Kaabil: To break what you have already done is very important, says Yami Gautam

Actor Yami Gautam says she never got affected with what audiences said about her career graph and choice of roles.

Actor Yami Gautam, who made her Bollywood debut with Vicky Donor (2012), might not be an A-lister, but she feels getting good work and keep working hard is what counts.

Actor Yami Gautam is playing the female lead opposite Hrithik Roshan in Kaabil.

“In all these years, I’ve understood one thing that it’s only your work that should do all the talking. My mantra is simple — work gets you work and good work gets you good work,” says Yami who starred opposite actor Hrithik Roshan in her latest release, Kaabil.

Ask her if there’s ever been a point where audiences’ comments on her career graph and choices of roles have affected her, the actor says, “It has never affected me in a negative way. I’d rather thank these people because they’re investing their time in thinking about me, which is really nice. How many people get to experience that? That’s what an actor’s life is all about. When has it ever been in a closed box?”

While Kaabil is being touted as Yami’s biggest project till date, the actor admits that there was a phase when her films weren’t doing well at the box office. “During that time, I realised that the day you happily embrace your present and not just accept it, magic happens. And for me, it was signing Kaabil.”

So is Yami banking upon her latest release to set a new benchmark for herself in the industry? “I feel nothing can push you till the time you want to get pushed. Understanding the importance of evolving is very important. Reinventing is very important. To break what you have already done is very important. That growth should never stop.”

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