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.

She is currently based in Mumbai.

In addition to her on-screen acting accomplishments, Tillotama has worked as a teaching artist at CREATIVE ARTS TEAM/CUNY, an organization that 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 also involved working with prison inmates at Rikers Island and women in domestic shelters. Shome has bachelors and masters degrees in English literature from India and a second masters from NYU in Educational Theatre. She has been involved in innovative pedagogy for the last seven years in India.

Sometimes credited as: Tilotama Shome.
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