7 Bollywood actresses who slayed the role of a brilliant lawyer

Shramana Kar

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Ananya Panday plays lawyer Dilreet Gill in the courtroom drama film, Kesari Chapter 2, co-starring Akshay Kumar, and R Madhavan, releasing on April 18, 2025.

Rani Mukerji

Rani amazed the audience with her performance as lawyer Saamiya Siddiqui in Shah Rukh Khan's 2004 film, Veer-Zaara, streaming on Prime Video.

Taapsee Pannu

Taapsee played advocate Aarti Malhotra who defends her father-in-law in Rishi Kapoor's 2018 film, Mulk, streaming on Prime Video and ZEE5.

Kareena Kapoor Khan

The actress slayed the role of lawyer Priya Saxena, defending her husband, who is accused of sexual harassment in the 2004 film, Aitraaz, available on ZEE5.

Kajol

As Noyonika Sengupta, Kajol played the lawyer's role for the first time in JioHotstar's original series, The Trial, which was released in 2023.

Yami Gautam

This actress has also stunned the audience with her strong lawyer character Gulnaar Rizvi in Shahid Kapoor's 2018 film, Batti Gul Meter Chalu, available on ZEE5.

Richa Chadha

The actress has garnered much applause for her performance as lawyer Hiral Gandhi in Akshaye Khanna's 2019 film, Section 375, available on Prime Video.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Aishwarya played strong characters in several films, including in the 2015 Jazbaa, on ZEE5, where she slayed as Adv. Anuradha Verma.