India, Feb. 13 -- Indian actress Tillotama Shome, who is known for Monsoon Wedding, Sir, The Mirror et al, plays a cop in massively popular web series Paatal Lok Season 2. In an exclusive interview with IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh, Tillotama speaks on her journey as an actor, portrayal of middle-aged women on-screen and her soaring fame on OTT... Excerpts...

Q. You did drama therapy with people in US prisons. How did that help you grow your perception towards life?

A. What I learnt the most from my experience at Rikers Island Jail [in New York] is the idea of crime and punishment that makes one wonder what was the appropriate punishment for a crime that was caused not because of lack of any morality but the lack of basics that human...