Tillotama Shome recalls how her ‘passport photo’ was ‘rejected’ because of her 'smile’

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Taking a trip down memory lane, acclaimed actress Tillotama Shome recalled a rejected passport photo from 2004, which was turned down because she was smiling. She shared the passport picture on Instagram and captioned it: “2004 The rejected passport photo because of the smile. And yet we kept it because I was leaving home to study in New York, on a full scholarship and had cut my hair short to save money and time on hair care.”  #TillotamaShome #MemoryLane #PassportPhoto #RejectedPhoto #2004 #Smiling #NYC #FullScholarship #Haircut #SavingMoney #Independence

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00:00Taking a trip down memory lane, acclaimed actress Tilutthama Shom recalled the rejected

00:11passport photo from 2004 which was turned down because she was smiling. She shared the

00:16passport picture on Instagram and captioned it, 2004 the rejected passport photo because

00:22of the smile and yet we kept it because I was leaving home to study in New York on a

00:28full scholarship and had cut my hair short to save money and time on hair care. Passport photos

00:35are a world unto themselves. They don't just mark the passes of the time but the moment of nerves

00:42prior to a travel to a far away land. Tilutthama is known primarily for her work in independent

00:49films. She began acting with a supporting role in Meera Nair's film, Monsoon Bedding. She has

00:55also starred in the films A Death in the Gunch and Lust Stories 2 as well as the television series

01:02Delhi Crime, The Night Manager and Patal Lok. In other news, Tilutthama's Bengali film,

01:08Bakshar Bondi Shadowbox is set to open the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2025 as its opening night

01:17screening. The opening night screening is scheduled for August 14 in Melbourne.

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