Yami Gautam

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Yami Gautam
File:Yami Gautam at IIJW 2012.jpg
Gautam in 2012
Born (1988-11-28) 28 November 1988 (age 35)
Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India[1]
Residence Chandigarh,
Mumbai, India[2]
Nationality Indian
Ethnicity Pahari-Punjabi
Occupation Film actress, Model
Years active 2008–present
Parent(s) Mukesh Gautam
Anjali Gautam
Family Surilie Gautam (Younger sister)

Yami Gautam (born 28 November 1988)[3] is an Indian film actress and model who predominantly appears in Hindi and Telugu films. She has also appeared in a few Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Punjabi films. In addition to acting, she is also a prominent celebrity endorser for brands and products.

In 2012, Gautam made her Bollywood debut with the film Vicky Donor. Upon release, the film was a critical and commercial success, and Gautam gained positive reviews for her performance.[4][5]

Her next projects include commercially successful films like Action Jackson (2014), Badlapur (2015) and Sanam Re (2016).

Personal life

Yami Gautam was born in a Pahari-Punjabi family in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh and was brought up in Chandigarh.[1][6] Her father Mukesh Gautam is a Punjabi film director. Yami has a sister, Surilie Gautam who made her big screen debut with Punjabi film Power Cut.[7][8][9] She did her regular schooling and later joined college for pursuing a graduate degree in law honours. She had aspired to join Indian Administrative Services (IAS) as a young girl, but at the age of 20, Yami decided to start her acting career.[10] As she was pursuing Studies in Law Honors (first-year PU Student of the Law), but she left full-time studies for acting. Recently, she is doing her part-time Graduation from Mumbai.[11] Yami is fond of reading, interior decoration and listening to music.[11]

Career

Gautam was twenty when she moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in movies.[12] She made her television debut with Chand Ke Paar Chalo, which was followed by Raajkumar Aaryyan. Following this, she played her most notable role in Yeh Pyar Na Hoga Kam,[13] which aired on Colors.[14] Furthermore, she participated in the reality shows Meethi Choori No 1 and Kitchen Champion Season 1.

Debut in films (2010–present)

Gautam made her film debut in Kannada film Ullasa Utsaha. Whilst the film failed at the box office, Gautam received positive reviews for her performance.[15]

Gautam later made her Bollywood debut with Vicky Donor, in which she starred opposite Ayushmann Khurrana.[16] She played the role of Bengali girl Ashima Roy, a girl who falls in love with a Punjabi boy with a past. Despite its small budget, the movie became a major commercial success and received critical appreciation.[4][5]

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Yami Gautam with Ajay Devgn during the first look launch of their film Action Jackson (2014)

Gautam received appreciation for her performance. Taran Adarsh writes "Yami Gautam makes an imposing debut. She adds enormous value to the movie by her act, screen presence and striking looks. She's truly admirable towards the latter part of the film."[17] Madhureeta Mukherjee adds that Gautam "is a sheer delight to watch, emoting effortlessly."[18]

She made her Telugu debut with the 2011 film Nuvvila, directed by Ravi Babu. She signed her second film in Kollywood with Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum opposite Jai. Her second Hindi film was Eeshwar Nivas's Total Siyappa', opposite Pakistani actor-singer Ali Zafar produced by Reliance Entertainment and Neeraj Pandey, got released in 2014.

Gautam has completed filming for Prabhu Deva's Action Jackson opposite Ajay Devgan and Sriram Raghavan's Badlapur opposite Varun Dhawan. Apart from those, she is busy in shooting a Tamil film Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum, a Telugu film Courier Boy Kalyan.[19][20] In 2016, she acted in Divya Khosla Kumar's romantic film Sanam Re.

She is currently filming for Bhushan Kumar's Junooniat.[21] She signed a film Kaabil starring opposite Hrithik Roshan which is produced by Rakesh Roshan and directed by Sanjay Gupta.[22]

Brand endorsements

Also her brand endorsements include Fair and Lovely, Cornetto, Samsung Mobile, Chevrolet, and many other brands.[23]

Filmography

As Actress

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     Pink indicates unreleased films
Year Film Role Language Notes
2010 Ullasa Utsaha Mahalakshmi Kannada
2011 Ek Noor Rabiha Punjabi
2011 Nuvvila Archana Telugu
2012 Vicky Donor Ashima Roy Hindi
2012 Hero Gauri Menon Malayalam
2013 Gouravam Yazhini Tamil
2013 Yamini Telugu
2013 Yuddham Telugu
2014 Total Siyappa Asha Hindi
2014 Action Jackson Anusha Hindi
2015 Badlapur Misha Verma Hindi
2015 Courier Boy Kalyan Kavya Telugu
2016 Sanam Re Shruthi Hindi
2016 Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum Kavya Tamil Post-Production
2016 Junooniyat TBA Hindi Post-Production[21]
2017 Kaabil TBA Hindi Filming[24]

Television

Year Show Role Channel
2008 Chand Ke Paar Chalo Sana NDTV Imagine
2008 Raajkumar Aaryyan Rajkumari Bhairvi NDTV Imagine
2009 Yeh Pyar Na Hoga Kam Leher Mathur Vajpayee Colors
2010 Meethi Choori No 1 Contestant Imagine TV
2010 Kitchen Champion Season 1 Contestant Colors

Awards and nominations

Year Film Award Category Result
2012 Vicky Donor 5th Boroplus Gold Awards Rising Film Stars From TV Won[25]
Bhaskar Bollywood Awards Fresh Entry of the Year Nominated[26]
People's Choice Awards India Favorite Debut Actor (Male/Female) Nominated[27]
BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Actor (Film) Debut – Female Won[28]
2013 ETC Bollywood Business Awards Most Profitable Debut (Female) Nominated[29]
Filmfare Awards Best Female Debut Nominated[30]
Screen Awards Most Promising Newcomer – Female Nominated[31]
Zee Cine Awards Best Female Debut Won[32]
Stardust Awards Best Actress Nominated[33]
Superstar of Tomorrow – Female Nominated[33]
Star Guild Awards Best Female Debut Nominated[34]
Times of India Film Awards Best Debut – Female Nominated[35]
IIFA Awards Star Debut of the Year – Female Won[36]

Other honours

  • 2013: iTimes's No. 12 Most Desirable Woman of 2012.[37]

References

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