Show Notes
Our guest today is actress Tillotama Shome who has created a repertoire of exceptional performances in critically acclaimed award-winning films both international and national. She is an extraordinary actress who navigates between cultures and languages effortlessly. Her debut as Alice in Mira Nair’s ‘Monsoon Wedding’ won hearts the world over and was applauded by The New York Magazine as something that has “ a moonstruck quality right out of A Midsummer Nights Dream”. Find more information about our guest here.
Tillotama will share her path to success, from being a young girl to becoming a famous actress and even reveals her secret passion for the German Language.
Following personalities, movies and terms are part of the episode:
- Bertolt Brecht: a German theatre practitioner, playwright and poet.
- Monsoon Wedding: a 2001 Indian comedy-drama film directed by Mira Nair and written by Sabrina Dhawan.
- Dilip Shanker: Indian writer and Casting Director who has introduced new exceptional talent to the film industry.
- Mira Nair: an Indian-American filmmaker based in New York City; her production company "Mirabai Films" specializes in films for international audiences on Indian society.
- NYU - drama therapy: advanced clinical training in counselling and course work that prepare students to promote health and well-being in a range of wellness contexts.
- Shadows of time: a 2004 romantic Bengali language film, shot in Calcutta, India.
- Florian Gallenberger: a German film director and writer.
- Qissa: a 2013 Indian-German drama film in Punjabi.
- Anup Singh: a Geneva-based filmmaker.
- Irrfan Khan: Indian actor who worked in Hindi cinema as well as British and American films.
- Mentalhood: Indian Hindi drama web series produced by Rupali Guha under her banner Film Farm India for the online streaming platform ZEE5 & ALTBalaji.
- Sir: 2018 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Rohena Gera.
We hope you enjoy the first episode of our new podcast series. Listen to our other episodes as well.