Have realised the importance of saying no in Bollywood: Yami Gautam

Yami Gautam's phone hasn't stopped buzzing since the release of "Bala", with adjectives like "revelation and game changer" being used to describe her performance in the film.

The actor says the response has made her realise the importance of waiting for good projects and turning down work which doesn't have her heart.

Yami started the year with "Uri: The Surgical Stirke" as an undercover agent and has closed her 2019 with the Amar Kaushik-directed comedy.

Both the films were critically well received and while "Uri" is one of the biggest hits of the year, "Bala" is already clocking huge numbers.

To reach these two films, Yami had to navigate through several projects which didn't work after her 2012 debut "Vicky Donor".

"With 'Vicky Donor', I chose a path which established me as an actor first, before anything else. But then in the middle... You try to figure things out. It was an overnight success, you don't know anyone here. It took me a while to understand this place, to find my ...