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Yami Gautam recalls getting kicked out of a TV show for asking questions: ‘A person told me to go home’

Yami Gautam shared an intriguing anecdote from her early days in showbiz when she was removed from a TV show for asking questions.

By: Entertainment Desk
Chennai | Updated: November 28, 2023 03:05 PM IST

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Yami Gautam spoke on her early days in showbiz. (Pic: Yami/Instagram)

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Yami Gautam, who turned 34 on Tuesday, hadn’t envisioned a career in showbiz until one audition shifted her from Chandigarh to Mumbai. After starring in three TV shows that were abruptly taken off air, her entry into films began with the Kannada movie Ullasa Utsaha, followed by her Bollywood debut in Shoojit Sircar’s Vicky Donor. In a recent interview, the actor shared an intriguing anecdote from her early days in showbiz when she was removed from a TV show for asking questions.

Recalling the incident to Dainik Bhaskar, Yami said, “It is true. I had some questions about a scene on the first day of the shoot. I questioned something in a scene on my first day of shoot and everyone stared me ‘How can I question?’ When I returned to the set the next day and was reading my script, one person came to me and said ‘You may go home’.”

Reflecting on the experience as a pivotal moment in her career, Yami expressed, “It felt very bad to hear that but I could not do anything. But, these things are also important, they help me find the passion to keep going.”

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After appearing in several films, Yami faced a career lull and in 2018 contemplated leaving the industry to pursue farming. The success of her movies Uri and Bala, however, compelled her to stay. She explained, “This thought also came to my mind in 2018. I wanted to leave this field. After leaving here, I was thinking of doing something in the farming field, then the films Uri and Bala were released, which got a lot of love from the people. At this time I felt that I should listen to myself. It doesn’t matter what people say, all that matters is your family.”

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