From Sacred Games' Cuckoo to Leila's Shalini, 10 Kickass Women We Saw In Recent Indian Web Series

There has never been a better portrayal of women in uniform in Indian content better than this. Shefali Shah brought to life one of the most impactful characters in Indian content ever.

Clad in knock-out designer pieces, Tara Khanna is a heady mix of an unapologetic, scheming yet emotionally vulnerable woman. Shobhita Dhulipala's portrayal of the character has truly set a benchmark.

While all the women in the series are kickass in their journey, it is Umang's complex journey that makes her stand out. Also, Bani J made it believable that Umang indeed could kick some serious asses.

Usha Jadhav did total justice to her character who can be the best example of the word Firebrand. A rape survivor's journey towards becoming a true firebrand lawyer is as inspiring as it gets.

It took us till 2018 and phenomenal Kubbra Sait to have sensitive portrayal of transgenders in cinematic narrative. But we are glad it happened the way it did.

That scene of her with the boiling water is all you need to justify the kickass term. Of course, Shalina Vatsa's portrayal of the badass women made it all the more special.

It is hard to pick one performance of Radhika Apte, but if we are talking about kickass, Ghoul deserves to be the one

Huma Qureshi made us take note of her in GOW itself, but Leila showed her in light that made us rediscover her and boy what a discovery it has been

Elnaaz Nourozi's deliciously dark portrayal of this badass character surely warranted more awareness and appreciation.

Geetika Vidya Ohlyan's portrayal of Soni was a crash course on writing kickass women characters and we are glad that someone did it.