'Patriotism doesn't always need to be vocal'

New Delhi: Yami Gautam says Uri: The Surgical Strike was able to engage the audiences through emotions as she believes heavy dialogues and sloganeering are not needed to generate the feeling of patriotism.

The film, written and directed by Aditya Dhar, has been declared the first blockbuster of 2019. It recently crossed the Rs 100 crore-mark at the box office.

Yami, who plays an intelligence officer in the film, says the movie's backbone was the Indian Army but it was driven by strong sentiments.

"The subject was something which was real and was driven by emotions. It's definitely a mission-based film but it is backed with strong emotions. The core of it was patriotism and the Army. And it was really something that was there in the script," she said.Asked about the film's subtle take on nationalism, Yami says it was all in the "sublayering" and credited Dhar for the execution. "I don't think you need to portray your sentiments or love for the country in words. That is why good writing is essential because not everything is vocal or in words. It's present in the sublayering," she says.