Alia Bhatt- Vicky Kaushal starrer Raazi has given us another hard-hitting spy to Bollywood. In this Meghna Gulzar starrer thriller, Bhatt will be seen playing a Kashmiri spy married to a Pakistani army officer. The trailer has left everyone intrigued and when its Alia, we can rest in assurance that the role is going to be one of her best ones. While we are swooning over her character as ‘Sehmat’ in the thriller, we would like to recollect the past such characters who disguised themselves efficiently. Here are some of the best characters from the Bollywood thrillers that have got a special place in the hearts of film fanatics. (Disclaimer: Spoilers Ahead!)

Dil Se- Manisha Koirala as Meghna/Moina

Manisha plays a suave girl, Meghna, with whom an RJ (Shah Rukh Khan) falls in love with and chases her incessantly. Only later, it is revealed that she is not Meghna but Moina who is part of a Liberationists group which plans multiple suicide attacks in New Delhi at the upcoming Republic Day celebration.

Shah rukh khan and Manisha Koirala in Dil Se. (Photo Credits: Movie Still)

Gangster- Emraan Hashmi as Aakash

Kangana plays a lonely girlfriend, Simran, of a gangster, Daya (Shiney Ahuja) who falls head over heels in love with a local singer, Aakash (Emraan). It only turns out that Aakash is actually an undercover Indian detective hired to capture Daya and was using Simran for this motive.

Emraan Hashmi and Kangana Ranaut in Gangster. (Photo Credits: Movie Still)

Kahaani- Vidya Balan as Vidya Baagchi

Vidya plays a pregnant woman who is on the search of her missing husband. It is only in the end that we come to know that she was not pregnant at all and was only here to find her husband’s murderer and seek revenge herself.

Vidya Balan in Kahaani. (Photo Credits: Movie Still)

Ek Tha Tiger- Salman Khan as Tiger and Katrina Kaif as Zoya

Both the under-cover agents act like common people with each other and fall in love. However, they both later reveal their true identities to each other. While Salman aka Tiger is a RAW agent, Katrina aka Zoya is seen as an ISI agent.

Katrina Kaif and Salman Khan in Ek Tha Tiger. (Photo credits: Movie Still)

The Hero: Love Story of a Spy- Sunny Deol as Arun Sharma and Preity Zinta as Reshma.

So, this movie is full of twists and the lead characters keep on disguising themselves. Arun plays a spy working for RAW. He trains a village girl, Reshma and sends her across the border as housemaid to spy on influential beings who are against India. During the latter half of the film, he also disguises himself as nuclear scientist to complete his mission.

Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta in Hero. (Photo Credits: Movie Still)

These were some of the most loved thrillers that kept everyone at the edge of the seats. After all, we have always been huge fans of this genre and the positive reviews to Raazi trailer, proves it once again. Do let us know your favourite character in the comments section below.

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