India, Nov. 13 -- Continued from page 1 As appreciation continues to pour in, Yami has already signed four new films. "It's the producer's prerogative to announce," she smiles when we prod for details. But she's more than willing to talk about being the audience's darling and how staying away from trends and formulas has worked for her. I'm only imagining the headlines out of this because I have no idea how to answer this question. I'm really trying to be so careful and measured. I don't want to sound like anything that I'm not. I have, and it's my audience saying it. So, I think that in itself is a really big thing for me. I'm here because of them and, of course, the belief of certain directors in me when probably not many believed. I don't go to any award functions, with all due respect to them. That must be true. There is no denial about it.But if I don't connect with that, then how do I work? How do I tell someone that I want this opportunity? I'll work really hard, identify the right scripts and wait for that opportunity from certain directors to take that chance with me, which is what happened in 2019 with Uri, with Aditya (Dhar, filmmaker and her husband). But socially or in terms of going against my personality, something that doesn't make me happy, or I feel I'm being asked to do something or fit in a system, if that is the system, that's not me. That was never me. The only way out was work, slowly and steadily. Then yes, awards. There's a certain section that may believe (in them), so whatever works for you. But the way award functions have been functioning of late, it's like they themselves are saying 'Don't take us seriously'. And I'm not saying it. The audience is saying it now. That means tomorrow, if someone's there in my position, they will know that both can coexist. I think we'll come to that when he reaches that age. He's too young right now, as you said, and I really haven't thought about it. But my mother said something very sweet to me when I was expecting him, I was shooting for Article 370 (2024) and of course, the mind of a first-time mother or just any mother... It's your first baby, you're working in a film like this, and the gazillion questions! The one thing she said was, 'If you're fit to work, don't worry. Your son inherently will value the importance of being a hard worker, like his mum. So you'll be very proud. You go for it, you give your best.We're here to take care of you.' So I used to literally feel the two of us working in every scene. I think that is going to be really special because I'd be like, 'You are part of that film, you know?'...