While speaking to The Hollywood Reporter India, actress Tillotama Shome talked about a time in her career when she shared her dream of buying a certain car, but a director told her she would never earn that much.
Tillotama Shome recalls a director telling her, “In this industry, you will never earn that much money”
The actress recalled, “A director I worked with paid me very, very low. At the wrap up party, we were all talking, and someone asked me, ‘So what would be something that you are lusting for?’ And I said, ‘A particular car which costs so much. And I want to do a film where I earn this much and I can buy this car.’”
Describing how the director responded, Tillotama stated, “And the director said, ‘I am so sorry to break this to you, but you will never earn that money. It is unfair. But you, unfortunately, are very talented. But in this industry, the way it is, you will never earn that money.’”
In response to the comment, Tillotama later secured an offer that was double the amount she had mentioned at that party. “And I remember, my next film, I negotiated for four months, knowing that was the best part I am ever going to get. And I am not going to name this film, obviously, but it was everything I wanted creatively. But I fought for it, for the money, because it had to be double the amount that I told that director. And once I got that double the amount, I sent a message saying, ‘By the way, I just closed a contract, and I got paid this much. I think you should just know. Before the next time you tell an actor that they can’t do this.’ And it was very important for me”, she added.
Recently, Tillotama’s Bengali film Shadowbox premiered at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival in February. The film marked the directorial debut of Tanushree Das and Saumyananda Sahi.
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