Yami Gautam Dhar
and her husband, filmmaker
Aditya Dhar
, are all set to welcome their first child. The actress, who is in the last trimester of her pregnancy, says that when it comes to
motherhood
, she draws inspiration from the women in her family – her mom, Anjali Gautam, and sister,
Surilie Gautam
. “My mother has been an incredible parent who raised us with patience and love.
I remember she was very playful with us. I also liked the way she would correct us and keep us occupied. I keep asking my mom how she did it, and she tells me that you can’t take notes because it doesn’t work like that. My sister, too, has done a great job with raising my nephew, who I am very close to,” she says.
‘When we were growing up, things weren’t this easy’
Yami feels that parenting has become a tad easy today because things are easily available at your doorstep. “With the advent of technology, you get everything at your doorstep. I come from a middle-class family and was raised with middle-class values. When we were growing up, things weren’t this easy. There wasn’t instant access to everything. When it comes to raising a child, we depend on our family to help and guide us,” she says.
Yami Gautam Dhar with her mother
‘I will be a working mother’
The actress has been busy with back-to-back releases in the last couple of years. While she wants to focus on her family now, she says that she won’t take a long break and is, in fact, busy reading scripts. “I will be a working mother. My mother and mother-in-law have been working women and have balanced it well. They have set an example for me. Also, I am glad I have a very supportive husband,” she says.
‘I don’t take narrations. I like reading my scripts’
After Article 370, which was headlined by Yami and produced by her husband, Aditya Dhar, the couple is collaborating on their new film, Dhoom Dhaam. The actress says that filmmakers now seem to have the confidence that she can shoulder a project. She adds, “It is your ability as an actor, and also, it is a business at the end of the day. So, it is important for them to have the confidence that you could have a solo (lead) theatrical release. Having said that, I believe the power lies in the script. I don’t take narrations. I like reading my scripts. I make notes and always give feedback.”
