URI fame Yami Gautam gives all credit to her last movie (URI) as she bags an identical role in her next (Bala). She feels that certain films and roles tend to boost an actor's perception in the eyes of other filmmakers. It was her tough act as an intelligence officer in Uri: The Surgical Strike that changed her perception of a beautiful actress to an intellectual artist.

Yami quoted, "I think we actors keep shifting our moulds with each film. Every film we do is a projection of who we are and what we are capable of. I have had the fortune of working on some amazing projects and some very challenging roles. But I do feel that after Uri, people have seen me in a whole new light and that is true for all actors. We are perceived as slightly different after each film. And that's the wonderful part of our job."

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"Post-Uri, it took a role like that of Pallavi to have filmmakers now see me in a new light and I feel it was because of Uri, such a quirky different part has landed with me in Bala," she added.

Talking about Bala, it marks Yami's second association with the film's producer Dinesh Vijan after Badlapur. The film is about a man who is balding prematurely and how he deals with it. It also stars Bhumi Pednekar. While Bhumi will play a dusky small-town educated woman, Yami will essay the role of a supermodel based in Lucknow.

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Directed by Amar Kaushik who previously directed last year's surprise hit Stree, Bala also features actors Saurabh Shukla, Jaaved Jaaferi and Seema Pahwa in pivotal roles.