Yami Gautam Birthday Special: 10 lesser known facts about the drop-dead gorgeous actress

Yami Gautam is hands down one of the drop-dead gorgeous actresses we have in Bollywood. The actress entered Bollywood with Ayushmann Khurrana starrer ‘Vicky Donor’ that released in 2012, and in these last seven years, she has made way to the people’s heart with her beautiful performances in films like ‘Badlapur’, ‘Kaabil’, ‘Uri’ and ‘Bala.

With her recent films like ‘Uri’ and ‘Bala’, Yami has proved that she is not just a pretty face but a great performer too. Yami is celebrating her 31st birthday today and we just can’t help but be thankful to have her in Bollywood. She keeps blessing our feeds with her stunning pictures and oh-so-gorgeous smile.

Today on the occasion of Yami’s birthday here we bring you some lesser-known facts about her. Have a look

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Although Yami Gautam desired to join the Indian Administrative Services, she was just 20-years-old when she left studies to pursue a career in modelling and acting.  

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Before entering Bollywood, Yami made her small screen debut with ‘Chand Ke Paar Chalo’. She became a household name with the show ‘Yeh Pyar Na Hoga Kam’. Post that she made her silver screen debut with Kannada film ‘Ullasa Utsaha’. She made her Bollywood debut with ‘Vicky Donor’. 

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Yami Gautam is a nature lover. She built her own greenhouse and organic garden in her house located in Himachal. Yes, the actress hails from Himachal Pradesh. She was brought up in Chandigarh. 

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Yami is an avid reader. She also has a keen interest in interior decoration and music. Her favourite author is Nicholas Sparks.   

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Yami’s father Mukesh Gautam is a Punjabi film director. She has a younger sister Surilie Gautam, who made her big-screen debut with the Punjabi film ‘Power Cut’. 

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Apart from small screen and Bollywood, Yami has also worked in Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Malayalam and Tamil films.

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Yami hates to work out in a gym. She prefers to workout in open spaces more. She has taken up pole dancing for fitness. In fact, she is a trained pole dancer!

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Yami loves to dance so much so that she never misses a chance to treat her fans with her amazing dance videos. 

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The biggest hit of Yami’s career is Aditya Dhar’s military action-thriller ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’. The film went on to become one of the highest-grossing Indian films of all time. 

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Yami has even participated in the reality shows like ‘Meethi Choori No 1’ and ‘Kitchen Champion Season 1’. 

We wish the lovely actress a very Happy Birthday and a rocking year ahead.

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