The uniform does not make the man. The men and women who don their vardis every day, and set out to maintain the peace in the city, have talents and ideas that wouldn't be amiss on a film set. They can act, dance, write, even perform magic tricks. On a slow day, they use their talents to entertain their colleagues; on a busy day, they use it to manage their stress, and sometimes, even crack crucial cases. With the help of the Welfare Association of Mumbai Police, they are executing their dreams, even on the big screen.

Constable Sayali Talekar 25, choreographer
Sayali Talekar was learning dance from Bollywood choreographer Remo D'Souza, when her father Vijay, a policeman, died of a heart attack in 2011. She was a teenager, but suddenly the responsibility of the house fell on her shoulders. The eldest among three siblings, she buried her ambition to become an air hostess, and joined the police force in September 2012, on the grounds of compensation. Today, she's the third generation in her family to wear khaki.