Yami Gautam reveals about how she got OMG 2!

One of the rare actresses to successfully make the switch from television to movies is Yami Gautam. She last appeared in the comedy-drama OMG 2 with Akshay Kumar and Pankaj Tripathi. Despite being released concurrently with Gadar 2, the movie ended up being a huge critical and financial success. This was Yami's most recent theatrical debut.

 

Yami discussed how she landed the part of Kamini Maheshwari in OMG 2 in an interview with a daily. She admitted that during the lockdown in 2020, Akshay Kumar approached her with the project. She revealed, “We were in the middle of the second lockdown when Akshay sir called me for OMG 2. Very honestly, he told me ‘This is one of the best scripts of my career. The story must come out. I would love to introduce my director to you.’" Yami further said that he put her on a call with director Amit Rai who narrated it to her. "I was very happy to see his active conventions, knowing that this subject would spark some fire and questions. We saw it as a discussion rather than a debate or question,” she further added.

 

Yami's last theatrical release was the 2019 comedy-drama Bala, which also starred Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar. She said that because of the COVID-19 pandemic, she couldn't get a theatrical release for a while. In the meantime, she was seen in several OTT films like A Thursday, Lost, and Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga. “Whatever happens is for the best. I have found the audience on these platforms who are not going anywhere. Of course, you must dabble between both", she said.

 

OMG 2, directed by Amit Rai has been produced by Aruna Bhatia, Vipul D. Shah, Rajesh Bahl, and Ashwini Varde. It deals with the taboo subject of sex education in the Indian education system. The film was released theatrically on 11 August alongside Sunny Deol's Gadar 2. Surpassing expectations, both films have emerged as a box-office success.