Bollywood's SEXIEST female cops? VOTE!
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Soha Ali Khan is all set to join Bollywood's firebrand onscreen cops in her upcoming film Mr Joe B Carvalho, costarring Arshad Warsi and Javed Jaffrey and directed by Samir Tiwari.
It's a first for Soha, who has played activist (Rang De Basanti) and journalist (Mumbai Meri Jaan, War Chhod Na Yaar) before and we'll get to see how she fares when the film releases in January.
Before that happens, here's a look at other actresses who have played onscreen cops over the years.
Have a favourite? VOTE at the end of this slide show!
Image: Soha Ali Khan in Jo B Carvalho
Priyanka Chopra
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Priyanka Chopra's sexy cop routine in the item number Mumbai Ke Hero failed to avert the disaster Apoorva Lakhia's Zanjeer remake turned out to be.
On the bright side, Ms Exotic sure served as the perfect eye candy in her body hugging play on a cop uniform.
Image: Priyanka Chopra with Ram Charan in Zanjeer
Esha Gupta, Chakravyuh
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The gorgeous Esha Gupta donned the uniform as Rhea Menon in Prakash Jha's Chakravyuh, an IPS officer who is married to the film's protagonist -- Arjun Rampal's Adil Khan.
The de-glam look came as a refreshing change.
Image: Esha Gupta in Chakravyuh
Neetu Kapoor, Besharam
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Neetu Kapoor, who delivered a stellar performance as a harrowed middle class homemaker in Do Dooni Char, reunites with husband Rishi in Abhinav Kashyap's Besharam, costarring son Ranbir.
As head constable Bulbul Chautala, she brings plausibility to her role.
Image: Neetu Kapoor in Besharam
Sushmita Sen, Samay
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Inspired from Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman starrer Se7en, Robby Grewal-directed 2003 action film Samay: When Time Strikes got Sushmita Sen acclaim as tough cop Malvika Chauhan.
The film also went on to win a National Award for Best Editing in 2004.
Image: Sushmita Sen in Samay
Madhuri Dixit, Khalnayak
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As the lovelorn Ganga, Madhuri Dixit makes her part entertaining and impressively changes gears when she ventures out to salvage her beau's dignity.
Her dance numbers in Khalnayak are quite popular even today.
Image: Madhuri Dixit in Khalnayak
Neetu Chandra, One Two Three
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As inspector Mayawati Chautala, Neetu Chandra stood out in an ensemble comedy of errors called One Two Three, directed by Ashwni Dhir.
The film was inspired from Hollywood film Blame It On The Bellboy.
Image: Neetu Chandra in One Two Three
Shamita Shetty, Cash
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Anubhav Sinha's ill-fated ensemble thriller Cash featured Shamita Shetty in the role of undercover spy Shanaya, who is also the protagonist's (played by Ajay Devgn) girlfriend.
Shetty also played a cop in Zeher opposite Emraan Hashmi.
Image: Shamita Shetty in Cash
Bipasha Basu, Gunaah
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Bipasha Basu's tough cop Prabha in Gunaah was quite a departure from the overly glamorous roles she figured in in the early days of her career.
Unfortunately, the film didn't work at the box office.
Image: Bipasha Basu in Gunaah
Dimple Kapadia, Zakhmi Aurat
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In the dramatically-named revenge saga Zakhmi Aurat, Dimple Kapadia plays a cop out to punish a group of rapists.
Image: Dimple Kapadia in Zakhmi Aurat
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