5 Women Cops On OTT That Are Beyond Dabang

Earlier, we just saw men being the cops, saving the entire village and fighting the bad guys, whereas women playing 'the girl next door'. With OTT that has been changing, the writers are writing better cop roles for women, bringing nuanced characters. In recent times, we saw varied women cop characters not only being badass in a male-dominated world but also addressing the challenges of daily life. They are literally portraying what goes on in real-life women cop's lives. Let's find out which recent shows have these strong-headed female cop characters.

5 Women Cops On OTT That Are Beyond Dabang:

1) Shefali Shah as Vartika Chaturvedi from Delhi Crime:

Delhi Crime is a crime drama show based on the heinous crime cases in the capital town of our country, Delhi. OTT Queen Shefali Shah was the lead star of the show playing the role of Vartika Chaturvedi portraying real-life DCP Chhaya Sharma of that time in Delhi. Vartika Chaturvedi navigate the pressure as she was answerable not just to superiors but to the whole nation while battling through her own emotions, and personal life. Putting everything at stake, Vartika Chaturvedi stands as a strong pillar of her force and fights like a tiger.

2) Aaditi Pohankar as Bhumika Pardeshi from She:

She is a fictional crime drama of an undercover assignment to expose drug trafficking in India. Aaditi Pohankar did an applaud-worthy job playing the role of a timid police constable Bhumika Pardeshi. The show is an empowering journey of a constable turning into an undercover agent disguised as a prostitute to bring the drug racket down. It is a journey of an ordinary constable fighting through poverty, an abusive husband and divorce, a mother in illness, a sister lured by a rogue boyfriend, and fighting through her own conscience and body issues. 

3) Sonakshi Sinha as Anjali Bhaati in Dahaad:

Dahaad marks the OTT debut of actor Sonakshi Sinha playing the roaring role of Sub-Inspector of the small town of Rajasthan. This psychological thriller is not just about caste discrimination, dowry, and girl education but is also about pressure on females to marry, societal norms, pre-marital sex, and so on. Navigating discrimination at work and pressure at home, fighting through her inner and outer battles, Bhaati remains a strong-headed police officer.

4) Raveena Tandon as Kasturi Dogra in Aranyak:

Aranyak is a fictional crime thriller centered the police officer Kasturi Dogra from the hills of Himachal's small town Sironah. Played by Raveena Tandon Kasturi Dogra as she was about to take a year-long leave to give her full attention to her family gets a big case that could be her career break after years of stagnant cases. As Kasturi chooses to take up the case she has to fight many battles with a sour non-supportive husband, her teenage daughter who attempts suicide, a mysterious creature roaming in the town. Her character fight against a rapist spoilt brat of powerful people, and a loveless marriage. What I loved about Kasturi was her portrayal that didn't have to be more masculine to depict a "strong" character, she rather had the essence of strength with empathy and embracing all her feminity. 

5) Radhika Apte as Megha Sharma in Forensic:

Forensic is a murder mystery of serial killings of children. This psychological thriller is an emotional roller coaster of emotions as the case gets personally disturbing while the killer is seen to be on the loose torturing the ones on the chase. Radhika Apte plays the role of Sub-Inspector Megha Sharma handling the case. Playing the role of the righteous police officer, Meghna is a get-goer police officer determined to get to solve the case.

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