepali Short film Aatma Vaishali Sinha Hindi Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost Kanwar Punjabi 2014 The Letters Kavita Singh English Sold Bimla Children of War Bhitika Hindi Nayantara's Necklace Alka Short film 2015 Ludo Shaman Bengali 2016 Budhia Singh – Born to Run Sukanti Hindi 2017 A Death in the GunjBonnie BakshiEnglish, Hindi, Bengali Hindi Medium Education Consultant Hindi The Song of Scorpions Lady of The Night Union Leader Geeta Kadvi Hawa Parvati 2018MantoProstitute SirRatnaHindi, Marathi2019India's Got ColourHerself HindiMusic video Raahgir – The WayfarersNathuni2020Dheet PatangeyDeviAngrezi Medium Immigration Consultant Chintu Ka BirthdaySudha Tiwary2021Deep6MitulBengali2023Lust Stories 2IshitaHindiSegment: The Mirror 2024 The Fable Radha 2025 Shadowbox Maya Bengali 2026IkkaPublic Prosecutor Madhura BanerjeeHindiNetflix film
Television Year Title Role Language Notes2010FuturestatesSyamaEnglishEpisode: Pia2014Monsoon BabyShantiGermanTV Movie2016Love ShotsNidhiHindiEpisode: Fired2020MentalhoodPreeti10 episodes2022Delhi CrimeLata Solanki/KarishmaSeason 2; 5 episodes2023The Night ManagerLipika Saikia Rao 7 episodes Tooth Pari: When Love Bites Meera8 episodes2024Kota Factory: Season 3 Pooja Agarwal (Pooja Didi)5 episodes Tribhuvan Mishra: CA Topper Bindi Jain 9 episodes2025Paatal LokMeghna BaruaHindi, NagameseSeason 2; 8 episodesSaare Jahan Se Accha Mohini, Vishnu's wife Hindi 6 episodes
Awards and nominations
+YearAward Nominated work CategoryResultRef.2018Filmfare AwardsA Death in the GunjBest Supporting Actress2021SirBest Actress (Critics)2023Filmfare OTT AwardsThe Night ManagerBest Supporting Actress – DramaDelhi Crime2018Indian Film Festival of MelbourneSirBest Actress2023Delhi CrimeBest Actress in a Series
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