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SHOW TIME: Yami Gautam

Bollywood with all its dreams and aspirations is one unforgiving place as well — one thing that it sure doesn't accept is excuses for failure or what the industry blatantly calls being a 'flop'. More lessons follow as you step into this strange-yet-dearly loved place called Bollywood! Actor Yami Gautam can account for it today. The signatures on the contract for her first Bollywood project Vicky Donor, directed by Sujit Sarcar, has already brought in new learning about Tinselville and about herself as well. "Things have taken a new turn in my life and I have begun to understand as well as enjoy them," she smiles. So, it's the new project that we will be talking about. Yami laughs; can't wait to begin telling us about Vicky Donor. "The movie is being directed by Sujit Sarcar. It is a Delhi-based love story, which has a subtle message about sperm donation. I play a Bengali girl, opposite Ayushman Khurana," she shares without interruption. On how she bagged the role, Yami doesn't have a fancy story. "The casting director called me after seeing the Fair & Lovely advertisement; I auditioned for the role and got it," adds Yami. For most television actors it is not easy to come out of the security mould and try something different in movies. "I have always treated my work as a thorough professional. Whether I am giving a shot for television or movie, I always give my best," says Yami, who starred in TV serial Yeh Pyar Na Hoga Kam. She did no TV serial after that, shifting her focus to commercials. "Luckily, I got the Fair & Lovely advertisement, which brought in the noticeability factor," she says while talking about professionalism in movies as compared to TV. "Movies are larger than life; scenes don't change at the last minute though there is lot of improvisation." Things are bright and cheerful, but this pretty woman assures it hasn't changed her as a person. "I could smell the competition in Bollywood the minute I took up my first project. I would definitely want to compete, but in my own way. Hardwork is still the driving force for me and of course my father, who taught me the lesson of professionalism long time back," she looks at her father Mukesh Gautam for approval. A nod brings a smile to her face!