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| name = Sacred Games | | name = Sacred Games | ||
| image = Sacred Games Title.png | | image = Sacred Games Title.png | ||
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* [[Crime fiction|Crime]] | * [[Crime fiction|Crime]] | ||
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* [[Kalki Koechlin]] | * [[Kalki Koechlin]] | ||
* [[Ranvir Shorey]]}} | * [[Ranvir Shorey]]}} | ||
| writer | | writer = {{Unbulleted list|[[Varun Grover (writer)|Varun Grover]]|Smita Singh|Prakhar Sharma|Dhruv Narang|Nihit Bhave|Pooja Tolani}} | ||
| theme_music_composer = [[Alokananda Dasgupta]] | | theme_music_composer = [[Alokananda Dasgupta]] | ||
| composer = '''Songs:'''<br/>[[Phenom (rock group)|Phenom]]<br/>[[Divine (rapper)|Divine]]<br/>[[Rachita Arora]]<br>'''Background score:'''<br/>[[Alokananda Dasgupta]] | | composer = '''Songs:'''<br/>[[Phenom (rock group)|Phenom]]<br/>[[Divine (rapper)|Divine]]<br/>[[Rachita Arora]]<br>'''Background score:'''<br/>[[Alokananda Dasgupta]] | ||
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| company = [[Phantom Films]]<br />[[Reliance Entertainment]] | | company = [[Phantom Films]]<br />[[Reliance Entertainment]] | ||
| distributor = [[Netflix]] | | distributor = [[Netflix]] | ||
| executive_producer = {{ubl|Kelly Luegenbiehl|Erik Barmack|Vikramaditya Motwane}} | | executive_producer = {{ubl|Kelly Luegenbiehl|Erik Barmack|Vikramaditya Motwane|Vikram Chandra|Anurag Kashyap|Varun Grover}} | ||
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| num_seasons = 2 | | num_seasons = 2 | ||
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Sartaj Singh is a troubled [[Mumbai Police]] inspector who seeks validation from a police force he hates for its corruption. He receives a phone call from Ganesh Gaitonde, a notorious crime lord who has been missing for 16 years. He tells Sartaj to save the city in 25 days, beginning a chain of events that burrows deep into India's underworld. On his journey, Sartaj is helped by [[Research and Analysis Wing]] (RAW) officer Anjali Mathur; [[Flashback (narrative)|flashbacks]] detail Gaitonde's origins, and how he became Mumbai's crime lord. The first season follows Sartaj as he tries to uncover clues about Gaitonde's past and learns about a connection between Gaitonde and his father.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/jul/04/sacred-games-can-netflixs-mumbai-mob-drama-turn-india-on-to-tv/|title=Sacred Games: can Netflix's Mumbai mob drama turn India on to TV?|date=2018-07-04|work=The Guardian|access-date=2018-07-04|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704144746/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/jul/04/sacred-games-can-netflixs-mumbai-mob-drama-turn-india-on-to-tv|archive-date=2018-07-04|url-status=live}}</ref> | Sartaj Singh is a troubled [[Mumbai Police]] inspector who seeks validation from a police force he hates for its corruption. He receives a phone call from Ganesh Gaitonde, a notorious crime lord who has been missing for 16 years. He tells Sartaj to save the city in 25 days, beginning a chain of events that burrows deep into India's underworld. On his journey, Sartaj is helped by [[Research and Analysis Wing]] (RAW) officer Anjali Mathur; [[Flashback (narrative)|flashbacks]] detail Gaitonde's origins, and how he became Mumbai's crime lord. The first season follows Sartaj as he tries to uncover clues about Gaitonde's past and learns about a connection between Gaitonde and his father.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/jul/04/sacred-games-can-netflixs-mumbai-mob-drama-turn-india-on-to-tv/|title=Sacred Games: can Netflix's Mumbai mob drama turn India on to TV?|date=2018-07-04|work=The Guardian|access-date=2018-07-04|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704144746/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/jul/04/sacred-games-can-netflixs-mumbai-mob-drama-turn-india-on-to-tv|archive-date=2018-07-04|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
In season two, Gaitonde's story continues in flashbacks while Sartaj tries to find answers. Sartaj discovers an ashram to which his father once belonged, and learns about their apocalyptic plans to create a new, conflict-free world. Gaitonde's meeting with Khanna Guruji, how he became part of the ashram, and his activities with them are depicted in flashbacks. Also explored is how Gaitonde was deployed in | In season two, Gaitonde's story continues in flashbacks while Sartaj tries to find answers. Sartaj discovers an ashram to which his father once belonged, and learns about their apocalyptic plans to create a new, conflict-free world. Gaitonde's meeting with Khanna Guruji, how he became part of the ashram, and his activities with them are depicted in flashbacks. Also explored is how Gaitonde was deployed in Kenya by Kusum Devi Yadav{{snd}}a RAW officer who tries to keep Gaitonde's archenemy Suleiman Isa alive so she can capture and kill Shahid Khan, a dangerous extremist who turns out to be Sartaj's cousin and harbors a plan (with the ashram) to wipe out India. | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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|Elnaaz Norouzi | |[[:de:Elnaaz_Norouzi|Elnaaz Norouzi]] | ||
|Zoya Mirza/Jamila | |Zoya Mirza/Jamila | ||
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| start1 = {{Start date|2018|7| | | start1 = {{Start date|2018|7|6|df=y}} | ||
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==Production== | ==Production== | ||
===Development=== | ===Development=== | ||
[[Netflix]] vice-president Erik Barmack came across ''[[Sacred Games (novel)|Sacred Games]]'', [[Vikram Chandra (novelist)|Vikram Chandra]]'s 2006 crime novel, while the service was searching for Indian content for a global audience. Barmack called it "an interesting property", and decided to adapt it in [[Hindi]].<ref name=original>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/sacred-games-how-india-s-first-netflix-original-came-together/story-qDGceqq9SR4jStYluu1vhM.html|title=Sacred Games: How India's first Netflix original came together|last=Choudhary|first=Vidhi|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=31 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715181326/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/sacred-games-how-india-s-first-netflix-original-came-together/story-qDGceqq9SR4jStYluu1vhM.html|archive-date=15 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In 2014, Netflix approached [[Phantom Films]] to produce a series; writer-director [[Vikramaditya Motwane]] met their team during a visit to Los Angeles.<ref name=tie>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/anurag-kashyap-netflix-saif-ali-khan-nawazuddin-siddiqui-radhika-apte-games-they-play-3-5244576/|title=Anurag Kashyap: Vikram Chandra has written amazing love letters to Vikramaditya Motwane after watching Sacred Games|last=Sahani|first=Alaka|work=The Indian Express|date=4 July 2018|access-date=5 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705175430/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/anurag-kashyap-netflix-saif-ali-khan-nawazuddin-siddiqui-radhika-apte-games-they-play-3-5244576/|archive-date=5 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Motwane had read Chandra's earlier novel, ''Love and Longing in Bombay'', which introduces the character of Sartaj Singh. After the meeting, he read ''Sacred Games'' and thought it was "great".<ref name=t2>{{cite news|url= | [[Netflix]] vice-president Erik Barmack came across ''[[Sacred Games (novel)|Sacred Games]]'', [[Vikram Chandra (novelist)|Vikram Chandra]]'s 2006 crime novel, while the service was searching for Indian content for a global audience. Barmack called it "an interesting property", and decided to adapt it in [[Hindi]].<ref name=original>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/sacred-games-how-india-s-first-netflix-original-came-together/story-qDGceqq9SR4jStYluu1vhM.html|title=Sacred Games: How India's first Netflix original came together|last=Choudhary|first=Vidhi|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=31 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715181326/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/sacred-games-how-india-s-first-netflix-original-came-together/story-qDGceqq9SR4jStYluu1vhM.html|archive-date=15 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In 2014, Netflix approached [[Phantom Films]] to produce a series; writer-director [[Vikramaditya Motwane]] met their team during a visit to Los Angeles.<ref name=tie>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/anurag-kashyap-netflix-saif-ali-khan-nawazuddin-siddiqui-radhika-apte-games-they-play-3-5244576/|title=Anurag Kashyap: Vikram Chandra has written amazing love letters to Vikramaditya Motwane after watching Sacred Games|last=Sahani|first=Alaka|work=The Indian Express|date=4 July 2018|access-date=5 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705175430/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/anurag-kashyap-netflix-saif-ali-khan-nawazuddin-siddiqui-radhika-apte-games-they-play-3-5244576/|archive-date=5 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Motwane had read Chandra's earlier novel, ''Love and Longing in Bombay'', which introduces the character of Sartaj Singh. After the meeting, he read ''Sacred Games'' and thought it was "great".<ref name=t2>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/anurag-kashyap-and-vikramaditya-motwane-co-direct-sacred-games-netflixs-242365|title=Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane co-direct Sacred Games, Netflix's first Indian original|last=Upadhyay|first=Karishma|work=The Telegraph|date=5 July 2018|access-date=6 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706075644/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/anurag-kashyap-and-vikramaditya-motwane-co-direct-sacred-games-netflixs-242365|archive-date=6 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Motwane said that the best thing for him was that Netflix wanted to produce the series in Hindi, rather than English: "Speaking in English can seem so fake at times."<ref name=original/> He started working on the adaptation with writer [[Varun Grover (writer)|Varun Grover]], calling the writing process the "biggest challenge".<ref name=tie/> | ||
Motwane found the web-series medium "liberating", since he could tell stories which "don't have to be told in two-and-a-half hours with an interval and three songs inserted into it."<ref name="saif">{{cite news|url=https://gulfnews.com/life-style/celebrity/desi-news/bollywood/sacred-games-saif-ali-khan-takes-on-nawazuddin-siddiqui-1.2246080|title='Sacred Games': Saif Ali Khan takes on Nawazuddin Siddiqui|last=Radhakrishnan|first=Manjusha|work=Gulf News|date=4 July 2018|access-date=5 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705151159/https://gulfnews.com/life-style/celebrity/desi-news/bollywood/sacred-games-saif-ali-khan-takes-on-nawazuddin-siddiqui-1.2246080|archive-date=5 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Although he initially considered using different directors for each episode, "As we got closer to production, we realised that dates were clashing and that it was an overall nightmare [...]"<ref name=neerja>{{cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sacred-games-vikramaditya-motwane-on-adapting-vikram-chandras-book-collaborating-with-netflix-4706641.html|title=Sacred Games: Vikramaditya Motwane on adapting Vikram Chandra's book, collaborating with Netflix|last=Deodhar|first=Neerja|publisher=Firstpost|date=10 July 2018|access-date=31 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731155056/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sacred-games-vikramaditya-motwane-on-adapting-vikram-chandras-book-collaborating-with-netflix-4706641.html|archive-date=31 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Motwane suggested that he and [[Anurag Kashyap]] co-direct the series, since he felt that the two "distinct voices" were essential for the two parallel tracks of the plot. Kashyap said that he "gobbled" up the opportunity as the novel had fascinated him.<ref name=tie/> In 2014, he was approached by [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] and [[Scott Free Productions]] to direct an English-language adaptation of the novel.<ref name=decline>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/playing-the-sacred-games-how-the-country-s-biggest-talents-came-together-to-make-india-s-first-global-show/story-dYlURjnGI4450lzpNedfuL.html|title=Playing the Sacred Games: How the country's biggest talents came together to make India's first global show|last=Naahar|first=Rohan|work=Hindustan Times|date=8 July 2018|access-date=1 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801155156/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/playing-the-sacred-games-how-the-country-s-biggest-talents-came-together-to-make-india-s-first-global-show/story-dYlURjnGI4450lzpNedfuL.html|archive-date=1 August 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/sacred-games-would-have-turned-it-down-if-it-were-in-english-anurag-kashyap-and-nawazuddin-siddiqui-1801969.html|title=Sacred Games: Would Have Turned it Down if it Were in English: Anurag Kashyap and Nawazuddin Siddiqui|last=Safaya|first=Mugdha Kapoor|publisher=CNN-News18|date=6 July 2018|access-date=6 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706085520/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/sacred-games-would-have-turned-it-down-if-it-were-in-english-anurag-kashyap-and-nawazuddin-siddiqui-1801969.html|archive-date=6 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Kashyap declined, since he did not want to do "anything based in India in English".<ref name=decline/> Motwane and his writers gave the scripts to Chandra for feedback: "Chandra is so research-intensive that we didn't have to approach another researcher, we just had to ask him questions."<ref name=neerja/> The series was written by Grover, Smita Singh, and Vasant Nath.<ref name=devil>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/the-devil-of-the-details-5239759/|title=Sacred Games review: The Devil of the Details|last=Malik|first=Ektaa|work=The Indian Express|date=30 June 2018|access-date=5 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705151323/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/the-devil-of-the-details-5239759/|archive-date=5 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Singh said that in 2016, they were told by Phantom Films that "it had to be a gripping slow-burner".<ref name=jane>{{cite news|url= | Motwane found the web-series medium "liberating", since he could tell stories which "don't have to be told in two-and-a-half hours with an interval and three songs inserted into it."<ref name="saif">{{cite news|url=https://gulfnews.com/life-style/celebrity/desi-news/bollywood/sacred-games-saif-ali-khan-takes-on-nawazuddin-siddiqui-1.2246080|title='Sacred Games': Saif Ali Khan takes on Nawazuddin Siddiqui|last=Radhakrishnan|first=Manjusha|work=Gulf News|date=4 July 2018|access-date=5 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705151159/https://gulfnews.com/life-style/celebrity/desi-news/bollywood/sacred-games-saif-ali-khan-takes-on-nawazuddin-siddiqui-1.2246080|archive-date=5 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Although he initially considered using different directors for each episode, "As we got closer to production, we realised that dates were clashing and that it was an overall nightmare [...]"<ref name=neerja>{{cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sacred-games-vikramaditya-motwane-on-adapting-vikram-chandras-book-collaborating-with-netflix-4706641.html|title=Sacred Games: Vikramaditya Motwane on adapting Vikram Chandra's book, collaborating with Netflix|last=Deodhar|first=Neerja|publisher=Firstpost|date=10 July 2018|access-date=31 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731155056/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sacred-games-vikramaditya-motwane-on-adapting-vikram-chandras-book-collaborating-with-netflix-4706641.html|archive-date=31 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Motwane suggested that he and [[Anurag Kashyap]] co-direct the series, since he felt that the two "distinct voices" were essential for the two parallel tracks of the plot. Kashyap said that he "gobbled" up the opportunity as the novel had fascinated him.<ref name=tie/> In 2014, he was approached by [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] and [[Scott Free Productions]] to direct an English-language adaptation of the novel.<ref name=decline>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/playing-the-sacred-games-how-the-country-s-biggest-talents-came-together-to-make-india-s-first-global-show/story-dYlURjnGI4450lzpNedfuL.html|title=Playing the Sacred Games: How the country's biggest talents came together to make India's first global show|last=Naahar|first=Rohan|work=Hindustan Times|date=8 July 2018|access-date=1 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801155156/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/playing-the-sacred-games-how-the-country-s-biggest-talents-came-together-to-make-india-s-first-global-show/story-dYlURjnGI4450lzpNedfuL.html|archive-date=1 August 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/sacred-games-would-have-turned-it-down-if-it-were-in-english-anurag-kashyap-and-nawazuddin-siddiqui-1801969.html|title=Sacred Games: Would Have Turned it Down if it Were in English: Anurag Kashyap and Nawazuddin Siddiqui|last=Safaya|first=Mugdha Kapoor|publisher=CNN-News18|date=6 July 2018|access-date=6 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706085520/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/sacred-games-would-have-turned-it-down-if-it-were-in-english-anurag-kashyap-and-nawazuddin-siddiqui-1801969.html|archive-date=6 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Kashyap declined, since he did not want to do "anything based in India in English".<ref name=decline/> Motwane and his writers gave the scripts to Chandra for feedback: "Chandra is so research-intensive that we didn't have to approach another researcher, we just had to ask him questions."<ref name=neerja/> The series was written by Grover, Smita Singh, and Vasant Nath.<ref name=devil>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/the-devil-of-the-details-5239759/|title=Sacred Games review: The Devil of the Details|last=Malik|first=Ektaa|work=The Indian Express|date=30 June 2018|access-date=5 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705151323/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/the-devil-of-the-details-5239759/|archive-date=5 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Singh said that in 2016, they were told by Phantom Films that "it had to be a gripping slow-burner".<ref name=jane>{{cite news|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/sacred-games-writers-didnt-want-to-load-the-script-with-sex-or-violence/19605177|title=Sacred Games Writers Didn't Want To Load The Script With Sex Or Violence|last=Borges|first=Jane|work=Mid Day|date=15 July 2018|access-date=1 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715135945/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/sacred-games-writers-didnt-want-to-load-the-script-with-sex-or-violence/19605177|archive-date=15 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Research was directed by Smita Nair and Mantra Watsa, who summarised every chapter and made the "complex plot easily accessible" to the writers.<ref name=jane/> The series' script was completed in a year.<ref name=jane/> Nath said that in the beginning of the writing process, they were "chucking away some important characters from the original, and bringing in new ones".<ref name=jane/> ''Sacred Games'' is Netflix' first Indian original series.<ref name=tie/> | ||
Its episode titles were inspired by [[Hindu mythology]]. The first episode, "Aswatthama", was based on the [[Ashwatthama|namesake character]] from the ''[[Mahabharata]]'' who was cursed with immortality by [[Krishna]] after the [[Kurukshetra War]]. In the series, Gaitonde calls himself immortal (like Ashwatthama) before he commits suicide.<ref name=halahala>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/fascinated-by-sacred-games-use-of-hindu-mythology-episode-titles-decoded/story-2Vs0K3H00qml1fvS1UxKRJ.html|title=Confused by Sacred Games' use of Hindu mythology? Let's decode episode titles|work=Hindustan Times|date=12 July 2018|access-date=1 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801155154/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/fascinated-by-sacred-games-use-of-hindu-mythology-episode-titles-decoded/story-2Vs0K3H00qml1fvS1UxKRJ.html|archive-date=1 August 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> "Halahala", the second episode, was named after a [[Halahala|poison]] created from the [[Samudra manthan|churning of the sea]].<ref name=halahala/> Aatapi and Vatapi were two demons who tricked people with their nice behavior and killed them.<ref name=halahala/> Brahmahatya (the killing of a [[brahmin]]) is a crime in Hinduism. In that episode, the Hindu Gaitonde agrees to attract Muslim votes for the Hindu politician Bhosale.<ref name=halahala/> "[[Sarama]]" refers to as a dog. "Pretakalpa" refers to a Hindu text read at a funeral. In this episode, Katekar is killed and Sartaj cremates him.<ref name=halahala/> [[Rudra]] is the angry version of Shiva. Gaitonde's wife Subhadra is killed in this episode, and he takes revenge by murdering her killers.<ref name=halahala/> [[Yayati]] was a king who was cursed with premature old age.<ref name=halahala/> The series' title sequence, logo, and title designs were designed by graphic designer Aniruddh Mehta and the Mumbai-based motion lab Plexus, who were inspired by Hindu mythology. Mehta said that each emblem was a contemporary take on "stories from ancient Hindu scriptures, [[mandala]]s, mixing modern design elements with characters from the [[Indus Valley]] Civilization".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.in/content/sacred-games-netflix-logo-title-design/|title=Sacred Games on Netflix: Decoding the intricate title credits and logo design|publisher=Architectural Digest|date=10 July 2018|access-date=4 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804200804/https://www.architecturaldigest.in/content/sacred-games-netflix-logo-title-design/|archive-date=4 August 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The sequence also featured real footages of several events such as the [[demolition of the Babri Masjid]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/bollywood-features/dont-skip-the-intro-how-the-opening-credits-of-sacred-games-was-created/|title=Don't Skip The Intro: How The Opening Credits Of Sacred Games Was Created|last=Rastogi|first=Shivam|website=Film Companion|date=10 August 2018|access-date=27 November 2020|archive-date=1 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101163317/https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/bollywood-features/dont-skip-the-intro-how-the-opening-credits-of-sacred-games-was-created/|url-status=live}}</ref> | Its episode titles were inspired by [[Hindu mythology]]. The first episode, "Aswatthama", was based on the [[Ashwatthama|namesake character]] from the ''[[Mahabharata]]'' who was cursed with immortality by [[Krishna]] after the [[Kurukshetra War]]. In the series, Gaitonde calls himself immortal (like Ashwatthama) before he commits suicide.<ref name=halahala>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/fascinated-by-sacred-games-use-of-hindu-mythology-episode-titles-decoded/story-2Vs0K3H00qml1fvS1UxKRJ.html|title=Confused by Sacred Games' use of Hindu mythology? Let's decode episode titles|work=Hindustan Times|date=12 July 2018|access-date=1 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801155154/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/fascinated-by-sacred-games-use-of-hindu-mythology-episode-titles-decoded/story-2Vs0K3H00qml1fvS1UxKRJ.html|archive-date=1 August 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> "Halahala", the second episode, was named after a [[Halahala|poison]] created from the [[Samudra manthan|churning of the sea]].<ref name=halahala/> Aatapi and Vatapi were two demons who tricked people with their nice behavior and killed them.<ref name=halahala/> Brahmahatya (the killing of a [[brahmin]]) is a crime in Hinduism. In that episode, the Hindu Gaitonde agrees to attract Muslim votes for the Hindu politician Bhosale.<ref name=halahala/> "[[Sarama]]" refers to as a dog. "Pretakalpa" refers to a Hindu text read at a funeral. In this episode, Katekar is killed and Sartaj cremates him.<ref name=halahala/> [[Rudra]] is the angry version of Shiva. Gaitonde's wife Subhadra is killed in this episode, and he takes revenge by murdering her killers.<ref name=halahala/> [[Yayati]] was a king who was cursed with premature old age.<ref name=halahala/> The series' title sequence, logo, and title designs were designed by graphic designer Aniruddh Mehta and the Mumbai-based motion lab Plexus, who were inspired by Hindu mythology. Mehta said that each emblem was a contemporary take on "stories from ancient Hindu scriptures, [[mandala]]s, mixing modern design elements with characters from the [[Indus Valley]] Civilization".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.in/content/sacred-games-netflix-logo-title-design/|title=Sacred Games on Netflix: Decoding the intricate title credits and logo design|publisher=Architectural Digest|date=10 July 2018|access-date=4 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804200804/https://www.architecturaldigest.in/content/sacred-games-netflix-logo-title-design/|archive-date=4 August 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The sequence also featured real footages of several events such as the [[demolition of the Babri Masjid]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/bollywood-features/dont-skip-the-intro-how-the-opening-credits-of-sacred-games-was-created/|title=Don't Skip The Intro: How The Opening Credits Of Sacred Games Was Created|last=Rastogi|first=Shivam|website=Film Companion|date=10 August 2018|access-date=27 November 2020|archive-date=1 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101163317/https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/bollywood-features/dont-skip-the-intro-how-the-opening-credits-of-sacred-games-was-created/|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
Several changes were made in adapting the novel as a series. Kukoo, a [[transgender]] woman, is mentioned in passing in the novel as a dancer with whom a police officer fell in love; a constable describes Kukoo to Sartaj as "beautiful as a Kashmiri apple". In the series, Kukoo is a prominent character as Gaitonde's love interest;<ref name=head>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/885511/how-sacred-games-stays-true-to-the-source-novel-as-well-as-turns-it-on-its-head|title=How 'Sacred Games' stays true to the source novel but also turns it on its head|last=Rao|first=Soumya|publisher=Scroll.in|date=10 July 2018|access-date=13 August 2018|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127141608/https://scroll.in/reel/885511/how-sacred-games-stays-true-to-the-source-novel-as-well-as-turns-it-on-its-head|url-status=live}}</ref> Malcolm Murad, mentioned once in the novel, has a prominent role in the series as an assassin.<ref name=head/> A few other changes were made in the adaptation. The riots are prominent in the novel; in the series, they are briefly described by Gaitonde.<ref name=head/> | Several changes were made in adapting the novel as a series. Kukoo, a [[transgender]] woman, is mentioned in passing in the novel as a dancer with whom a police officer fell in love; a constable describes Kukoo to Sartaj as "beautiful as a Kashmiri apple". In the series, Kukoo is a prominent character as Gaitonde's love interest;<ref name=head>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/885511/how-sacred-games-stays-true-to-the-source-novel-as-well-as-turns-it-on-its-head|title=How 'Sacred Games' stays true to the source novel but also turns it on its head|last=Rao|first=Soumya|publisher=Scroll.in|date=10 July 2018|access-date=13 August 2018|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127141608/https://scroll.in/reel/885511/how-sacred-games-stays-true-to-the-source-novel-as-well-as-turns-it-on-its-head|url-status=live}}</ref> Malcolm Murad, mentioned once in the novel, has a prominent role in the series as an assassin.<ref name=head/> A few other changes were made in the adaptation. The [[Bombay riots]] are prominent in the novel; in the series, they are briefly described by Gaitonde.<ref name=head/> | ||
===Casting and characters=== | ===Casting and characters=== | ||
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====Season 2==== | ====Season 2==== | ||
In September 2018, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/sacred-games-netflix-renews-indian-crime-drama-for-season-2-1202468819/|title='Sacred Games': Netflix Renews Indian Crime Drama For Season 2|first1=Erik|last1=Pedersen|date=21 September 2018|access-date=21 September 2018|archive-date=21 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921153124/https://deadline.com/2018/09/sacred-games-netflix-renews-indian-crime-drama-for-season-2-1202468819/|url-status=live}}</ref> A 58-second teaser promoting the season premiered on 21 September.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/sacred-games-season-2-official-announcement-netflix-5367778/|title=Sacred Games is coming back with a second season, confirms Netflix|work=The Indian Express|date=21 September 2018|access-date=21 September 2018|archive-date=21 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921120444/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/sacred-games-season-2-official-announcement-netflix-5367778/|url-status=live}}</ref> Kashyap continued to direct, and [[Neeraj Ghaywan]] replaced Motwane as co-director.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/sacred-games-season-2-official-announcement-netflix-5367778/|title=Netflix confirms: Sacred Games will be back with a second season|work=The Indian Express|date=22 September 2018|access-date=22 September 2018|archive-date=21 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921120444/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/sacred-games-season-2-official-announcement-netflix-5367778/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Pankaj Tripathi]] and [[Surveen Chawla]], seen briefly during the first season, returned in larger roles.<ref name=guruji>{{cite news|url=https://scroll.in/reel/932602/pankaj-tripathis-challenge-on-being-guruji-in-sacred-games-s2-engaging-without-being-bloodless|title=Pankaj Tripathi's challenge on being Guruji in 'Sacred Games S2': 'Engaging without being bloodless'|last=Jhunjhunwala|first=Udita|website=Scroll.in|date=5 August 2019|access-date=27 November 2020|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127141453/https://scroll.in/reel/932602/pankaj-tripathis-challenge-on-being-guruji-in-sacred-games-s2-engaging-without-being-bloodless|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sacred-games-nawazuddin-siddiqui-amruta-subhash-surveen-chawla-on-season-2-of-netflix-series-7180541.html|title=Sacred Games: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Amruta Subhash, Surveen Chawla on Season 2 of Netflix series|last=Sinha|first=Seema|website=Firstpost|date=18 August 2019|access-date=8 January 2021|archive-date=10 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110124622/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sacred-games-nawazuddin-siddiqui-amruta-subhash-surveen-chawla-on-season-2-of-netflix-series-7180541.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kalki Koechlin]], [[Ranvir Shorey]] and [[Amruta Subhash]] joined the series,<ref name=guruji/> and Chawla filmed while she was pregnant.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/surveen-chawla-opens-up-challenges-of-playing-jojo-mascarenhas-in-sacred-games-during-pregnancy-2405517.html|title=Surveen Chawla Opens up on Challenges of Playing Jojo Mascarenhas in Sacred Games During Pregnancy|website=CNN-News18|date=29 November 2019|access-date=27 November 2020|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127141455/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/surveen-chawla-opens-up-challenges-of-playing-jojo-mascarenhas-in-sacred-games-during-pregnancy-2405517.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Shooting began in November 2018, with Siddiqui filming his scenes in [[Nairobi]] and Khan filming his in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sacred-games-nawazuddin-siddiqui-anurag-kashyap-shoot-season-2-of-netflix-original-in-nairobi-kenya-5682381.html|title=Sacred Games: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Anurag Kashyap shoot season 2 of Netflix Original in Nairobi, Kenya|website=Firspost|date=6 December 2018|access-date=8 January 2021|archive-date=10 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110124623/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sacred-games-nawazuddin-siddiqui-anurag-kashyap-shoot-season-2-of-netflix-original-in-nairobi-kenya-5682381.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/first-pic-saif-ali-khan-reprises-sartaj-singh-begins-sacred-games-2-shooting-mumbai/|title=LEAKED! Saif Ali Khan reprises Sartaj Singh as he begins Sacred Games 2 shooting in Mumbai|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|date=2 November 2018|access-date=3 November 2018|archive-date=3 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103131551/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/first-pic-saif-ali-khan-reprises-sartaj-singh-begins-sacred-games-2-shooting-mumbai/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was shot on a 50-day schedule, Ghaywan filming with Khan.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/sacred-games-seaon-2-nawazuddin-siddiqui-shoots-in-nairobi-while-saif-ali-khan-in-mumbai/20054160|title=Sacred Games Season 2: Nawazuddin Siddiqui Shoots In Nairobi, While Saif Ali Khan In Mumbai|last=Basu|first=Mohar|work=Mid Day|date=5 December 2018|access-date=8 December 2018|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127141510/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/sacred-games-seaon-2-nawazuddin-siddiqui-shoots-in-nairobi-while-saif-ali-khan-in-mumbai/20054160|url-status=live}}</ref> The season was extensively filmed in Mombasa, [[Cape Town]] and Johannesburg.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/pankaj-tripathi-begins-shooting-for-sacred-games-season-2-in-south-africa/story-v9ZyStCOtctXSFD6FrR1VM.html|title=Pankaj Tripathi begins shooting for Sacred Games season 2 in South Africa|work=Hindustan Times|date=16 January 2019|access-date=17 January 2019|archive-date=16 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116114651/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/pankaj-tripathi-begins-shooting-for-sacred-games-season-2-in-south-africa/story-v9ZyStCOtctXSFD6FrR1VM.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/sacred-games-2-nawazuddin-siddiqui-calls-new-season-baap-first-season/|title=Sacred Games 2: Nawazuddin Siddiqui calls new season as the baap of first season|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=28 October 2019|access-date=29 January 2019|archive-date=29 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129122828/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/sacred-games-2-nawazuddin-siddiqui-calls-new-season-baap-first-season/|url-status=live}}</ref> Shooting ended on 19 February 2019,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/sacred-games-season-2-wrap-netflix-5592596/|title=It's a wrap for Sacred Games Season 2|work=The Indian Express|date=20 February 2019|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=20 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220133613/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/sacred-games-season-2-wrap-netflix-5592596/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the season premiered on 15 August of that year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/every-detail-you-need-to-know-about-sacred-games-season-2-before-it-premieres-at-midnight-2270769.html|title=Every Detail You Need to Know About Sacred Games Season 2 Before it Premieres at Midnight|publisher=CNN-News18|date=14 August 2019|access-date=16 August 2019|archive-date=16 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816133752/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/every-detail-you-need-to-know-about-sacred-games-season-2-before-it-premieres-at-midnight-2270769.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, Siddiqui said that there might not be a third season. | In September 2018, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/sacred-games-netflix-renews-indian-crime-drama-for-season-2-1202468819/|title='Sacred Games': Netflix Renews Indian Crime Drama For Season 2|first1=Erik|last1=Pedersen|date=21 September 2018|access-date=21 September 2018|archive-date=21 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921153124/https://deadline.com/2018/09/sacred-games-netflix-renews-indian-crime-drama-for-season-2-1202468819/|url-status=live}}</ref> A 58-second teaser promoting the season premiered on 21 September.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/sacred-games-season-2-official-announcement-netflix-5367778/|title=Sacred Games is coming back with a second season, confirms Netflix|work=The Indian Express|date=21 September 2018|access-date=21 September 2018|archive-date=21 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921120444/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/sacred-games-season-2-official-announcement-netflix-5367778/|url-status=live}}</ref> Kashyap continued to direct, and [[Neeraj Ghaywan]] replaced Motwane as co-director.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/sacred-games-season-2-official-announcement-netflix-5367778/|title=Netflix confirms: Sacred Games will be back with a second season|work=The Indian Express|date=22 September 2018|access-date=22 September 2018|archive-date=21 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921120444/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/sacred-games-season-2-official-announcement-netflix-5367778/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Pankaj Tripathi]] and [[Surveen Chawla]], seen briefly during the first season, returned in larger roles.<ref name=guruji>{{cite news|url=https://scroll.in/reel/932602/pankaj-tripathis-challenge-on-being-guruji-in-sacred-games-s2-engaging-without-being-bloodless|title=Pankaj Tripathi's challenge on being Guruji in 'Sacred Games S2': 'Engaging without being bloodless'|last=Jhunjhunwala|first=Udita|website=Scroll.in|date=5 August 2019|access-date=27 November 2020|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127141453/https://scroll.in/reel/932602/pankaj-tripathis-challenge-on-being-guruji-in-sacred-games-s2-engaging-without-being-bloodless|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sacred-games-nawazuddin-siddiqui-amruta-subhash-surveen-chawla-on-season-2-of-netflix-series-7180541.html|title=Sacred Games: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Amruta Subhash, Surveen Chawla on Season 2 of Netflix series|last=Sinha|first=Seema|website=Firstpost|date=18 August 2019|access-date=8 January 2021|archive-date=10 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110124622/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sacred-games-nawazuddin-siddiqui-amruta-subhash-surveen-chawla-on-season-2-of-netflix-series-7180541.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kalki Koechlin]], [[Ranvir Shorey]] and [[Amruta Subhash]] joined the series,<ref name=guruji/> and Chawla filmed while she was pregnant.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/surveen-chawla-opens-up-challenges-of-playing-jojo-mascarenhas-in-sacred-games-during-pregnancy-2405517.html|title=Surveen Chawla Opens up on Challenges of Playing Jojo Mascarenhas in Sacred Games During Pregnancy|website=CNN-News18|date=29 November 2019|access-date=27 November 2020|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127141455/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/surveen-chawla-opens-up-challenges-of-playing-jojo-mascarenhas-in-sacred-games-during-pregnancy-2405517.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Shooting began in November 2018, with Siddiqui filming his scenes in [[Nairobi]] and Khan filming his in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sacred-games-nawazuddin-siddiqui-anurag-kashyap-shoot-season-2-of-netflix-original-in-nairobi-kenya-5682381.html|title=Sacred Games: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Anurag Kashyap shoot season 2 of Netflix Original in Nairobi, Kenya|website=Firspost|date=6 December 2018|access-date=8 January 2021|archive-date=10 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110124623/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sacred-games-nawazuddin-siddiqui-anurag-kashyap-shoot-season-2-of-netflix-original-in-nairobi-kenya-5682381.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/first-pic-saif-ali-khan-reprises-sartaj-singh-begins-sacred-games-2-shooting-mumbai/|title=LEAKED! Saif Ali Khan reprises Sartaj Singh as he begins Sacred Games 2 shooting in Mumbai|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|date=2 November 2018|access-date=3 November 2018|archive-date=3 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103131551/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/first-pic-saif-ali-khan-reprises-sartaj-singh-begins-sacred-games-2-shooting-mumbai/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was shot on a 50-day schedule, Ghaywan filming with Khan.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/sacred-games-seaon-2-nawazuddin-siddiqui-shoots-in-nairobi-while-saif-ali-khan-in-mumbai/20054160|title=Sacred Games Season 2: Nawazuddin Siddiqui Shoots In Nairobi, While Saif Ali Khan In Mumbai|last=Basu|first=Mohar|work=Mid Day|date=5 December 2018|access-date=8 December 2018|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127141510/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/sacred-games-seaon-2-nawazuddin-siddiqui-shoots-in-nairobi-while-saif-ali-khan-in-mumbai/20054160|url-status=live}}</ref> The season was extensively filmed in Mombasa, [[Cape Town]] and Johannesburg.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/pankaj-tripathi-begins-shooting-for-sacred-games-season-2-in-south-africa/story-v9ZyStCOtctXSFD6FrR1VM.html|title=Pankaj Tripathi begins shooting for Sacred Games season 2 in South Africa|work=Hindustan Times|date=16 January 2019|access-date=17 January 2019|archive-date=16 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116114651/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/pankaj-tripathi-begins-shooting-for-sacred-games-season-2-in-south-africa/story-v9ZyStCOtctXSFD6FrR1VM.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/sacred-games-2-nawazuddin-siddiqui-calls-new-season-baap-first-season/|title=Sacred Games 2: Nawazuddin Siddiqui calls new season as the baap of first season|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=28 October 2019|access-date=29 January 2019|archive-date=29 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129122828/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/sacred-games-2-nawazuddin-siddiqui-calls-new-season-baap-first-season/|url-status=live}}</ref> Shooting ended on 19 February 2019,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/sacred-games-season-2-wrap-netflix-5592596/|title=It's a wrap for Sacred Games Season 2|work=The Indian Express|date=20 February 2019|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=20 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220133613/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/sacred-games-season-2-wrap-netflix-5592596/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the season premiered on 15 August of that year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/every-detail-you-need-to-know-about-sacred-games-season-2-before-it-premieres-at-midnight-2270769.html|title=Every Detail You Need to Know About Sacred Games Season 2 Before it Premieres at Midnight|publisher=CNN-News18|date=14 August 2019|access-date=16 August 2019|archive-date=16 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816133752/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/every-detail-you-need-to-know-about-sacred-games-season-2-before-it-premieres-at-midnight-2270769.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, Siddiqui said that there might not be a third season.{{Cn|date=November 2021}} | ||
=== Music === | === Music === | ||
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==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
===Critical response=== | ===Critical response=== | ||
The series received positive reviews from critics, who praised its performances.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/sacred-games-review-saif-ali-khans-netflix-series-garners-positive-reviews-worldwide/1313176|title='Sacred Games' review: Saif Ali Khan's Netflix series garners positive reviews worldwide|website=The Free Press Journal|date=10 July 2018|access-date=6 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713183045/http://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/sacred-games-review-saif-ali-khans-netflix-series-garners-positive-reviews-worldwide/1313176|archive-date=13 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/sacred-games-first-netflix-original-from-india-reviews-rotten-tomatoes-2018-7|last=Lynch|first=John|title=Netflix's first original series from India, 'Sacred Games,' is an addictive crime thriller with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes|date=9 July 2018|work=Business Insider|access-date=25 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726071835/https://www.businessinsider.com/sacred-games-first-netflix-original-from-india-reviews-rotten-tomatoes-2018-7|archive-date=26 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> On [[Rotten Tomatoes]] season 1 has an approval rating of 92% based on reviews from 26 critics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sacred Games: Season 1 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/sacred_games/s01 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> On Rotten Tomatoes season 2 has an approval rating of 60% based on reviews from 5 critics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sacred Games: Season 2 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/sacred_games/s02 |website=Rotten Tomatoes }}</ref> | The series received positive reviews from critics, who praised its performances.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/sacred-games-review-saif-ali-khans-netflix-series-garners-positive-reviews-worldwide/1313176|title='Sacred Games' review: Saif Ali Khan's Netflix series garners positive reviews worldwide|website=The Free Press Journal|date=10 July 2018|access-date=6 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713183045/http://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/sacred-games-review-saif-ali-khans-netflix-series-garners-positive-reviews-worldwide/1313176|archive-date=13 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/sacred-games-first-netflix-original-from-india-reviews-rotten-tomatoes-2018-7|last=Lynch|first=John|title=Netflix's first original series from India, 'Sacred Games,' is an addictive crime thriller with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes|date=9 July 2018|work=Business Insider|access-date=25 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726071835/https://www.businessinsider.com/sacred-games-first-netflix-original-from-india-reviews-rotten-tomatoes-2018-7|archive-date=26 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], season 1 has an approval rating of 92% based on reviews from 26 critics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sacred Games: Season 1 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/sacred_games/s01 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> On Rotten Tomatoes, season 2 has an approval rating of 60% based on reviews from 5 critics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sacred Games: Season 2 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/sacred_games/s02 |website=Rotten Tomatoes }}</ref> | ||
According to [[Raja Sen]], "It is not an immediately explosive concept, unfolding more like a thriller by numbers, helped along by strong performances and some nimble direction."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/Y8nm3AMbfV51hNV71zsbtO/Sacred-Games-is-worth-playing.html|title='Sacred Games' is worth playing|last=Sen|first=Raja|work=Mint|date=4 July 2018|access-date=5 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704131657/https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/Y8nm3AMbfV51hNV71zsbtO/Sacred-Games-is-worth-playing.html|archive-date=4 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Jai Arjun Singh]] said that ''Sacred Games'' replicated the novel's profanity, and the "series uses its own methods to stress the idea of religion as something that can be both nurturing and cannibalistic".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vice.com/en_in/article/qvng8b/religion-is-a-cannibalistic-self-replenishing-beast-in-netflixs-sacred-games|title=Religion Is a Cannibalistic, Self-Replenishing Beast in Netflix's 'Sacred Games'|last=Singh|first=Jai Arjun|publisher=Vice|date=4 July 2018|access-date=5 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705180241/https://www.vice.com/en_in/article/qvng8b/religion-is-a-cannibalistic-self-replenishing-beast-in-netflixs-sacred-games|archive-date=5 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Ektaa Malik of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' called the series "edgier and more layered": "For those who have read the original source material — the novel Sacred Games — they might find the series a bit jarring with regards to certain plot developments."<ref name=devil/> Manjusha Radhakrishnan of ''[[Gulf News]]'' called it an "edgy, thrilling winner", with Khan and Siddiqui in "top form".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://gulfnews.com/leisure/television/sacred-games-review-an-edgy-thrilling-winner-1.2245506|title='Sacred Games' review: An edgy, thrilling winner|last=Radhakrishnan|first=Manjusha|work=Gulf News|date=2 July 2018|access-date=5 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705205615/https://gulfnews.com/leisure/television/sacred-games-review-an-edgy-thrilling-winner-1.2245506|archive-date=5 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Saibal Chatterjee of [[NDTV]] gave it a positive review: "The series has the potential to wean back viewers who have been driven away from television by drab soap operas and trite entertainment formats."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/netflixs-sacred-games-review-first-impressions-toned-down-saif-ali-khan-is-perfect-1878517|title=Netflix's Sacred Games Review: First Impressions - Toned-Down Saif Ali Khan Is Perfect|last=Chatterjee|first=Saibal|publisher=NDTV|date=5 July 2018|access-date=5 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705145142/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/netflixs-sacred-games-review-first-impressions-toned-down-saif-ali-khan-is-perfect-1878517|archive-date=5 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | According to [[Raja Sen]], "It is not an immediately explosive concept, unfolding more like a thriller by numbers, helped along by strong performances and some nimble direction."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/Y8nm3AMbfV51hNV71zsbtO/Sacred-Games-is-worth-playing.html|title='Sacred Games' is worth playing|last=Sen|first=Raja|work=Mint|date=4 July 2018|access-date=5 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704131657/https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/Y8nm3AMbfV51hNV71zsbtO/Sacred-Games-is-worth-playing.html|archive-date=4 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Jai Arjun Singh]] said that ''Sacred Games'' replicated the novel's profanity, and the "series uses its own methods to stress the idea of religion as something that can be both nurturing and cannibalistic".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vice.com/en_in/article/qvng8b/religion-is-a-cannibalistic-self-replenishing-beast-in-netflixs-sacred-games|title=Religion Is a Cannibalistic, Self-Replenishing Beast in Netflix's 'Sacred Games'|last=Singh|first=Jai Arjun|publisher=Vice|date=4 July 2018|access-date=5 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705180241/https://www.vice.com/en_in/article/qvng8b/religion-is-a-cannibalistic-self-replenishing-beast-in-netflixs-sacred-games|archive-date=5 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Ektaa Malik of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' called the series "edgier and more layered": "For those who have read the original source material — the novel Sacred Games — they might find the series a bit jarring with regards to certain plot developments."<ref name=devil/> Manjusha Radhakrishnan of ''[[Gulf News]]'' called it an "edgy, thrilling winner", with Khan and Siddiqui in "top form".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://gulfnews.com/leisure/television/sacred-games-review-an-edgy-thrilling-winner-1.2245506|title='Sacred Games' review: An edgy, thrilling winner|last=Radhakrishnan|first=Manjusha|work=Gulf News|date=2 July 2018|access-date=5 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705205615/https://gulfnews.com/leisure/television/sacred-games-review-an-edgy-thrilling-winner-1.2245506|archive-date=5 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Saibal Chatterjee of [[NDTV]] gave it a positive review: "The series has the potential to wean back viewers who have been driven away from television by drab soap operas and trite entertainment formats."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/netflixs-sacred-games-review-first-impressions-toned-down-saif-ali-khan-is-perfect-1878517|title=Netflix's Sacred Games Review: First Impressions - Toned-Down Saif Ali Khan Is Perfect|last=Chatterjee|first=Saibal|publisher=NDTV|date=5 July 2018|access-date=5 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705145142/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/netflixs-sacred-games-review-first-impressions-toned-down-saif-ali-khan-is-perfect-1878517|archive-date=5 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | ||
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