In a new interview, actor Yami Gautam said people once called her out for doing “cameo and small roles” in films. Recalling her role in Hrithik Roshan-starrer ‘Kaabil’, she shared how journalists praised her years later despite writing something else for her earlier. She compared Bollywood with Hollywood in this aspect and said people tend to make a big deal of such things in India.
In the movie, Yami starred as Hrithik’s wife. While her role was limited, it played a key part in the Sanjay Gupta film. She said, “I was called out sometimes, ki acha inka toh cameo hai ya chota role hain (I was called out and being told ‘she has a cameo or a small role in films’). Kaabil, I think that’s another film that I am so glad, that I gotta be a part of that film. But, some people thought, the audience loved it. And now, when journalists interact with me, they be like ‘you were so good in that film’. But, I say ‘no but that’s not what you wrote back then’.”
“I think it’s one of the few times when we should look at the west. Waha pe bade se bade actors (In Hollywood even the biggest stars), they don’t shy away from doing roles and working with directors if they want to. They don’t care. They just come and do something amazing and leave. Yaha pe we make it such a big deal,” she added.
She also maintained that film opportunities like ‘Uri’, directed by her husband Aditya Dhar, and ‘Bala’ remain important to her in the journey. On the work front, Yami will next be seen in Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury’s ‘Lost’ in which she plays a Kolkata-based journalist. She also has the Netflix film ‘Thor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ with Sunny Kaushal. Besides this, the actor is also a part of Akshay Kumar-starrer ‘OMG 2’.