India, Sept. 17 -- In a career spanning 25 years, Kareena Kapoor continues to find ways to break new ground. In her new film, Daayra, the actor plays a police officer. In a recent interview, Kareena described the character as challenging and admitted it was different from the stereotypical depiction of female cops in Indian films.

At an event promoting the film in Delhi on Wednesday, Kareena spoke about how her character, DCP Ajooni, breaks stereotypes. "I think there is this stereotypical version that we have of a cop: that she is butch and she slightly has that particular walk, slightly manly, is gun-toting and does action. I think in this film, because of the sensitivity of the subject of the film also, Meghna was clear that she wante...