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Yami Gautam

Yami Gautam

Actor · Born November 28, 1988 (37) · Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India

Yami Gautam Dhar (née Gautam; born 28 November 1988) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. The daughter of film director Mukesh Gautam, she began her career as a model, and starred in television soap operas such as Chand Ke Paar Chalo (2008–2009) and Yeh Pyar Na Hoga Kam (2009–2010). After making her film debut in the Kannada film Ullasa Utsaha (2010), she had her first Hindi film release in the comedy-drama Vicky Donor (2012), which won her the Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut. Gautam earned acclaim for her supporting roles in the thrillers Badlapur (2015) and Kaabil (2017), and greater success came for starring in the war film Uri: The Surgical Strike and the satire Bala (both 2019). She starred in the streaming films Bhoot Police (2021), A Thursday (2022), Dasvi (2022), and Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga (2023), and had further commercial success in the comedy film OMG 2 (2023) and the political thriller Article 370 (2024). She is married to filmmaker Aditya Dhar.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 28, 1988 (37)
From
Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India
Works as
Actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 6% in 30 days

What are Yami Gautam's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
36%
Bonds
26%
Self
21%
Power
11%
Society
3%
Survival
2%
Justice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 9 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

12 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 12 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 12
Shadow
3 of 12
Ally
2 of 12
Shapeshifter
1 of 12
Herald
1 of 12
Mentor
1 of 12
Show the 12 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Romantic
4
Thrilling
4
Absurd
4
Hopeful
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Hopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Yami Gautam's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yami Gautam's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

36 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Nayi Naveli(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Dhurandhar: The Revenge(2026)

    as Nurse Shazia Bano

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Dhurandhar(2025)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Haq(2025)

    as Shazia Bano

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Dhoom Dhaam(2025)

    as Koyal Chadda

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Article 370(2024)

    as Zooni Haksar

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • OMG 2(2023)

    as Kamini Maheshwari

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga(2023)

    as Neha Grover

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Vidhi Sahni

  • Dasvi(2022)

    as Jyoti Deswal

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • A Thursday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Naina Jaiswal

  • Shava Ni Girdhari Lal(2021)

    as Mannat

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Bhoot Police (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Maya

  • Ginny Weds Sunny(2020)

    as Simran 'Ginny' Juneja

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Bala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Pari Mishra

  • Uri: The Surgical Strike(2019)

    as Pallavi Sharma / Jasmine

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Batti Gul Meter Chalu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Gulnaar Rizvi

  • Sarkar 3(2017)

    as Annu Karkare

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Kaabil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Sue Bhatnagar

  • Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Kavya

  • Junooniyat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Suhani

  • Sanam Re (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Shruti

  • Courier Boy Kalyan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Kavya

  • Badlapur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Misha

  • Action Jackson(2014)

    as Anusha

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Yuddam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Total Siyapaa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Asha

  • Gouravam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Yamini

  • Avunu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Narrator

  • Hero(2012)

    as Gowri Menon

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Vicky Donor(2012)

    as Ashima Roy

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Nuvvila (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Archana

  • Ullasa Uthsaha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Chand Ke Paar Chalo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 80 episodes · as Sana

  • Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Neha Grover

  • Kahaani 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 36 titles, 34 of them dated from 2008 to 2026; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)

$39M worldwide

Highest rated

Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Nayi Naveli (2026)

Film career

20082026

Peak 2024 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting35 of 36: 35 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score87thOther crew1 of 36: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s19 · acting2020s14 · 13 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 39% of 18 roles
1222

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Yami Gautam's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 16 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Shava Ni Girdhari Lal (2021)

96th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)

Midcredits 98th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Yami Gautam's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, 2 of the 5 categories sit near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles30–76 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles8–51 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Yami Gautam work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yami Gautam's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shilpan Vyas Tinu shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles