Yami talks about moving away from damsel-in-distress roles

Actor Yami Gautam Dhar says she has been working consistently to create a filmography that is different from some of her roles in the past.

The actress made her debut with Shoojit Sircar’s Vicky Donor, but played second fiddle to the hero in movies like Badlapur, Kaabil and a few others.

Yami, who will next be seen in romantic comedy Dhoom Dhaam on Netflix this Valentine’s Day, has proved her mettle as a performer with films such as Uri: The Surgical Strike, A Thursday and Article 370.

The actress has no regrets and respects the choices she made at that point in her career.

“That was my past life. I can’t recall anything,” Yami replied when asked about moving away from damsel-in-distress roles.

“No one’s had this conversation in a long time with me. Sometimes I might address but I don’t because it was in the past. It’s been almost four or five years that the filmography I’m trying to be consistent with doesn’t have those elements at all remotely,” she said.

In fact, her role in Dhoom Dhaam is the antithesis of a damsel in distress as a no-nonsense and fearless heroine, who likes to be in the driving seat of her life.

Looking back at that phase in her life, Yami said she always knew the kind of roles she was capable of but it took some time to prove that to others.