Tillotama Shome Talks About The Impact Of Her Web Show Kota Factory: I Was So Moved When…

Tillotama Shome is basking in the success of her recent show Kota Factory. The actress plays the role of a chemistry teacher in the third and final season of the web show. Headlined by Jeetendra Kumar, the series narrates the life of young students who travel to Kota and take coaching classes to crack the Indian Institute Of Technology entrance exam. In a new interview, the actress has opened up about the impact created by the show. 

Tillotama Shome on her character in Kota Factory 

The versatile actor known for her roles in films such as Monsoon Wedding, Shanghai, Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost, A Death in the Gunj and Sir, Tillotama Shome features in the role of chemistry teacher Pooja Agarwal in the show's third season, which recently dropped on the streaming platform. The cast of the show is led by Jitendra Kumar who plays the fan-favourite character of Jeetu Bhaiya. Talking about the impact of the show, the actress especially praised Jeetendra Kumar. 

She shared, "I was so moved when I got to know that there are teachers in Kota, who felt after watching Jeetendra's performance as Jeetu bhaiya and they felt that they needed to pull up their socks.” She added, “So that's an impact for you, right? It doesn't always happen," the actor said, praising her co-star's performance.” The actor, 45, said she liked the subject matter they were tackling season after season and how they had built a strong foundation. She added, “"We worry so much about the future as human beings but we don't invest in the future? The youth of our country, they are the future. And this was a show that really walks the talk and it was a show that finally puts the youth, their stories, aspirations, dreams and worries in the centre.” 

Tillotama Shome says she liked the subject matter of Kota Factory 

The Netflix series from The Viral Fever (TVF) is set in Rajasthan's Kota, considered the coaching hub for students aspiring to get into an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) by cracking the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE). The actor, 45, said she liked the subject matter they were tackling season after season and how they had built a strong foundation. "We worry so much about the future as human beings but we don't invest in the future? The youth of our country, they are the future.

And this was a show that really walks the talk and it was a show that finally puts the youth, their stories, aspirations, dreams and worries in the centre. "We have so many expectations and criticism about them. But as adults, what do we do to enable the youth or to give them some space in our storytelling and cinema? This was rare for many reasons and when I got out of that call (with TVF), my news feed had the unfortunate and tragic news of students of Kota having ended their life," Shome told PTI in an interview. 
(With inputs from PTI)