Yami wants powerful roles for women

Yami Gautam, who will next be seen in the upcoming film Uri, says there is a need for stories of more stronger women on the silver screen.

Gautam is excited to be a part of a real-life story based on the Indian Armed Forces. So much so that it instantly inspired her to hope to bring forth stories of women who have been trailblazers and pioneers in the armed forces in India.

“With the way content is evolving and such compelling stories coming out, there’s a great need for stories of more stronger women. Some amazingly strong powerful women characters have been seen in recent films,” Gautam said in a statement.

The 29-year-old actress is inspired by two women: Punita Arora, the first woman in India to attain the rank of Lt. General in the Indian Army, and Priya Jhingan, who wrote a letter to the then Army Chief in 1992 to be accepted as a woman in the armed forces and a year later she was, becoming the first Indian woman to have joined the Army.