Rasika Dugal to Sandeepa Dhar, here are women who ruled male dominated gangster series

gangster dramas generally revolve around  male protagonists who drive narrative with ir machoism along with some nerve-wracking action sequences. However, with evolution in movies, series and characters, Indian series and movies have witnessed strong female characters who proved to be mastermind in  game. From Rasika Dugal in Mirzapur to Amruta Subhash in Sacred Games, here's a list of women who ruled in male-dominated gangster dramas. 

Strong women in male-dominated gangster drama

Rasika Dugal in Mirzapur

Actor Rasika Dugal was seen in a strong character as Beena Tripathi in Mirzapur. recently released series created a storm across social media with audience raving about strong character of Beena Tripathi. She played mind games in male-dominated Tripathi household. 

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Anuja Sa in Ek Thi Begum

Anuja Sa was seen as Ashraf in TV series Ek Thi Begum. Ashraf was ar strong character who took prominence in gangster drama. She was seen as wife of a gangster who manipulates physically strong men and rules in revenge story. 

Vaishnavi in MumBhai

MumBhai starring Ang Bedi depicts time when city was terrorised by a Don and a cop cleverly ruled by minds of women. Sandeepa Dhar portrayed role of Vaishnavi in series, wife of Bhaskar Shetty. Ang Bedi's character as Bhaskar Shetty takes action without a second thought but when Vaishnavi enters his life, narrative changes with character and her intelligence. 

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Shweta Tripathi in Mirzapur 2

In first season of Mirzapur, Shweta Tripathi aka Golu was seen as a nerdy, intelligent college student. However, in second season, she turned tables with her fierce character. She sets out to seek revenge from Munna who killed Bablu and Sweety. 

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Amruta Subhash in Sacred Games

In second season of Sacred Games, Amruta Subhash was seen as a Kenya based RAW nt KDY who uses Nawazuddin Siddiqui's gangster Ganesh Gaitonde. She manipulates him and uses him for larger good of country until he snaps out and everything crashes. 

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(Im Source: Still from Mirzapur 2, Shweta Tripathi Instagram, Sandeepa Dhar Instagram)