Kolkata: Today is Police Day as declared by the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal – an occasion to salute the relentless efforts and sacrifice of those men and women in uniform who ensure safety despite all odds. Bollywood over the years has captured the essence of police on screen. Here are our Top five iconic on-screen cops. A special mention of actor Jagdish Raj Khurana who sported the Khakee in close to 150 films though not in the lead, unfortunately, he had to play second or third fiddle in most of his films.
Inspector Vijay Khanna (Amitabh Bachchan)
Film: Zanjeer (1973)
Direction: Prakash Mehra
DCP Ashwini Kumar (Dilip Kumar)
Film: Shakti (1982)
Direction: Ramesh Sippy
Inspector Samar Pratap Singh (Manoj Bajpayee)
Film: Shool (1999)
Direction: Eeshwar Nivas
Inspector Bajirao Singham (Ajay Devgn)
Film: Singham (2011)
Direction: Rohit Shetty
Senior Inspector Shivani Shivaji Roy (Rani Mukherji)
Film: Mardaani (2014)
Direction: Pradeep Sarkar
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