<p class="title">Actor Yami Gautam is prepping hard for her role of an intelligence officer in the upcoming film "Uri".</p>.<p class="bodytext">As part of her training, the "Kaabil" actor will soon start learning Mixed Martial Arts (MMA).</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The prep work for 'Uri' has just begun. In terms of the action training, we are shortlisting best options and MMA is a crucial part of the role and that's why intense training for that will be what time would be invested in," Yami said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The MMA is more to suit the body language which the script demands. Playing an intelligence officer on screen commands a certain degree of discipline and needs a body mannerism which is tough and MMA training will serve exactly that," she added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Uri", to be directed by Aditya Dhar, is based on Indian Army's surgical strikes across the LoC.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Raazi" star Vicky Kaushal will be playing the role of a commander-in-chief who led the 2016 surgical strike in Uri.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The film produced by Ronnie Screwvala's production arm, RSVP, will go on floors soon.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Yami will be next seen in "Batti Gul Metre Chaalu" alongside Shahid Kapoor. She is playing a lawyer in the film. </p>
<p class="title">Actor Yami Gautam is prepping hard for her role of an intelligence officer in the upcoming film "Uri".</p>.<p class="bodytext">As part of her training, the "Kaabil" actor will soon start learning Mixed Martial Arts (MMA).</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The prep work for 'Uri' has just begun. In terms of the action training, we are shortlisting best options and MMA is a crucial part of the role and that's why intense training for that will be what time would be invested in," Yami said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The MMA is more to suit the body language which the script demands. Playing an intelligence officer on screen commands a certain degree of discipline and needs a body mannerism which is tough and MMA training will serve exactly that," she added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Uri", to be directed by Aditya Dhar, is based on Indian Army's surgical strikes across the LoC.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Raazi" star Vicky Kaushal will be playing the role of a commander-in-chief who led the 2016 surgical strike in Uri.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The film produced by Ronnie Screwvala's production arm, RSVP, will go on floors soon.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Yami will be next seen in "Batti Gul Metre Chaalu" alongside Shahid Kapoor. She is playing a lawyer in the film. </p>