Actress Yami Gautam will be seen in a new avatar, playing the role of an Intelligence officer in the highly anticipated film URI: The Surgical Strike. The film is a military drama based on the real life incident that took place in 2016 when the Indian Army conducted a surgical strike in Uri Kashmir. Vicky Kaushal plays the main actor in the film leading the operation alongside Yami Gautam, the female lead of the film. The film also stars Paresh Rawal, Kirti Kulhari and Mohit Raina in pivotal roles.URI is directed and written by Aditya Dhar, who was one of the writers on Aakrosh, and produced under the banner RSVP by Ronnie Screwvala. URI is slated to release worldwide on January 11, 2019.This would be the first time Yami will be seen in a character belonging to the armed forces, something she has never played before. To get into the skin of the character, she shortened her hair.Here is the first look of Yami, dressed up in a blue shirt and a blazer giving an apt intense look to her character.
