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Portraying screen icon ‘Madhubala’ and playing a warrior princess in a costume drama are among the roles that ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ star Yami Gautam has on her wish-list. The actress, who shot to fame with her debut in Vicky Donor, has earned praise for her performances in Kaabil, Badlapur, Bala and A Thursday, reports The Indian Express.
“I feel there are so many (roles) but one thing I definitely want to do in life… I love costume dramas. I would love to play the role of a warrior princess one day,” Gautam told PTI in an interview.
Asked about her dream role in the biopic genre, she said Madhubala would be her go-to choice. “I had once said that I would love to portray Madhubala ji if I am asked to choose a biopic. She remains an icon. After Madhubala ji, I have two-three personalities in mind. But, I would like to first sign and then talk about any role,” she added.
Yami, was in the Kolkata city to promote Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury’s directorial ‘Lost’ for ZEE5. The actor said as a performer, she looks for interesting projects rather than focusing on the platform.
“I am an actor first. My job is to look for the best of opportunities that I can get. I don’t find any difference between OTT and big-screen productions. That is the producer’s prerogative (for which platform the film is made) and I am doing my job as an actor, be it on OTT or big screen.”
She said one of Dhar’s forthcoming films as a writer and producer is ‘Dhoom Dhaam’, an action-comedy. “I did that film, it is a comedy and (it’s) very different from Lost,” she informed.
In ‘Lost’, the actress plays the role of a journalist who covers crime. She is in Kolkata to look for someone. “It is an investigative thriller, an emotional human drama. It also talks about the media in today’s time… The film talks about human values, basic things in life and was shot entirely in Kolkata during the pandemic. We hope the film works.
Yami Gautam sprang into prominence after doing some commercials for ‘Glow & Lovely’ and began her acting career in television shows, followed by South Indian films and eventually progressed to Bollywood.
Gautam’s initial success had been playing lead roles in TV shows like ‘Chand Ke Paar Chalo’ (2008–2009) and ‘Yeh Pyar Na Hoga Kam’ (2009–2010), post which she became a part of numerous Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films. It was her highly acclaimed Hindi film debut role in the critically and commercially successful satirical rom-com ‘Vicky Donor’ in 2012 that gave her wider appraisal and fame.
