Yami Gautam Dhar (born 28 November 1988) is an Indian actress known predominantly for her work in Hindi films. A daughter of Punjabi film director

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, she began her career as a model, and starred in television soap operas such as '' Chand Ke Paar Chalo'' (2008–2009) and ''

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'' (2009–2010). In 2012, she had her first Hindi film release in the comedy-drama ''

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'', which won her the

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."Vicky Donor is a HIT"
Indicine. 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013 Gautam had supporting roles in the thrillers ''

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'' (2015) and ''

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'' (2017), and greater success came for starring in the war film '' Uri: The Surgical Strike'' and the satire ''

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'' (both 2019). She starred in the streaming films ''

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'' (2022), ''

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'' (2022), and '' Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga'' (2023), and had further commercial success in the satire '' OMG 2'' (2023) and the political thriller ''

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'' (2024).

Early and personal life

Yami Gautam was born in a

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family in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh and was brought up in

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. Her father

is a Punjabi film director. He is the VP of PTC Network. Her mother is Anjali Gautam. She has a younger sister

Surilie Gautam Surilie Gautam Bhatti (born 3 April 1990) is an Indian film and television actress. She is the daughter of director Mukesh Gautam and younger sister of actress Yami Gautam. She made her television debut in 2008 with Sony India's ''Meet Mila D ...

, who made her big screen debut with the Punjabi film '' Power Cut''. Yami Gautam did her regular schooling, and later entered college to pursue a graduate degree in law honours. She had aspired to join

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(IAS) as a young girl, but at the age of 20, she decided to venture into an acting career. Though she was pursuing studies in Law Honors (first-year PU Student of law), she left full-time studies for acting. Recently, she has been doing her part-time graduation from

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. She is fond of

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, interior decoration and listening to music. In 2015, during the filming of ''

Sanam Re ''Sanam Re'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Divya Khosla Kumar and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar and co-produced by Ajay Kapoor. The film stars Pulkit Samrat, Yami Gautam and Urvashi Rautela, whi ...

'', she began dating Pulkit Samrat. Though she never spoke about it, their relationship was confirmed by Samrat's wife. The couple eventually broke up in 2018. Gautam married

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on 4 June 2021. After marriage, she changed her name to Yami Gautam Dhar.

Career

Television career (2008–2010)

Gautam was 20 when she moved to

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''Filmfare''. She made her television debut in '' Chand Ke Paar Chalo''. She continued to play the lead in ''

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''. Following this, she played her most notable role in television in, ''

'', which aired on Colors. She has also participated in reality shows '' Meethi Choori No 1'' and ''Kitchen Champion Season 1''.

Film debut and early work (2009–2018)

After making her acting debut as the lead in the 2009 Kannada-language film ''

Ullasa Utsaha ''Ullasa Utsaha'' is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed by Devraj Palan, starring Ganesh and Yami Gautam (in her only Kannada film to date). It also marked the latter's acting debut. Ganesh's wife turrned producer with this fil ...

'', Gautam made her Bollywood debut in a leading role in Shoojit Sircar's romantic comedy ''

'' (2012). Co-starring opposite debutante Ayushmann Khurrana, Annu Kapoor, and

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. After a two-year absence from Bollywood films, Gautam returned in 2014 and appeared in two films, the first of which was Eeshwar Nivas' romantic comedy film '' Total Siyappa'', co-starring Ali Zafar, Anupam Kher, and

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, in which she played the love interest of Zafar's character. Gautam's second Bollywood release that year was Prabhu Deva's action thriller '' Action Jackson'', in which

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portrayed a double role while Gautam and Sonakshi Sinha were featured as the love interests of his characters. Both ''Total Siyappa'' and ''Action Jackson'' underperformed at the box office. In 2015, Gautam appeared alongside

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and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Sriram Raghavan's action thriller ''

''. The film, which focuses on the story of a man named Raghu who, over the course of 15 years, avenges the murders of his wife Misha and his son, emerged as a critical and commercial success, collecting 770 million (US$11 million) worldwide, with Gautam's performance receiving praise. In 2016, Gautam played Pulkit Samrat's love interest in two romances—

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's ''

'' and

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's ''

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''. In the former, she played a high-school girl who falls in love with Samrat's character, and in the latter, she portrayed a Punjabi girl who falls in love with an army officer. Both ''Sanam Re'' and ''Junooniyat'' were critical and commercial failures. The following year, Gautam collaborated with Hrithik Roshan on Sanjay Gupta's revengeful romantic thriller ''

'' (2017), which tells the story of a blind man who avenges the rape of his blind wife. The film, as well as her performance, received mixed-to-positive reviews, and the film emerged as a financial success, earning 1.96 billion (US$28 million) worldwide. Later in 2017, Gautam featured briefly in

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's political thriller ''

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'', the third installment of Varma's '' Sarkar franchise'', alongside

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, Manoj Bajpayee, and Amit Sadh. ''Sarkar 3'' failed to do well at the box office. Gautam's next release was the

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directed social problem drama '' Batti Gul Meter Chalu'' (2018), in which she played a lawyer alongside Shahid Kapoor,

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Breakthrough and success (2019–present)

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Gautam's breakthrough role was in 2019 when she appeared in

's military action thriller '' Uri: The Surgical Strike'', alongside

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, Mohit Raina, and

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. Based on the

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, Gautam portrayed Pallavi Sharma, a nurse turned intelligence officer. Upon release, the film received high critical acclaim, with Gautam's performance receiving high praise. The film emerged as the third-highest grossing Hindi film of the year, earning over 3.42 billion (US$44 million) worldwide. She next reunited with Khurrana in

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's comedy-drama ''

'', a satire on physical attractiveness, which was released on 7 November 2019. Also featuring Bhumi Pednekar, the film opened to positive reviews, with Gautam unanimously receiving acclaim for her portrayal of Pari Mishra, a ditsy Tik Toker and a part-time model hailing from

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, who, upon finding out about her husband's baldness, feels cheated and leaves him. Film critic Sukanya Verma found Gautam "part delirious, part deluded" in the film and felt "there's a gentle unhinged air to her compulsive, sincere artificiality that makes her both fascinating and heartbreaking" and featured her in

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's list of the Best Bollywood Actresses in 2019. ''Bala'' proved to be a commercial success with a worldwide gross of 1.7billion (US$22 million). In 2020, she appeared as Ginny in the film ''

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'' opposite

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, directed by debutant Puneet Khanna and produced by Vinod Bachchan. The film was directly released on

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on 9 October 2020, instead of a theatrical release due to the

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. Upon its release, the film received mixed reviews. In 2021, Gautam played the role of Maya in Pavan Kirpalani's horror comedy ''

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'', co-starring

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, and Jacqueline Fernandez. The film was met with mixed reviews. She had a special appearance as Mannat in ''

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''. Gautam's first film in 2022 was Behzad Khambata's thriller ''

'', in which she co-starred with Neha Dhupia and Atul Kulkarni. Gautam was cast in the lead role of Naina Jaiswal, a playschool teacher who takes 16 children hostage. On 17 February 2022, the film premiered on

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. Upon its release, the film opened to mixed-to-positive reviews, with Gautam particularly receiving positive reviews for her performance. Sneha Benganl of

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found it her "career's best performance" and felt Gautam as Naina was "equal parts dangerous and vulnerable, daring and conflicted." Gautam's second film in 2022 was Tushar Jalota's social comedy

, alongside

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and

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. Gautam was cast in the role of Jyoti Deswal, an IPS officer in the jail where Chief Minister Ganga Ram Chaudhary was imprisoned. The film premiered on

and JioCinema on 7 April 2022. Upon its release, the film opened to mixed reviews. In 2023, Gautam appeared as the protagonist Vidhi Sahani, a crime-journalist in search of a missing man in Aniruddha Roy Chowdhary’s social drama ''

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''. The film had its world premiere at the Chicago South Asian Film Festival on 22 September 2022 and its Asian premiere at the

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, Goa. The film premiered on

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on 16th February 2023. Zinia Bandyopadhyay of

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felt Gautam "anchors" her character "with earnestness" and "proves her mettle again". Gautam next appeared in the heist

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'' Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga'', where she played the role of Neha Grover, a flight attendant. Co-starring Sunny Kaushal, the film follows the story of a couple who intends to steal diamonds being smuggled on a hijacked aircraft. The film was premiered on

on 24 March 2023. Upon its release, the film opened to positive reviews, with its major praise particularly for the final twist in the film and Gautam's performance. While film critic

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felt Gautam was "the one who powers the film along especially when the ride turns somewhat bumpy", Monika Rawal Kukreja of

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wrote, "Gautam truly nails her part and shines in every frame she appears in. With a lot of layers and shades to her character, she's confident." Gautam starred as a lawyer in '' OMG 2'' (2023), a satire about

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, alongside

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and Pankaj Tripathi. It emerged as one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of the year. Her performance in the film earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2024, Gautam reunited with Aditya Dhar following ''Uri: The Surgical Strike'' to star in his political action thriller, ''

''. Set against the backdrop of

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, and the autonomy granted under

of the Indian Constitution to

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a region administered by

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, she portrayed an intelligence offer attempting to abrogate the law. She described the film as "one of the most important in ercareer". Despite mixed reviews from critics due to the propagandist nature of the film, Gautam's performance earned praise. In her review, Kukreja described her as "terrific" and added that "her no-nonsense demeanor lends a gravitas to the film and she lets her action and intense dialogue delivery do most of the talking". A commercial success, the film emerged the ninth highest-grossing Indian film in 2024.

Media image

Gautam has frequently featured on Times' 50 Most Desirable Women list. She ranked 12th in 2012, 16th in 2018, 8th in 2019 and 15th in 2020. In addition to her acting career, Gautam is a prominent celebrity endorser for brands and products including

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, Cornetto,

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and Dollar Missy.

Filmography

Films

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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