India, Jan. 26 -- As we unfurl the Tricolour at Yami Gautam Dhar's Mumbai house, she beams, "Aditya (Dhar, filmmaker and husband) would have been so happy if he was here right now." Fresh off the acclaim coming her way for Haq, the glow is evident on her face as she poses for HT City in an exclusive Republic Day shoot.

Watching the parade on TV early morning is a routine almost all of us share on January 26. Yami is no different, "My memories of the day include just getting ready, as soon as we could, and sitting in front of the TV, waiting for the parade to start! One culture, one state after the other. It was so fascinating. We were so young. even if you don't understand the complete meaning, somewhere as a kid you're getting introduce...