Mardaani (2014)

Toilet Review: Possibly the most bad ass female cop that I have ever seen!

I loved this movie.

Normally, I don’t quite get that sort of visceral reaction whilst watching a movie, but I adored this one. Everything about it just screamed bad ass. I’ve never seen anything quite like it. What a movie.

It’s ostensibly a straight forward movie. A little girl gets kidnapped by human traffickers and our bad ass heroine, Shivani Shivaji Roy, is on a mission to get her back. Through all sorts of obstacles, including her husband being targeted, and fearing for the safety of her niece, Shivani just keeps trekking. One of the best scenes of the movie is when the head trafficker calls her as she is preparing dinner, and one might think this would be intimating, but Shivani not only makes fun of him, but also keeps her cool to the point that it is unnerving.

Considering the movie deals with such heavy topics as human trafficking, and being a woman/girl in India, and the inherent inequality that comes with that. The lead actress, Rani Mukerji, does a fantastic job of showing us how fine the line her character walks, and how she can deal with the society around her.

This is seriously one of the best female led movies I have ever seen. It’s not soppy, or lovey dovey. This is one bad ass cop taking down bad guys in all the right ways. The climax is just about as satisfying as you could imagine. Please check this out, and if other Bollywood movies can show me something along these lines, I will most definitely be checking them out.