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Sacred Games

  • TV Series
  • 2018–2019
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Sacred Games (2018)
A story of betrayal, glamour and grit that is set against the ever changing backdrop of Mumbai.
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A link in their pasts leads an honest cop to a fugitive gang boss, whose cryptic warning spurs the officer on a quest to save Mumbai from cataclysm.A link in their pasts leads an honest cop to a fugitive gang boss, whose cryptic warning spurs the officer on a quest to save Mumbai from cataclysm.A link in their pasts leads an honest cop to a fugitive gang boss, whose cryptic warning spurs the officer on a quest to save Mumbai from cataclysm.

  • Creator
    • Varun Grover
  • Stars
    • Saif Ali Khan
    • Nawazuddin Siddiqui
    • Neeraj Kabi
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.5/10
    95K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,172
    788
    • Creator
      • Varun Grover
    • Stars
      • Saif Ali Khan
      • Nawazuddin Siddiqui
      • Neeraj Kabi
    • 852User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 15 wins & 17 nominations total

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    Saif Ali Khan
    Saif Ali Khan
    • Inspector Sartaj Singh…
    • 2018–2019
    Nawazuddin Siddiqui
    Nawazuddin Siddiqui
    • Ganesh Gaitonde
    • 2018–2019
    Neeraj Kabi
    Neeraj Kabi
    • Parulkar…
    • 2018–2019
    Elnaaz Norouzi
    Elnaaz Norouzi
    • Zoya Mirza…
    • 2018–2019
    Aamir Bashir
    Aamir Bashir
    • Majid…
    • 2018–2019
    Shalini Vatsa
    Shalini Vatsa
    • Kanta Bai…
    • 2018–2019
    Jatin Sarna
    Jatin Sarna
    • Bunty
    • 2018–2019
    Luke Kenny
    Luke Kenny
    • Malcolm…
    • 2018–2019
    Chittaranjan Tripathy
    Chittaranjan Tripathy
    • Trivedi
    • 2018–2019
    Pankaj Tripathi
    Pankaj Tripathi
    • Guruji…
    • 2018–2019
    Radhika Apte
    Radhika Apte
    • Anjali Mathur
    • 2018
    Jitendra Joshi
    Jitendra Joshi
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    • 2018
    Girish Kulkarni
    Girish Kulkarni
    • Bipin Bhosale…
    • 2018–2019
    Surveen Chawla
    Surveen Chawla
    • Jojo Mascarenas…
    • 2018–2019
    Nitesh Kumar
    • Maalam
    • 2019
    Kubbra Sait
    Kubbra Sait
    • Kukoo
    • 2018–2019
    Rajshri Deshpande
    Rajshri Deshpande
    • Subhadra
    • 2018–2019
    Saurabh Sachdeva
    Saurabh Sachdeva
    • Isa…
    • 2018–2019
    • Creator
      • Varun Grover
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    10pratibhbist

    This could be the turning point in TV in INDIA!

    First of all, hats off Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditay Motwane, how did you manage to put this together is an amazing feat. I am saying this because they both have directed the show but for different characters (Anurag for Nawaz Storyline and Vikram for Saif's). The performances are amazing and Varun Grover deserves all the applause for writing down street smart dialogues. With every character having a grey role in the show, all the characters have layers of sketch going into it. Eagerly waiting for Season 2!
    8nina_fairfax

    Watch it - and put a little effort into watching it

    First of all, if you're not from India, please do not watch the dubbed version, it's not necessary at all. Subtitles will do fine, and the unfamiliar tones of languages spoken in India only add to the amazing feeling of the show. I've heard people say the show is confusing and they couldn't follow the plot - try a little harder. Map out the characters if you must, replay a scene if you didn't understand. Most likely you were unable to understand because (sadly) western people are not used to Indian names or faces: it takes a little more effort to remember who is who. Take that effort. It's more than worth it. After a few episodes, I had no trouble following the storyline. I hope Netflix will create more shows from places all over the world, and that in time, this won't be an issue anymore.

    Some reviewers say Sacred Games can't be compared to Narcos. I think it can. Enough twists and turns, just the right amount of violence, engaging, political, touching... Characters are not good or bad, they're in between, and you're not sure whether to love or hate them. I truly cared about some of them, which I can't really say about the characters of Narcos. Gaitonde is a man who killed more people than you can believe, but the show still makes you love him, all credit going to the great actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

    I didn't rate it a 10/10 for three reasons:
    • I did not always find Anjali Mathur's performance convincing
    • Kukoo's story was dragged out too long in my opinion
    • The final episode seemed rushed, although I'm glad they gave us somewhat of an answer
    9meenaabhijeet

    An excellent commentary on religious ,socio-political situation in India

    First of All congratulations to Anurag and Vikram,I have always loved their work.It is an excellent start to original netflix content in India. Opening scene is enough to show you that this is not your typical Indian show. Nawab and Saif are excellent in the show,but I felt Radhika's character was underdeveloped. Cinematography and those long shots bring alive the MUMBAI (an important character in the show).Gaitonde identity and 25 days threat makes it excellent thriller. I loved this season, can not wait for season 2.
    10hussain_zs

    Thank you Netflix for trying to change the Indian Tele scene

    Having fallen in love with the book 10 years ago, I had a lot of reservations of how its screen adaptation would be. In the book, Vikram chandra had explored each character in so much depth with different layers that to make a 3 hour Bollywood Flick would have been foremost a daunting task and secondary an injustice to the plot.

    Enter, Netflix. Having changed the Tele scene world over, no other production house would be more suited and daring than Netflix to take this Plot head on and do justice to it. And no other duo of Directors than Anurag Kashyap and Vikram Motwane to direct it with such finesse, style and daring.

    The series is gripping, fascinating, dark, thought-provoking, chilling and so much more. It is also very relevant in today's India with its tense social and religious under-current.

    Every actor is top-notch. The role is Bread & Butter for Nawazuddin Siddiqui and he owns every scene he is in. How badly I wanted Saif Ali Khan to prove himself once more after 'Langda Tyagi'. He is not only superb but you feel the amount of efforts he has put in the role. Also the actor playing 'Bunty Sharma' is the best among all the sub-characters.

    The series is truly Binge-worthy and shows what can be achieved without the CBFC 'Big Brother' role. I am however quite sceptic of how it would be received by majority of the Indian audience who have been spoiled with mushy romantic genres and action for them is a muscular middle aged guy beating up 30 under-fed rowdies. I sincerely hope that this series results in a commercial success for all involved so that we can get to see more and more epic like this from our filmmakers.
    9arjunkhatri

    After watching 2nd season. I am increasing one more Star

    People who doesn't understand they are giving it low ratings because when you see it clearly, 1st season has all the questions and 2nd season have all the answers, 2nd season is the answers for the people who are saying that Sacred Games is getting success because of abusive words and nudity, it can go beyond of your mind, complexity of script and small open secrets hiding nowhere but in front of your eyes. Over the top performances, well written and well directed.

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      Anurag Kashyap had read the novel in 2006 when it came out and in 2014, was approached by AMC from Scott Free Productions for a series in English. Kashyap declined the offer as he did not want to do "anything based in India, in English".
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      The medals keep changing positions on the Police Officers uniforms and do not seem to be worn in the correct order of precedence. Also in flashback scenes they are wearing the Indian 50th Independence Anniversary Medal, which would not have been awarded before 1997.

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      • July 6, 2018 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
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      • Hindi
    • Also known as
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      • Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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      • Netflix
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