YAMI GAUTAM , MOST BEAUTIFUL INDIAN MODEL BORN 1988 NOVEMBER 28

YAMI GAUTAM ,

MOST BEAUTIFUL INDIAN MODEL 

BORN 1988 NOVEMBER 28

Yami Gautam (born 28 November 1988)[3] is an Indian film actress and model who predominantly appears in Hindi and Telugu films. 

Yami Gautam
Gautam in 2012
Born	28 November 1988 (age 27) Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India[1]
Residence	Chandigarh, Mumbai, India[2]
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Film actress, Model
Years active	2008–present
Religion	Hinduism
Parent(s)	Mukesh Gautam Anjali Gautam
Family	Surilie Gautam (Younger sister)

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 following projects included commercially successful films like Action Jackson (2014), Badlapur (2015) and Sanam Re (2016).

Personal life[edit]

Yami Gautam was born in a Himachali family in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh and was brought up in Chandigarh.[1][6] Her father Mukesh Gautam is a Punjabi film director. Her mother is Anjali Gautam.[7

] Yami has a sister, Surilie Gautam who made her big screen debut with Punjabi film Power Cut.[8][9][10] 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.[11]

 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.[12] Yami is fond of reading, interior decoration and listening to music.[12]

Career[edit]

Gautam was twenty when she moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in movies.[13] 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,[14] which aired on Colors.[15] Furthermore, she participated in the reality shows Meethi Choori No 1 and Kitchen Champion Season 1.

Debut in films (2010–present)[edit]

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.[16]

Gautam later made her Bollywood debut with Vicky Donor, in which she starred opposite Ayushmann Khurrana.[17] 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]


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

Yami Gautam with Ajay Devgn during the trailer 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."[18] Madhureeta Mukherjee adds that Gautam "is a sheer delight to watch, emoting effortlessly."[19]

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.[20][21] In 2016, she acted in Divya Khosla Kumar's romantic film Sanam Re.

She also acted in a romantic film Junooniyat.[22] In february 2016, she signed a film Kaabil starring opposite Hrithik Roshan which is produced by Rakesh Roshan and directed by Sanjay Gupta.[23][24] In October 2016, she signed Ram Gopal Varma's Sarkar 3 which is the third part of his Sarkar (film series).[25][26]

Brand endorsements[edit]

Also her brand endorsements include Fair and Lovely, Cornetto, Samsung Mobile, Chevrolet, and many other brands.[27]

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	Shruti	Hindi
2016	Junooniyat	Suhani Kapoor	Hindi
2016	Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum	Kavya	Tamil
2017	Kaabil	TBA	Hindi	Filming, Scheduled for a release on 26 January 2017.
2017	Sarkar 3	Annu Karkare	Hindi	Filming

Television[edit]

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[edit]

Year	Film	Award	Category	Result
2012	Vicky Donor	5th Boroplus Gold Awards	Rising Film Stars From TV	Won[28]
		Bhaskar Bollywood Awards	Fresh Entry of the Year	Nominated[29]
		People's Choice Awards India	Favorite Debut Actor (Male/Female)	Nominated[30]
		BIG Star Entertainment Awards	Most Entertaining Actor (Film) Debut – Female	Won[31]
2013		ETC Bollywood Business Awards	Most Profitable Debut (Female)	Nominated[32]
		Filmfare Awards	Best Female Debut	Nominated[33]
		Screen Awards	Most Promising Newcomer – Female	Nominated[34]
		Zee Cine Awards	Best Female Debut	Won[35]
		Stardust Awards	Best Actress	Nominated[36]
			Superstar of Tomorrow – Female	Nominated[36]
		Star Guild Awards	Best Female Debut	Nominated[37]
		Times of India Film Awards	Best Debut – Female	Nominated[38]
		IIFA Awards	Star Debut of the Year – Female	Won[39]

Other honours[edit]

• 2013: iTimes's No. 12 Most Desirable Woman of 2012.^[40]