Be it the petite but feisty Inspector Mahima Basor in Kathal and the no-nonsense Sub-Inspector Anjali Bhaati in Dahaad or the real-life inspired DCP Vartika Chaturvedi and local cop Kasturi Dogra in Aranyak, recent TV shows and films with women in uniform are packing a powerful punch
These cops, ranging from the local beat cop to the high-ranked DCP, were played with elan by some of the finest actors in the Indian industries. These characters have a few things in common – they have the right moral compass, they are fearless, and they get the job done!
Inspector Mahima Basor, played by Sanya Malhotra, is tasked with an usual case – she has to find the two prized kathals or jackfruits missing from the garden of an MLA. But there is another case, far more important, that troubles the young cop
Sonakshi Sinha’s Anjali Bhaati, who has to face endless roadblocks because of her caste, is given an important case of 27 missing women. In the face of it, these cases are unconnected but Bhaati digs deep to find that there is a sinister actor at play
Inspired by a real-life, DCP Vartika Chaturvedi is brought to life by Shefali Shah. In the two seasons of the show, DCP Chaturvedi is tasked with two gruesome crimes – one is based on the 2012 Nirbhaya case, and the other is based on the case of murders of senior citizens by a gang
Kasturi Dogra, played by Raveena Tandon, is a cop who is being replaced. As the handover process is initiated, the cops are tasked with a case. As they investigate more and more, the case begins to get convoluted and a forgotten myth from the forest is reignited
Constable Bhumika Pardeshi aka Bhumi, played by Aaditi Pohankar, is inducted into an anti-narcotics group to take on a drug lord and goes undercover as a sex worker
SP Amrita Singh, played by Zoya Hussain, is all set to resign from her work, when she learns that her father is the prime accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Bokaro. She stays back in the force to unravel the truth
Inspector Geeta, played by Karishma Tanna, pursues the puzzling case in a posh Gurugram society. In the core of the investigation are homemaker Dolly (Kritika Kamra), ex-journo Saiba (Soha Ali Khan), fashion designer Zaira (Shahana Goswami) and power broker Ishi Sanghamitra (Juhi Chawla) and an intricate web of lies and secrets