Tillotama Shome (Pic/Instagram)
Often recognised as Ishita Sengupta from Lust Stories 2 and Lipika Saikia Rao from The Night Manager, Tillotama Shome is an excellent actor. Recently, she shared thoughts on actors receiving praise for the bare minimum on her social media account on 'X' (formerly Twitter).
Tillotama Shome on actors 'repeating the same outfit'
Tillotama Shome took to her 'X' account on January 1 to share her thoughts on something important. The actress addressed the topic of actors being praised for arriving at work on time or wearing the same outfit again. She said, "Remember that annoying trend of heaping high praise on actors who came to work on time? Now, we are being praised for repeating the same outfit more than once. Both are expected norms and not a sign of incredible greatness or sustainability."
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Tillotama Shome on her journey
In a conversation with Mid-day.com, the actress reflected on her journey. For an actor, who has delivered many powerful performances in films - from Monsoon Wedding (2001) to Qissa (2015) and Sir (2020) - Shome should have had her moment in the sun much sooner. She, however, views her journey with a sense of gratitude rather than bitterness. "I still stand by all those movies. If I hadn't done those independent films, I wouldn't be doing The Night Manager. I'd change nothing about my journey. It makes sense for the marketing team to put faces on the poster that are more seen, it will draw the audience in. Then your work will speak for itself. Changing something takes time, and we all have to work on it rather than being angry. I remember Irrfan Khan telling me once, âYou will not get anything by crying like Meena Kumari! Learn to love life. If you aren't getting work, do something else with your time.' Thanks to him and people around me, I have an enriching life."
The actress even spoke about the moment the audience fought for her to be included in 'The Night Manager' poster. She said, ""The media asked about it and so did the audience, that's why the Hotstar team put me on the poster of the second part. I got this position because of the audience's love. The audience has felt connected with my work, and fought for me to be on the poster."
