She born in Bilaspur and brought up in Chandigarh, Yami left her law school to pursue her passion.
She got to play a role of lawyer on the big screen in 'Batti Gul Meter Chalu'.
Yami started off her acting journey through television with the NDTV show 'Chaand Ke Paar Chalo'. She further did shows like 'Yeh Pyaar Na Hoga Kam', 'Kitchen Champion' Season 1 etc.
Yami made her big screen debut with Kannada film 'Ullasa Utsaha' and not Vicky Donor. She acted in Kannada, Telugu, Punjabi, Malayalam and Tamil films.
She loves interior decoration, travelling and listening to music.
Yami's father Mukesh Gautam is a director in the Punjabi film industry and her sister Surilie Gautam is a Punjabi actress.
Yami is also a trained pole dancer.
Yami Gautam married Aditya Dhar on 4 June 2021.