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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
    • Constable Katekar…
    • 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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    10l-marwah2008

    WELCOME TO INDIA NETFLIX

    With this show Netflix has really changed the game of television and storytelling in India. Bollywood now really has to step up and stop making brain dead movies just for commercial success.

    It is directed by Anurag Kashyap and Vikram Aditya Motwane and trust me there are no other directors in Bollywood who could have done justice to this show. It has that same rawness, realism and intricate storytelling like Gangs of Wasseypur and Dev D by Kashyap and Motwane.

    Acting is suberb and top notch by a great ensemble cast with Nawazuddin channeling his Faizal Khan from Wasseypur with more emotional layers to it. Radhika apte, Saif Ali Khan, Neeraj Kabi, Jitendra Singh also delivers strong performances. Kubra Sait delivers a heart warming breakout performance like never seen before.

    This is a must watch for anybody who likes watching stories that keeps you on the edge of your seat. Also must watch just to see how Mumbai becomes a character in a story like none other told before.

    Really can't wait for the next season. Need it like yesterday.

    10/10
    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.
    9theyuvrajtyagi

    This show talks about revolution. Literally. In Indian cinema. But. Great shows deserve great ending. Alas!!!

    This is first Indian netflix original series directed by Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwani.

    The second season was a bigger disappointment than what I'm to my parents. Well, jokes apart, S02 was not as bad but S01 actually raised the bar so high that matching upto that level was never going to be easy. They just made the Gaitonde's character a mere joke. Guruji's character doesn't have the potential that we expected. The more they digged into other characters, more cartoonish they looked except Zoya, Malcolm and Jojo's character. They kept an open ending in S02 also but I hope they better come with a killer script else...

    First 30 seconds in the first episode and you'll get to know that this series is going to be dark, edgy and controversial. This series starts with bold statements on religion, and then continues with same on political figures like Rajiv Gandhi to a lot of cuss words, violence and drug use. If you're a person who gets offended very easily then I advise you to keep yourself away form it.

    Sacred Games is just an example of what Anurag Kashyap is capable of. This is his real potential. Now screw CBFC. I maybe am a bit biased towards Anurag Kashyap or Phantom productions in general.

    The whole cast did a great job, while we saw Saif Ali Khan in a good role after Omkara and Being Cyrus. Radhika Apte has a quite short but impressive role. In my opinion Neeraj Kabi, Jatin Sarna and Nawazuddin are the backbone of the series.
    9bobandlulureview

    Sacred Games: The answer to your existential crisis

    I liked how the story began. This isn't a slow narrative, you basically have to run with the characters to catch up with their mind and emotions and sometimes have to see between the frames. I live on the extreme ends of storytelling arch. I love the slow narrative where each and everything is described in such a manner that you feel you are in that situation and you start feeling what the character feels and then there is the impromptu situation where you are unexpectedly put in and you have to start catching up with why the characters are doing what they are doing. Both are fun ways to sit back and enjoy a show. Sacred Games falls under the latter category. Ganesh Gaitonde is that don who has only one purpose and that is to be the city he lives in - Bombay. The show takes us through his journey from Trimbakeshwar to Bombay and how as an adult after pedaling in drugs he decides by and by that he is meant for much more than that. He dreams big and he sets his ambition into action. We see ruthlessness in him which is a pre requisite of being a don but at the same time we see him trying to make his gang walk the secular line so as not to have religion come into play. You and I and that is if you were born in the 80's will nod your head at the narrative of the story when scenes of unrest are shown in the post Indira Gandhi era that has left the nation broken and at the same time has become that "gap" that Politicians use as their mosh pits come election season.

    Gaitonde claims he has three fathers and tells us about each one and how they influenced his life and made him who he is. Then we have Sartaj, the Sikh inspector who is trying really hard to battle the internal corruption in police services by refusing to give a false statement in court. His refusal becomes leverage for his superior who dangles his refusal as bait at every opportunity that Sartaj needs back up or when he works on a lead. Sartaj has his own emotional baggage. His wife has left him and he hasn't gotten over her. This I presume is what leads him to consume anxiety pills. We see a little bit of emotional instability in him but not so much that we question his judgment as he pursues his cop instincts. Anjali Mathur, the RAW agent who wants to step out into the field and not just stay behind her desk. She, like Sartaj, follows her instincts and teams up with Sartaj to save the city. Except she believes there is more to the story than just a gang war. Of course she is stopped from acting on her hunch and evidence because hey she's a girl and girls can't go out and play after sundown. Like Sartaj she also has her own reasons for being who she is and that is what propels her into going forward to uncover the roles of different people in the story. Kookoo, I think was a metaphor for the city itself and whoever had Kookoo had Bombay. That's all that I'll be saying about this character.

    These are the primary characters and these characters all have very obvious roles to play and are definitely the leads but for me it was the secondary actors who did all the work in making me hate and love the plot. Kanta Bai, who is so freaking stoic even when there is chaos around her and even when things are going bad she is just there strong as a pillar and not scared of Gaitonde. Probably because she is more like a mother to him, after all it's all thanks to her that he gets his first break. Katekar, is that constable who is at Sartaj's beck and call. Even though he represents the constable in the series he is also doing the added job of being the common man's voice when he is expressing his opinions as a person. Most of us have skewed perspectives based on the news and political speeches we are fed. Malcolm Murad, was a decently surprising character. I liked him in entirety except in one place when he did something out of character. DCP Parulkar's character has been portrayed so well! He makes you hate him. He makes you want to plough through his body with a rain of bullets. I like it when actors actually make you believe they are really that bad.

    The dialogues are amazing, even the ones making a jibe at political situations. Don't know who Shah Bano is? Google her. I like how one-liners were used to tell months' worth of tense situations in the country.

    But is this the best story ever told? No. Was the story predictable? Yes. Were we told anything different with this story? No. So what exactly is the show's USP? Acting!
    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

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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)
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