Archive · 11 Aug 2025
Tillotama Shome's Passport Photo and Upcoming Film at IFFM 2025
Tillotama Shome, an actress, posted an old passport photo on Instagram that was rejected because she was smiling.
This photo was taken before she went to New York for school.
Her film 'Baksho Bondi: Shadowbox' will be shown at the opening of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne in 2025.
The film is about a woman and has already been shown at a film festival in Berlin.
The Melbourne festival will have the film from August 14 to August 24, with an awards ceremony on August 15.
Actress Tillotama Shome shared a rejected 2004 passport photo on Instagram due to her smile.
The photo was taken before she left for New York to study on a scholarship.
Her Bengali film 'Baksho Bondi: Shadowbox' will open the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2025.
The film had its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year.
IFFM 2025 will run from August 14 to 24, with the awards night on August 15.
- Who
- Actress Tillotama Shome.
- What
- Tillotama Shome shared a rejected passport photo, and her film will open the IFFM 2025.
- When
- The passport photo was from 2004. IFFM 2025 will run from August 14 to 24, with awards on August 15.
- Where
- The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) in Australia.
- Why
- The passport photo was rejected because of her smile; her film will open IFFM.
- Actress
- Tillotama Shome
- Film
- 'Baksho Bondi: Shadowbox'
- Film Premiere
- Berlin Film Festival
- Festival
- Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM)
- Festival Dates
- August 14-24, 2025
- IFFM Awards Night
- August 15, 2025