From an aspiring IAS officer and Lawyer, to becoming an actress: Lesser-known facts about birthday girl Yami Gautam 

Yami Gautam is a nature lover. She has built a greenhouse and organic garden in her house in Himachal Pradesh

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She is half Punjabi and half Pahari

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Yami wanted to become an IAS officer

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Yami debuted in films with the Kannada film Ullasa Utsaha

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If not an actress, Yami would have been a lawyer

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She began her acting journey in TV, with shows like Chaand Ke Paar Chalo and Yeh Pyaar Na Hoga

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Yami's sister, Surilie Gautam, is a Punjabi actress. Her father Mukesh Gautam is a Punjabi film director

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