Odishatv Bureau

The Singham series will feature Deepika Padukone as a female policewoman, following the likes of Ajay Devgn, Ranveer Singh, and Akshay Kumar in the cop forces of Rohit Shetty. The changing times have seen Bollywood treat audiences with female actors as cops. This article highlights five actresses who are most well-loved for playing female cops in Bollywood.
 
Tabu
The Drishyam series praises the role of Tabu as an exceptionally intelligent female cop who desperately wanted to find her dead son. Despite knowing everything, she fails to punish the suspects because of a lack of proof.

 
Rani Mukherjee
The Bengali actress was most admired for her brazen demeanour in the Mardaani series. Her character as Shivani Shivaji Roy is chivalrous, righteous, and confident. Standing against gender inequality, the character empowers women.
 
Vidya balan
The body-positive actress made a remarkable impression as IFS Vidya Vincent in Sherni (2021), ordered to solve the man-animal conflict. Her role served as an upright forest officer navigating through patriarchy and social barriers.
 
Shabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi adorned the law enforcement uniform in a series titled Delhi Crimes on Netflix. She delivered a compelling performance as a cop, striving to capture the victims of the rape case (based on the Nirbahaya rape case). The series also won an Emmy award.
 
Priyanka chopra
With numerous versatile and powerful roles, Priyanka slayed the most terrific role as a cop in Gunday, Don, and Gangajal 2. The actress was appreciated and acclaimed for her "dabbang" roles.

Such roles on big screens empowers every woman out there to be daring, confident and outspoken.

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