I think Akshay Kumar makes the perfect cop. He has the perfect height and body to be a very good cop. Amitabh Bachchan comes a very close second - only because of his height and dialogue delivery. But, overall, Akki is still the best cop around. The very fact that he stars in most of the upcoming cop movies is proof enough.
Who ever acts out the best cop, I feel the action should be in proper perspective. I detest, the stereotype portrayal of cops; a comic, servile and thoroughly inapt. In real life, the cops are more humane than the average public service people of Govt. office going type. I have seen cops helping out the infirm crossing roads. I saw many times that people in a new city/town when lost seek the help of cops even though the public are around. What all this mean.
Therefore, who even acts out the cop must portray them in proper perspective and give due honour.
the ABC..... to becoming the best cop is by sporting a flair for curroption
so the actor who can showcase himself in the most curropt way would win it left rite and center.
but gettin back to the 'reel' world ( where cops r suppose to be steadfast abt their jobs and their 'khakee' ) the big B is still far from retired ... i think he has this neva dieing karishma in him , so he makes the best cop
you people mentioned other actors who played cop as best but u forgot a gem who pplayed cop several times and is best of all and u forgot to mention him may i know y??????????????
Aamir Khan played cop in SArfarosh and in other movie with mamtya kulkarni and he acted excellent