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Stepping into their shoes

What is it like to be a woman in a male-dominated profession like a police officer?

Police take oath with Ganga Jal in one hand ahead of their duty in Kumbh Mela 2019, in Allahabad
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Police take oath with Ganga Jal in one hand ahead of their duty in Kumbh Mela 2019, in Allahabad

Adrija Shukla
What is it like to be a woman in a male-dominated profession like a police officer? Netflix has recently released a film, Soni, to take the viewers closest to the possible answer. The film is a brutally honest representation of the scenario, which neither takes us too deep into the miseries of the women nor gives false hopes.

The best thing about the actors of the film is that one can relate to them. We have seen the glimpse of these women everywhere around us. These are not larger than life characters that do extraordinary things. They are just regular women,
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