Happy Birthday Yami Gautam: 10 interesting facts about the Bollywood Beauty

Yami aspired to be an IAS officer but destiny surely had different plans for her!

Born in Bilaspur and brought up in Chandigarh, Yami left her law school to pursue her passion. Interestingly, she got to play a lawyer on the big screen in 'Batti Gul Meter Chalu'.

The 'Vicky Donor' actress started off her acting journey through television with the NDTV show 'Chaand Ke Paar Chalo'. She further did shows like 'Yeh Pyaar Na Hoga Kam', 'Kitchen Champion' Season 1 etc.

Yami made her big screen debut with Kannada film 'Ullasa Utsaha' and not Vicky Donor! Besides Bollywood, Yami has acted in Kannada, Telugu, Punjabi, Malayalam and Tamil films!

Other than acting, the 30-year-old is fond of interior decoration, travelling and listening to music.

Yami Gautam is a environment and animal lover. A few months ago, the actress set up her own greenhouse and organic garden in her Himachal house.

Yami doesn't like to bind herself in four walls. She prefers working out in open spaces and her trainer helps her do it by curating unique outdoor exercises. She loves battle rope workouts. 

The 'Kaabil' actress is also a trained pole dancer.

Whenever Yami travels abroad, she carries a little tea kit along. She is a huge fan of the Indian chai and just can't do without it.

Yami's father Mukesh Gautam is a director in the Punjabi film industry and her sister Surilie Gautam is a Punjabi actress.