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8/10
Not what I was expecting, but a decent watch, Saif's best performance!
maulin515 August 2019
A Netflix series, Sacred Games, which is an adaptation of a book by Vikram Chandra of the same title. Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane directed the first season last year. It became the most successful and powerful web series of India till now. And in the midnight, when the fans are keeping their eyes open, Netflix released the second season last night at twelve!

Directed by Anurag Kashyap and Niraj Ghayvan, this is a continuation from the story left at the end of season one. Where Sartaj Singh finds out Trivedi and other things related to Nuclear Bomb in the underground room. While we were yet to see how was the third father of Ganesh Gaitonde, who made it possible for Gaitonde to escape from the jail. 14 days are left to the D-Day! And this season comes to the end at the beginning of the season one's first episode. Just like a full circle!

I believe, Sartaj Singh is Saif Ali Khan's most lovable character. Also, this is his best performance so far. Surveen Chawla as Jojo performed very well. She is amazing throughout the season. I was waiting to see what Pankaj Tripathi would bring to the table of the most lovable web series as a badman. He is good. But does not fascinate me much, as I was expecting! Other supportive cast, including Kalki and Ranveer Shoery are nice in their parts. But, I missed Katekar and Kookoo!

Nawazuddin in this season is like a soda bottle. First four episodes keep Gaitonde under pressure, so he erupts like bubbles from fifth episode. His performance, as well as the making, is fantastic after he takes a pill of Gochi at Ashram. I very much like the psychological parts in last episodes. And how can I not mention about the best thing of this series, which is background score!

However, I felt the ending was not like an Anurag Kashyap movie ending. It reminded me the climax of Agent Vinod! Though, this season is not like the first one, where nudity and comedy were going parallel. Here, the Sacred part of this Sacred Games are mainly captured. It may be possible that too much of sacred-ness will bring complexities to some. I saw many posting about watching Sacred Games s2 at 12, but very few continued binge watching. As the subject is bit complex.

On the whole, be prepared for getting lost in the sacred world of Guruji, third father of Gaitonde. And do support Sartaj Singh in the mission of saving Mumbai! Well, I must say, don't get closer to him, don't be his friend, otherwise he doesn't get affected, but you... hehe... 'Aham Brahmasmi'!
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8/10
Could've been better....
shoaibakhter-2878315 August 2019
So, finally our Gaitonde bhau is back and he lives way above the expectations. He is just phenomenal. Saif Ali Khan has done a pretty decent job as well. What makes this season a little downhill than the first one is beacause of "The Guruji". He has been treated way too superior. Overall , a nice season with a nail biting ending.
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8/10
Guruji is overrated
nishanttiwari-5464715 August 2019
Overall a good watch. But don't keep your expectations too high. And lastly the direction is top notch.
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8/10
Great season but first one was better
karthikmallu8715 August 2019
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First season hits the ball out of the park...second is okay, could have been better.

Nawazuddhin steals the show .... He saves the second season with his fabulous acting n dialogues.

Said Ali Khan was good, Kalki koechlin was okay. Rest of the cast was decent.

Aham Brahmasami!!
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9/10
Excellent!
aeanurag15 August 2019
Matsya is an amazing episode.All the energy, storytelling,excitement of sacred games clubbed into one episode.
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8/10
Opens up the religion politics in India.
wwwranga16 August 2019
First of all this is not a gangster series so don't create hype in your mind.cinematography was excellent.great performance by nawazudin and saif.biggest drawback in season 2 was it doesn't have a memorable character like katekar.
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10/10
The god is back
sharshit-1682815 August 2019
So the god is back in his own style and what a great sequel it is ..... Worth the wait ... Amd nawaz rocked it again and guruji too ... Overall a great show
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10/10
Fantastic Opening
avieeesingh15 August 2019
Such a delight to watch Gaitonde back and Sartaj Singh with Majid getting in ... It makes me even more excited to watch the ending now !! Well storied 🔥
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10/10
You will say wow after watching this classic
sohailawan-1882718 August 2019
Anurag Kashyap and Nawazuddin must be awarded for this masterpiece, A must watch, you will love it, Season 3 is a must plz
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6/10
Slow moving start
siddhesh00715 August 2019
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There was much hype about this serial and I guess at least India's most awaited series of the year we were looking for. But comparatively this episode started too slow and ended as well too slow. I was thinking for some excitement but they starts with storytelling how Gaitonde started emerging after he looses Kukko and disappears from India. Not to mention performance were good but not best as were delivered in First season. I dont know what was the need of Gaitonde working for RAW all of sudden or on the contrary they takes him to Kenya to work with them far away from India and kill one Mafia in Kenya. This easy killing they could have achieved by any other contract killer or the way it was shown is any mature person would be useful for them to just pull a trigger and kill. Looks to me, it just another makeup story to stretch Season 2.
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9/10
This is top notch Indian web show, remarkable but not for everyone
suvechhabose15 August 2019
Mild spoiler-This is all over league of assassin's again..(Nolan's batman trilogy) except this time , there's no batman.

Everything is better than season one, Cinematography, acting, suspense,fun,controversy,etc.

Am at episode 5, You ll find some weird cult /psych-trance vibe,which is new for an Indian show.Some people may not find it comfortable. So my advise? Think less,lay down and judge it as a show.

Nawazzudin Siddiqui and saif ali khan did a Hands down, Mind-blowing acting of their respective career. Missed kukuu and katekar though.
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6/10
Slow without action or thrill throughout
randeep-bora15 August 2019
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Season 1 was much better with nervous moments, suspense, action. Session 2 is OK but couldn't match the expectations. There were 2 parallel stories running slowly. No thrill after each episode to watch the next. Worst was the finale where the Directors poor storytelling was still on. No action....only mental screwing !!
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3/10
Highly disappointed
inder-singh95515 August 2019
Hype went wrong. 7 hours wasted. Dont expect much from gaitonde
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10/10
Finally wait is over.
dheerajksaini15 August 2019
Jabardast show may be its better than last one. Bhai pagal bana diya sala is show ne poore India ko.
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9/10
Great Season
shaileshkolap17 August 2019
Upon its debut last year, Sacred Games was given a ringing endorsement from most Indian viewers, who believed they had finally gotten a local original series that attempted to follow in the footsteps of prestige TV era that has brought about a new age of golden television in the US.
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6/10
Slow with no violence or thrill or sex
randeep-bora15 August 2019
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Season 1 was much better with nervous moments, suspense, action. Session 2 is OK but couldn't match the expectations. Where was 2 parallel stories running slowly. No thrill after each episode to watch the next. Worst was the finale where the Directors poor storytelling was still on. No action....only mental masturbation.
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3/10
The Second Season Fails!
RiingoBanerjee15 August 2019
Nawaz, Saif were good in scenes, as expected. But Sacred Games is not about scenes. Its about merging timelines, the two parallels defining the Ying and the Yang. The director and the writer collapses with every episode and as we reach the climax, it becomes more of a James Bond finale where its only the impossibility touches a "Nuclear" low and it just fails to detonate! And what is Pankaj Tripathy doing here after his audacious performances in other series'?? He plays second (hand) fiddle to the rest and for his fans, becomes an apology. The first season inspired many film makers and film buffs to take pride in Indias first rate reply to International web series and maybe we expected too much from the second. But as the Season 2 unfolds its magicless journey, you ask yourself, is this game sacred after all?
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5/10
Gaalis don't make the show. Story do.
mehulbajaj-7733115 August 2019
Well If you are expecting a bumper or some shocking start then don't Can you avoid your sleep for this episode? NO Can you compare it to the 1st season? NO Can you compare it with NARCOS? Hell No
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1/10
Highly disappointed
arjun-7502915 August 2019
There's nothing there, Netflix failed us. Please take back season 2. I want to live with memories of season 1 only.
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5/10
Too much expectations, fails to deliver
yoyordband15 August 2019
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Story goes quite slow and it may bore you at times, no-one is a hero in this series. Gaitonde is nobody in this season.
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2/10
Waste of time
mainpalsagwal16 August 2019
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No thrill no suspense nawaz work good Crime petrol have more suspense
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