With a decade old journey, Yami Gautam has come a long way in her career. From making her debut on television, to starring in high budget films, the actress has come a long way. Popularly known for attractive looks and dramatic performances, Yami turned 29 today (November 28). On the occasion of her birthday let’s check out some lesser known facts about the Vicky Donor actress;

Yami Gautam was 20 years old when she left studies to pursue a career in modeling and acting. After a brief phase of struggle, Yami finally got her break with the television show, Chaand Ke Paar Chalo. She received a lot of appreciation from the TV industry and got in the eyes of filmmakers

Yami is an avid reader. She describes herself as a book worm. She loves to read romantic novels and her favourite time of the day is when she is alone with her favourite novels. Her favourite author is Nicholas Sparks and she ensures that she takes out time from her busy schedule to read Sparks’ novels.

Yami is not the only child in her family, who has ventured into films and acting. Her sister, Surilie Gautam is also a popular face in Punjabi cinema. You will be shocked to see the striking resemblance between the two sisters.

Fitness enthusiast: Actors need to stay in shape and female actors have are multi tasking as they put in a lot of efforts in staying fit and looking good at all times. Yami is a fitness enthusiast as she maintains her diet and likes to do cardio exercises, power yoga and other physical activities.

It’s not a strange fact that Yami, who made her debut in Bollywood with Vicky Donor, has done multilingual films as well. She has featured in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malyalam and Punjabi films. The actress has an unbreakable connection with the southern cinema as Yami loves South Indian cuisine. Seems like dosa, idli, sambhar and vada are some of her favourite dishes.

Who doesn’t love to travel? Going by her Instagram posts, we feel that Yami doesn’t let go of any chance to go on a vacation with her family or friends. Her travel photos are simply ‘awe-inspiring’ as you just can’t scroll down without showing some love to the photo.