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'''''Sacred Games''''' is an Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[crime thriller]] [[streaming television]] series based on [[Vikram Chandra (novelist)|Vikram Chandra]]'s 2006 [[Sacred Games (novel)|novel of the same name]]. India's first [[Netflix]] original series, it was produced and directed by [[Vikramaditya Motwane]] and [[Anurag Kashyap]] as [[Phantom Films]]. The novel was adapted by [[Varun Grover (writer)|Varun Grover]], Smita Singh, and Vasant Nath. Kelly Luegenbiehl, Erik Barmack and Motwane were the series' executive producers.
'''''Sacred Games''''' is an Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[crime thriller]] [[streaming television]] series based on [[Vikram Chandra (novelist)|Vikram Chandra]]'s 2006 [[Sacred Games (novel)|novel of the same name]]. India's first [[Netflix]] original series, it was produced and directed by [[Vikramaditya Motwane]] and [[Anurag Kashyap]] as [[Phantom Films]]. The novel was adapted by [[Varun Grover (writer)|Varun Grover]], Smita Singh, and Vasant Nath. Kelly Luegenbiehl, Erik Barmack and Motwane were the series' executive producers.


Sartaj Singh ([[Saif Ali Khan]]) is a troubled police officer in Mumbai who receives a phone call from gangster Ganesh Gaitonde ([[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]]), who tells him to save the city within 25 days; the series chronicles the events which follow. Other cast members include [[Radhika Apte]], [[Girish Kulkarni]], [[Neeraj Kabi]], [[Jeetendra Joshi]], [[Rajshri Deshpande]], [[Karan Wahi]], [[Sukhmani Sadana]], [[Aamir Bashir]], [[Jatin Sarna]], Elnaaz Norouzi, [[Pankaj Tripathi]], [[Amey Wagh]], [[Kubbra Sait]], [[Surveen Chawla]], [[Kalki Koechlin]], [[Ranvir Shorey]] and [[Amruta Subhash]].
Sartaj Singh ([[Saif Ali Khan]]) is a troubled police officer in Mumbai who receives a phone call from gangster Ganesh Gaitonde ([[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]]), who tells him to save the city within 25 days; the series chronicles the events which follow. Other cast members include [[Radhika Apte]], [[Girish Kulkarni]], [[Neeraj Kabi]], [[Jeetendra Joshi]], [[Rajshri Deshpande]], [[Karan Wahi]], [[Sukhmani Sadana]], [[Aamir Bashir]], [[Jatin Sarna]], Elnaaz Norouzi, [[Pankaj Tripathi]], [[Amey Wagh]], [[Kubbra Sait]], [[Surveen Chawla]], [[Kalki Koechlin]], [[Ranvir Shorey]] and [[Amruta Subhash]].
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The first season of ''Sacred Games'' consisting of eight episodes was released on Netflix on 5 July 2018 in 191 countries. The series is subtitled in over 20 languages. It received mainly positive reviews from critics, with particular praise for its performances and writing. The second season premiered on 15 August 2019. ''Sacred Games'' is the only Indian series to appear on ''[[The New York Times]]''{{'}} "The 30 Best International TV Shows of the Decade" list. Siddiqui has said that there will not be a third season.
The first season of ''Sacred Games'' consisting of eight episodes was released on Netflix on 5 July 2018 in 191 countries. The series is subtitled in over 20 languages. It received mainly positive reviews from critics, with particular praise for its performances and writing. The second season premiered on 15 August 2019. ''Sacred Games'' is the only Indian series to appear on ''[[The New York Times]]''{{'}} "The 30 Best International TV Shows of the Decade" list. Siddiqui has said that there will not be a third season.
== {{anchor|Premise}}Overview ==
== {{anchor|Premise}}Overview ==
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 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.
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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==Episodes==
==Episodes==
{{main|List of Sacred Games episodes}}
{{main|List of Sacred Games episodes}}
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==Production==
==Production==
===Development===
===Development===
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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/>
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===
[[File:Saif Ali Khan snapped at Imperial Hotel, New Delhi 05.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|alt=A young, bearded Saif Ali Khan in a grey pinstriped suit|The series was Saif Ali Khan's first venture into television.]]
[[File:Saif Ali Khan snapped at Imperial Hotel, New Delhi 05.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|alt=A young, bearded Saif Ali Khan in a grey pinstriped suit|The series was Saif Ali Khan's first venture into television.]]
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Actress [[Kubbra Sait]] played Kukoo, a transgender woman. She was asked to audition by Kashyap at the screening of ''Mukkabaaz'' at the [[Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image|MAMI Film Festival]], and was cast.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/television/report-here-s-how-kubbra-sait-got-the-chance-to-audition-for-sacred-games-2637091|title=Here's how Kubbra Sait got the chance to audition for 'Sacred Games'|work=Daily News and Analysis|date=14 July 2018|access-date=31 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731213057/http://www.dnaindia.com/television/report-here-s-how-kubbra-sait-got-the-chance-to-audition-for-sacred-games-2637091|archive-date=31 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Sait felt that the lack of any reference for Kukoo's role made it "the most challenging experience" of her career; she wore a prosthetic penis.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/kubbra-sait-on-playing-transgender-in-sacred-games-even-had-a-prosthetic-penis/19577190|title=Kubbra Sait On Playing Transgender In Sacred Games: Even Had A Prosthetic Penis|last=Basu|first=Mohar|work=Mid Day|date=5 July 2018|access-date=5 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705042548/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/kubbra-sait-on-playing-transgender-in-sacred-games-even-had-a-prosthetic-penis/19577190|archive-date=5 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Jatin Sarna]] was cast as gangster Deepak "Bunty" Shinde after auditioning.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sacred-games-bunty-kept-messaging-and-asking-anurag-kashyap-for-work-and-it-paid-off/story-YeqZq2dbAgXkcxPqzHWd4N.html|title=Sacred Games' Bunty kept messaging and asking Anurag Kashyap for work, and it paid off|last=Mathur|first=Yashika|work=Hindustan Times|date=17 July 2018|access-date=14 August 2018|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127141331/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sacred-games-bunty-kept-messaging-and-asking-anurag-kashyap-for-work-and-it-paid-off/story-YeqZq2dbAgXkcxPqzHWd4N.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Rajshri Deshpande]] played Gaitonde's wife, Subhadra.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/im-not-a-fantasy-character-rajshri-deshpande-5283795/|title=Sacred Games actor Rajshri Deshpande: I am not a fantasy character|last=Gupta|first=Surbhi|work=The Indian Express|date=31 July 2018|access-date=31 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731113338/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/im-not-a-fantasy-character-rajshri-deshpande-5283795/|archive-date=31 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Girish Kulkarni]] was originally offered the role of Katekar; he declined because he wanted a character "that would figure in both Sartaj and Ganesh Gaitonde's world", and was then cast as minister Bipin Bhosale.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/girish-kulkarni-was-originally-offered-katekar-s-part-and-not-bipin-bhosale-in-sacred-games/story-R54br8ypANReLPIuSSLh7M.html|title=Girish Kulkarni was originally offered Katekar's part, and not Bipin Bhosale, in Sacred Games|last=Suri|first=Rishabh|work=Hindustan Times|date=24 July 2018|access-date=31 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731183548/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/girish-kulkarni-was-originally-offered-katekar-s-part-and-not-bipin-bhosale-in-sacred-games/story-R54br8ypANReLPIuSSLh7M.html|archive-date=31 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Iranian actress Elnaaz Norouzi was cast as film star Zoya Mirza.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sacred-games-actor-elnaaz-norouzi-i-used-to-watch-saif-in-kal-ho-na-ho-never-thought-i-d-act-with-him-one-day/story-PeloUxCpYUk7YU4nUx9z2N.html|title=Sacred Games actor Elnaaz Norouzi: I used to watch Saif in Kal Ho Na Ho, never thought I'd act with him one day|last=Kukreja|first=Monika Rawal|work=Hindustan Times|date=25 July 2018|access-date=31 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731183401/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sacred-games-actor-elnaaz-norouzi-i-used-to-watch-saif-in-kal-ho-na-ho-never-thought-i-d-act-with-him-one-day/story-PeloUxCpYUk7YU4nUx9z2N.html|archive-date=31 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Production design was by Shazia Iqbal and Vintee Bansal, and [[Aarti Bajaj]] edited the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/more-pressure-this-time-kashyap-on-sacred-games-2/1586040|title=More pressure this time: Kashyap on ''Sacred Games 2''|work=Outlook|date=30 July 2019|access-date=10 January 2021|archive-date=10 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110124620/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/more-pressure-this-time-kashyap-on-sacred-games-2/1586040|url-status=live}}</ref> Swapnil Sonawane filmed the portions directed by Motwane, and Sylvester Fonseca and Aseem Bajaj shot Kashyap's scenes.<ref name=shooting>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/887086/shooting-sacred-games-the-shows-three-cinematographers-reveal-how-they-created-a-united-vision|title=Shooting 'Sacred Games': The show's three cinematographers reveal how they created a united vision|last=Ramnath|first=Nandini|publisher=Scroll.in|date=20 July 2018|access-date=31 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731185059/https://scroll.in/reel/887086/shooting-sacred-games-the-shows-three-cinematographers-reveal-how-they-created-a-united-vision|archive-date=31 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Anish John]] was the series' sound designer.<ref name=aloka>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/885874/dark-criminal-funny-with-truth-underneath-alokananda-dasgupta-on-the-music-of-sacred-games|title='Dark, criminal, funny, with truth underneath': Alokananda Dasgupta on the music of 'Sacred Games'|last=Ghosh|first=Devarsi|publisher=Scroll.in|date=15 July 2018|access-date=2 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802223457/https://scroll.in/reel/885874/dark-criminal-funny-with-truth-underneath-alokananda-dasgupta-on-the-music-of-sacred-games|archive-date=2 August 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Actress [[Kubbra Sait]] played Kukoo, a transgender woman. She was asked to audition by Kashyap at the screening of ''Mukkabaaz'' at the [[Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image|MAMI Film Festival]], and was cast.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/television/report-here-s-how-kubbra-sait-got-the-chance-to-audition-for-sacred-games-2637091|title=Here's how Kubbra Sait got the chance to audition for 'Sacred Games'|work=Daily News and Analysis|date=14 July 2018|access-date=31 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731213057/http://www.dnaindia.com/television/report-here-s-how-kubbra-sait-got-the-chance-to-audition-for-sacred-games-2637091|archive-date=31 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Sait felt that the lack of any reference for Kukoo's role made it "the most challenging experience" of her career; she wore a prosthetic penis.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/kubbra-sait-on-playing-transgender-in-sacred-games-even-had-a-prosthetic-penis/19577190|title=Kubbra Sait On Playing Transgender In Sacred Games: Even Had A Prosthetic Penis|last=Basu|first=Mohar|work=Mid Day|date=5 July 2018|access-date=5 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705042548/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/kubbra-sait-on-playing-transgender-in-sacred-games-even-had-a-prosthetic-penis/19577190|archive-date=5 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Jatin Sarna]] was cast as gangster Deepak "Bunty" Shinde after auditioning.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sacred-games-bunty-kept-messaging-and-asking-anurag-kashyap-for-work-and-it-paid-off/story-YeqZq2dbAgXkcxPqzHWd4N.html|title=Sacred Games' Bunty kept messaging and asking Anurag Kashyap for work, and it paid off|last=Mathur|first=Yashika|work=Hindustan Times|date=17 July 2018|access-date=14 August 2018|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127141331/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sacred-games-bunty-kept-messaging-and-asking-anurag-kashyap-for-work-and-it-paid-off/story-YeqZq2dbAgXkcxPqzHWd4N.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Rajshri Deshpande]] played Gaitonde's wife, Subhadra.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/im-not-a-fantasy-character-rajshri-deshpande-5283795/|title=Sacred Games actor Rajshri Deshpande: I am not a fantasy character|last=Gupta|first=Surbhi|work=The Indian Express|date=31 July 2018|access-date=31 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731113338/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/im-not-a-fantasy-character-rajshri-deshpande-5283795/|archive-date=31 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Girish Kulkarni]] was originally offered the role of Katekar; he declined because he wanted a character "that would figure in both Sartaj and Ganesh Gaitonde's world", and was then cast as minister Bipin Bhosale.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/girish-kulkarni-was-originally-offered-katekar-s-part-and-not-bipin-bhosale-in-sacred-games/story-R54br8ypANReLPIuSSLh7M.html|title=Girish Kulkarni was originally offered Katekar's part, and not Bipin Bhosale, in Sacred Games|last=Suri|first=Rishabh|work=Hindustan Times|date=24 July 2018|access-date=31 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731183548/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/girish-kulkarni-was-originally-offered-katekar-s-part-and-not-bipin-bhosale-in-sacred-games/story-R54br8ypANReLPIuSSLh7M.html|archive-date=31 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Iranian actress Elnaaz Norouzi was cast as film star Zoya Mirza.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sacred-games-actor-elnaaz-norouzi-i-used-to-watch-saif-in-kal-ho-na-ho-never-thought-i-d-act-with-him-one-day/story-PeloUxCpYUk7YU4nUx9z2N.html|title=Sacred Games actor Elnaaz Norouzi: I used to watch Saif in Kal Ho Na Ho, never thought I'd act with him one day|last=Kukreja|first=Monika Rawal|work=Hindustan Times|date=25 July 2018|access-date=31 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731183401/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sacred-games-actor-elnaaz-norouzi-i-used-to-watch-saif-in-kal-ho-na-ho-never-thought-i-d-act-with-him-one-day/story-PeloUxCpYUk7YU4nUx9z2N.html|archive-date=31 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Production design was by Shazia Iqbal and Vintee Bansal, and [[Aarti Bajaj]] edited the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/more-pressure-this-time-kashyap-on-sacred-games-2/1586040|title=More pressure this time: Kashyap on ''Sacred Games 2''|work=Outlook|date=30 July 2019|access-date=10 January 2021|archive-date=10 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110124620/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/more-pressure-this-time-kashyap-on-sacred-games-2/1586040|url-status=live}}</ref> Swapnil Sonawane filmed the portions directed by Motwane, and Sylvester Fonseca and Aseem Bajaj shot Kashyap's scenes.<ref name=shooting>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/887086/shooting-sacred-games-the-shows-three-cinematographers-reveal-how-they-created-a-united-vision|title=Shooting 'Sacred Games': The show's three cinematographers reveal how they created a united vision|last=Ramnath|first=Nandini|publisher=Scroll.in|date=20 July 2018|access-date=31 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731185059/https://scroll.in/reel/887086/shooting-sacred-games-the-shows-three-cinematographers-reveal-how-they-created-a-united-vision|archive-date=31 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Anish John]] was the series' sound designer.<ref name=aloka>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/885874/dark-criminal-funny-with-truth-underneath-alokananda-dasgupta-on-the-music-of-sacred-games|title='Dark, criminal, funny, with truth underneath': Alokananda Dasgupta on the music of 'Sacred Games'|last=Ghosh|first=Devarsi|publisher=Scroll.in|date=15 July 2018|access-date=2 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802223457/https://scroll.in/reel/885874/dark-criminal-funny-with-truth-underneath-alokananda-dasgupta-on-the-music-of-sacred-games|archive-date=2 August 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
=== Filming ===
=== Filming ===
====Season 1====
====Season 1====
Motwane began filming in September 2017.<ref>{{cite AV media|title=Saif Ali Khan spotted shooting for 'Sacred Games'|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66-SzccX_OE|publisher=E 24|work=YouTube|date=7 September 2017|location=India|access-date=9 January 2021}}</ref> Kashyap started filming after the ''[[Mukkabaaz]]'' (2017) was completed, and finished shooting in January 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-anurag-kashyap-wraps-sacred-games-starts-shooting-of-manmarziyaan-424838|title=Anurag Kashyap wraps Sacred Games, starts shooting of Manmarziyaan|publisher=India TV|date=29 January 2018|access-date=31 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731183637/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-anurag-kashyap-wraps-sacred-games-starts-shooting-of-manmarziyaan-424838|archive-date=31 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Motwane and Kashyap filmed separately; Motwane directed the present-day scenes with Khan, and Kashyap filmed 1980s Bombay with Siddiqui. Motwane called the separate filming an "experiment",<ref name=tie/> and Kashyap found it "painfully difficult" to find "pockets of Bombay which has kept itself like it is".<ref name=kennith/> Chandra was working on the novel while Kashyap was working on his film, ''[[Black Friday (2007 film)|Black Friday]]'' (2007), and he "knew the real-life parallels" in the novel.<ref name=kennith/> Kashyap said that he shot the series as he would a film.<ref name=tie/> Motwane said that except for omitting small details, they "stuck to the spirit of the book".<ref name=t2/> He tried to balance the series, "making it for a worldwide audience [and not alienating] everybody over here."<ref name=panicker/> Motwane said that he enjoyed telling a story without being confined to a [[three-act structure]].<ref name=neerja/> Chandra served as a script consultant in the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/884961/vikram-chandra-on-sacred-games-i-cried-though-i-know-whats-going-to-happen-to-the-characters|title=Vikram Chandra on 'Sacred Games': 'I cried though I know what's going to happen to the characters'|last=Nair|first=Supriya|publisher=Scroll.in|date=2 July 2018|access-date=5 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718123510/https://scroll.in/reel/884961/vikram-chandra-on-sacred-games-i-cried-though-i-know-whats-going-to-happen-to-the-characters|archive-date=18 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Motwane began filming in September 2017.<ref>{{cite AV media|title=Saif Ali Khan spotted shooting for 'Sacred Games'|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66-SzccX_OE|publisher=E 24|work=YouTube|date=7 September 2017|location=India|access-date=9 January 2021}}</ref> Kashyap started filming after the ''[[Mukkabaaz]]'' (2017) was completed, and finished shooting in January 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-anurag-kashyap-wraps-sacred-games-starts-shooting-of-manmarziyaan-424838|title=Anurag Kashyap wraps Sacred Games, starts shooting of Manmarziyaan|publisher=India TV|date=29 January 2018|access-date=31 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731183637/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-anurag-kashyap-wraps-sacred-games-starts-shooting-of-manmarziyaan-424838|archive-date=31 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Motwane and Kashyap filmed separately; Motwane directed the present-day scenes with Khan, and Kashyap filmed 1980s Bombay with Siddiqui. Motwane called the separate filming an "experiment",<ref name=tie/> and Kashyap found it "painfully difficult" to find "pockets of Bombay which has kept itself like it is".<ref name=kennith/> Chandra was working on the novel while Kashyap was working on his film, ''[[Black Friday (2007 film)|Black Friday]]'' (2007), and he "knew the real-life parallels" in the novel.<ref name=kennith/> Kashyap said that he shot the series as he would a film.<ref name=tie/> Motwane said that except for omitting small details, they "stuck to the spirit of the book".<ref name=t2/> He tried to balance the series, "making it for a worldwide audience [and not alienating] everybody over here."<ref name=panicker/> Motwane said that he enjoyed telling a story without being confined to a [[three-act structure]].<ref name=neerja/> Chandra served as a script consultant in the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/884961/vikram-chandra-on-sacred-games-i-cried-though-i-know-whats-going-to-happen-to-the-characters|title=Vikram Chandra on 'Sacred Games': 'I cried though I know what's going to happen to the characters'|last=Nair|first=Supriya|publisher=Scroll.in|date=2 July 2018|access-date=5 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718123510/https://scroll.in/reel/884961/vikram-chandra-on-sacred-games-i-cried-though-i-know-whats-going-to-happen-to-the-characters|archive-date=18 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


''Sacred Games'' was shot in several Mumbai locations, including the [[Byculla]] neighbourhood, and Motwane said that its period setting presented a "huge logistical challenge".<ref name=tie/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/mid-day/20180401/282248076119078|title=An intoxicating tale in the making|last=Basu|first=Mohar|publisher=Press Reader|date=1 April 2018|access-date=31 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731213212/https://www.pressreader.com/india/mid-day/20180401/282248076119078|archive-date=31 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Although the time period of Gaitonde's story remained unchanged, the present-day narrative was shifted to the present from the early 2000s.<ref name=neerja/> Motwane said that there is a "similar sort of government [today] and the vibes are the same, so the threat felt a lot more present".<ref name=kennith>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sacred-games-the-story-of-how-bombay-became-mumbai/article24331921.ece|title=Sacred Games: The story of how Bombay became Mumbai|last=Rosario|first=Kennith|work=The Hindu|date=4 July 2018|access-date=5 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806131652/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sacred-games-the-story-of-how-bombay-became-mumbai/article24331921.ece|archive-date=6 August 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> According to Sonawane, "A lot of changes happened on the shoot".<ref name=shooting/> Several shots in the script, such as the introduction of Gaitonde as a child, were top-angle shots.<ref name=shooting/> He filmed Sartaj Singh's scenes with "worn-out but very warm lenses that reflect how nothing is working out in Sartaj's life."<ref name=shooting/> The color yellow was used in Gaitonde's scenes to signify that the "guru that he has begun to follow."<ref name=shooting/> Bajaj shot for 27 days, leaving when he became involved in another project; Fonseca shot the remaining scenes, using spherical lenses to "demarcate" the world.<ref name=shooting/> The shootout at Gaitonde's house was filmed at three locations, with long takes on Steadicam and hand-held cameras.<ref name=shooting/> A scene with Sait, involving frontal nudity, was filmed in seven takes.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/exclusive-kubbra-sait-reveals-why-she-had-to-shoot-for-sacred-games-frontal-nudity-scene-7-times/251995|title=Exclusive: Kubbra Sait reveals why she had to shoot for Sacred Games' frontal nudity scene 7 times|last=Tulsiani|first=Kriti|publisher=Times Now|date=9 July 2018|access-date=31 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728043844/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/exclusive-kubbra-sait-reveals-why-she-had-to-shoot-for-sacred-games-frontal-nudity-scene-7-times/251995|archive-date=28 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
''Sacred Games'' was shot in several Mumbai locations, including the [[Byculla]] neighbourhood, and Motwane said that its period setting presented a "huge logistical challenge".<ref name=tie/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/mid-day/20180401/282248076119078|title=An intoxicating tale in the making|last=Basu|first=Mohar|publisher=Press Reader|date=1 April 2018|access-date=31 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731213212/https://www.pressreader.com/india/mid-day/20180401/282248076119078|archive-date=31 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Although the time period of Gaitonde's story remained unchanged, the present-day narrative was shifted to the present from the early 2000s.<ref name=neerja/> Motwane said that there is a "similar sort of government [today] and the vibes are the same, so the threat felt a lot more present".<ref name=kennith>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sacred-games-the-story-of-how-bombay-became-mumbai/article24331921.ece|title=Sacred Games: The story of how Bombay became Mumbai|last=Rosario|first=Kennith|work=The Hindu|date=4 July 2018|access-date=5 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806131652/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sacred-games-the-story-of-how-bombay-became-mumbai/article24331921.ece|archive-date=6 August 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> According to Sonawane, "A lot of changes happened on the shoot".<ref name=shooting/> Several shots in the script, such as the introduction of Gaitonde as a child, were top-angle shots.<ref name=shooting/> He filmed Sartaj Singh's scenes with "worn-out but very warm lenses that reflect how nothing is working out in Sartaj's life."<ref name=shooting/> The color yellow was used in Gaitonde's scenes to signify that the "guru that he has begun to follow."<ref name=shooting/> Bajaj shot for 27 days, leaving when he became involved in another project; Fonseca shot the remaining scenes, using spherical lenses to "demarcate" the world.<ref name=shooting/> The shootout at Gaitonde's house was filmed at three locations, with long takes on Steadicam and hand-held cameras.<ref name=shooting/> A scene with Sait, involving frontal nudity, was filmed in seven takes.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/exclusive-kubbra-sait-reveals-why-she-had-to-shoot-for-sacred-games-frontal-nudity-scene-7-times/251995|title=Exclusive: Kubbra Sait reveals why she had to shoot for Sacred Games' frontal nudity scene 7 times|last=Tulsiani|first=Kriti|publisher=Times Now|date=9 July 2018|access-date=31 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728043844/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/exclusive-kubbra-sait-reveals-why-she-had-to-shoot-for-sacred-games-frontal-nudity-scene-7-times/251995|archive-date=28 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
====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.{{Cn|date=November 2021}}
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 ===
{{main|Sacred Games (soundtrack)}}
{{main|Sacred Games (soundtrack)}}
==Release==
==Release==
[[File:Radhika Apte graces the red carpet screening of Netflix’s original series Sacred Games (05) (cropped).jpg|thumb|alt=Radhika Apte in a short, black top|Radhika Apte at the series' Mumbai screening]]
[[File:Radhika Apte graces the red carpet screening of Netflix’s original series Sacred Games (05) (cropped).jpg|thumb|alt=Radhika Apte in a short, black top|Radhika Apte at the series' Mumbai screening]]
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On 10 July 2018, [[Indian National Congress]] member Rajeev Kumar Sinha filed a [[first information report]] against Netflix, the showrunners and Nawazuddin Siddiqui for allegedly insulting former Indian Prime Minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]] in one scene.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nawazuddin-abused-rajiv-gandhi-on-netflix-s-sacred-games-says-bengal-congress-leader/story-whCZs39ZI6aGJUwpub1y4N.html|title=Nawazuddin abused Rajiv Gandhi on Netflix's Sacred Games: Bengal Congress leader|work=Hindustan Times|date=10 July 2018|access-date=8 January 2021|archive-date=10 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110124624/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nawazuddin-abused-rajiv-gandhi-on-netflix-s-sacred-games-says-bengal-congress-leader/story-whCZs39ZI6aGJUwpub1y4N.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Another complaint was lodged the following day by Youth [[Indian National Trade Union Congress]] city wing and All Indian Cine Worker's Association president (and Congress Party activist) Suresh Shyamal Gupta for allegedly insulting Gandhi.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sacred-games-another-complaint-filed-against-makers-of-sacred-games-nawazuddin-siddiqui-1881886|title=Second Congress Activist's Complaint Against Nawazuddin Over Netflix Show|publisher=NDTV|date=12 July 2018|access-date=12 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712082824/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sacred-games-another-complaint-filed-against-makers-of-sacred-games-nawazuddin-siddiqui-1881886|archive-date=12 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 14 July 2018, [[Rahul Gandhi]] [[Twitter|tweeted]] that freedom "is a fundamental democratic right. My father lived and died in the service of India. The views of a character on a fictional web series can never change that."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rahul-gandhi-tweets-on-sacred-games-controversy-freedom-of-expression-a-right-rajiv-gandhi-lived-and-1883328|title='Freedom Of Expression', Says Rahul Gandhi On Sacred Games Row|last=Tikku|first=Aloke|publisher=NDTV|date=14 July 2018|access-date=16 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716165734/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rahul-gandhi-tweets-on-sacred-games-controversy-freedom-of-expression-a-right-rajiv-gandhi-lived-and-1883328|archive-date=16 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The following day, Sinha withdrew his complaint after Gandhi's tweet.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/congress-worker-to-withdraw-complaint-against-sacred-games-after-rahul-gandhis-freedom-of-expression-remark-1812577.html|title='Inspired' by Rahul Gandhi, Congress Worker to Withdraw Complaint Against Sacred Games|publisher=CNN-News18|date=15 July 2018|access-date=16 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716165610/https://www.news18.com/news/india/congress-worker-to-withdraw-complaint-against-sacred-games-after-rahul-gandhis-freedom-of-expression-remark-1812577.html|archive-date=16 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Netflix announced on 19 July that the English subtitle had been changed to remove the alleged insult to Gandhi.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sacred-games-netflix-alters-controversial-subtitles-insulting-rajiv-gandhi-after-congress-backlash-4780011.html|title=Sacred Games: Netflix alters controversial subtitles insulting Rajiv Gandhi after Congress backlash|publisher=Firstpost|date=20 July 2018|access-date=30 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730202739/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sacred-games-netflix-alters-controversial-subtitles-insulting-rajiv-gandhi-after-congress-backlash-4780011.html|archive-date=30 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> According to Netflix vice-president Todd Yellin, its first season was watched by twice as many people outside India.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/2-out-of-3-people-who-watched-sacred-games-were-outside-of-india-netflix-on-spreading-its-content/story-2E5K1Rr6zJ9xbYBPiZKKRN.html|title=2 out of 3 people who watched Sacred Games were outside of India: Netflix on spreading its content|work=Hindustan Times|date=8 November 2018|access-date=21 November 2018|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127142002/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/uday-shankar-calls-ranbir-kapoor-alia-bhatt-s-brahmastra-biggest-ever-movie-made-in-india-its-budget-way-more-than-rs-300-cr/story-tz5WBiU2WbMykdLZEbqioO.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 10 July 2018, [[Indian National Congress]] member Rajeev Kumar Sinha filed a [[first information report]] against Netflix, the showrunners and Nawazuddin Siddiqui for allegedly insulting former Indian Prime Minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]] in one scene.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nawazuddin-abused-rajiv-gandhi-on-netflix-s-sacred-games-says-bengal-congress-leader/story-whCZs39ZI6aGJUwpub1y4N.html|title=Nawazuddin abused Rajiv Gandhi on Netflix's Sacred Games: Bengal Congress leader|work=Hindustan Times|date=10 July 2018|access-date=8 January 2021|archive-date=10 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110124624/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nawazuddin-abused-rajiv-gandhi-on-netflix-s-sacred-games-says-bengal-congress-leader/story-whCZs39ZI6aGJUwpub1y4N.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Another complaint was lodged the following day by Youth [[Indian National Trade Union Congress]] city wing and All Indian Cine Worker's Association president (and Congress Party activist) Suresh Shyamal Gupta for allegedly insulting Gandhi.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sacred-games-another-complaint-filed-against-makers-of-sacred-games-nawazuddin-siddiqui-1881886|title=Second Congress Activist's Complaint Against Nawazuddin Over Netflix Show|publisher=NDTV|date=12 July 2018|access-date=12 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712082824/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sacred-games-another-complaint-filed-against-makers-of-sacred-games-nawazuddin-siddiqui-1881886|archive-date=12 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 14 July 2018, [[Rahul Gandhi]] [[Twitter|tweeted]] that freedom "is a fundamental democratic right. My father lived and died in the service of India. The views of a character on a fictional web series can never change that."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rahul-gandhi-tweets-on-sacred-games-controversy-freedom-of-expression-a-right-rajiv-gandhi-lived-and-1883328|title='Freedom Of Expression', Says Rahul Gandhi On Sacred Games Row|last=Tikku|first=Aloke|publisher=NDTV|date=14 July 2018|access-date=16 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716165734/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rahul-gandhi-tweets-on-sacred-games-controversy-freedom-of-expression-a-right-rajiv-gandhi-lived-and-1883328|archive-date=16 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The following day, Sinha withdrew his complaint after Gandhi's tweet.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/congress-worker-to-withdraw-complaint-against-sacred-games-after-rahul-gandhis-freedom-of-expression-remark-1812577.html|title='Inspired' by Rahul Gandhi, Congress Worker to Withdraw Complaint Against Sacred Games|publisher=CNN-News18|date=15 July 2018|access-date=16 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716165610/https://www.news18.com/news/india/congress-worker-to-withdraw-complaint-against-sacred-games-after-rahul-gandhis-freedom-of-expression-remark-1812577.html|archive-date=16 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Netflix announced on 19 July that the English subtitle had been changed to remove the alleged insult to Gandhi.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sacred-games-netflix-alters-controversial-subtitles-insulting-rajiv-gandhi-after-congress-backlash-4780011.html|title=Sacred Games: Netflix alters controversial subtitles insulting Rajiv Gandhi after Congress backlash|publisher=Firstpost|date=20 July 2018|access-date=30 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730202739/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sacred-games-netflix-alters-controversial-subtitles-insulting-rajiv-gandhi-after-congress-backlash-4780011.html|archive-date=30 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> According to Netflix vice-president Todd Yellin, its first season was watched by twice as many people outside India.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/2-out-of-3-people-who-watched-sacred-games-were-outside-of-india-netflix-on-spreading-its-content/story-2E5K1Rr6zJ9xbYBPiZKKRN.html|title=2 out of 3 people who watched Sacred Games were outside of India: Netflix on spreading its content|work=Hindustan Times|date=8 November 2018|access-date=21 November 2018|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127142002/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/uday-shankar-calls-ranbir-kapoor-alia-bhatt-s-brahmastra-biggest-ever-movie-made-in-india-its-budget-way-more-than-rs-300-cr/story-tz5WBiU2WbMykdLZEbqioO.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Reception==
==Reception==
===Critical response===
===Critical response===
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The second season received less-favorable reviews than the first, with Tanul Thakur of ''[[The Wire (India)]]'' writing that it "severely lacks the urgency, the wicked humour and the heartfelt bonds that made the first season so captivating."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thewire.in/culture/sacred-games-season-2-review|title=Review: Why Season 2 of 'Sacred Games' Fails to Captivate|last=Thakur|first=Tanul|work=The Wire|date=19 August 2019|access-date=27 November 2020|archive-date=1 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101163319/https://thewire.in/culture/sacred-games-season-2-review|url-status=live}}</ref> According to Shreya Iyer of ''[[The Times of India]]'', the series "falls short on several levels and is unable to live up to the hype created by the previous season."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/sacred-games/Sacred-Games-Season-2/seasonreview/76182950.cms|title=Sacred Games Season 2|last=Iyer|first=Shreya|work=The Times of India|access-date=27 November 2020|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127141716/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/sacred-games/Sacred-Games-Season-2/seasonreview/76182950.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Kaushani Banerjee of ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' wrote, "There seems to be a lack of effort or failure to bring newness to the characters which became iconic after the first season was aired."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2019/aug/25/sacred-games-season-2-review-blood-and-bore-2022882.html|title='Sacred Games' season 2 review: 'Blood and bore'|last=Kaushani|first=Banerjee|work=The New Indian Express|date=25 August 2019|access-date=27 November 2020|archive-date=14 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914020446/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2019/aug/25/sacred-games-season-2-review-blood-and-bore-2022882.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Soumya Rao of ''[[Scroll.in]]'' called the season "too ambitious for its own good".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/934063/review-sacred-games-season-2-is-too-ambitious-for-its-own-good|title=Review: 'Sacred Games' season 2 is too ambitious for its own good|last=Rao|first=Soumya|website=Scroll.in|date=16 August 2019|access-date=27 November 2020|archive-date=1 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101163356/https://scroll.in/reel/934063/review-sacred-games-season-2-is-too-ambitious-for-its-own-good|url-status=live}}</ref>
The second season received less-favorable reviews than the first, with Tanul Thakur of ''[[The Wire (India)]]'' writing that it "severely lacks the urgency, the wicked humour and the heartfelt bonds that made the first season so captivating."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thewire.in/culture/sacred-games-season-2-review|title=Review: Why Season 2 of 'Sacred Games' Fails to Captivate|last=Thakur|first=Tanul|work=The Wire|date=19 August 2019|access-date=27 November 2020|archive-date=1 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101163319/https://thewire.in/culture/sacred-games-season-2-review|url-status=live}}</ref> According to Shreya Iyer of ''[[The Times of India]]'', the series "falls short on several levels and is unable to live up to the hype created by the previous season."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/sacred-games/Sacred-Games-Season-2/seasonreview/76182950.cms|title=Sacred Games Season 2|last=Iyer|first=Shreya|work=The Times of India|access-date=27 November 2020|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127141716/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/sacred-games/Sacred-Games-Season-2/seasonreview/76182950.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Kaushani Banerjee of ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' wrote, "There seems to be a lack of effort or failure to bring newness to the characters which became iconic after the first season was aired."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2019/aug/25/sacred-games-season-2-review-blood-and-bore-2022882.html|title='Sacred Games' season 2 review: 'Blood and bore'|last=Kaushani|first=Banerjee|work=The New Indian Express|date=25 August 2019|access-date=27 November 2020|archive-date=14 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914020446/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2019/aug/25/sacred-games-season-2-review-blood-and-bore-2022882.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Soumya Rao of ''[[Scroll.in]]'' called the season "too ambitious for its own good".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/934063/review-sacred-games-season-2-is-too-ambitious-for-its-own-good|title=Review: 'Sacred Games' season 2 is too ambitious for its own good|last=Rao|first=Soumya|website=Scroll.in|date=16 August 2019|access-date=27 November 2020|archive-date=1 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101163356/https://scroll.in/reel/934063/review-sacred-games-season-2-is-too-ambitious-for-its-own-good|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Accolades===
===Accolades===
''Sacred Games'' received the Best Drama Award at the News18 [[iReel Awards]]. It received five awards from 11 nominations, including Best Actor (Drama) for Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Best Supporting Actor for Jitendra Joshi, Best Writing (Drama), Best Ensemble Cast, and Best Series (Drama).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/news18-ireel-awards-vikramaditya-motwanes-sacred-games-wins-best-drama-1870719.html|title=News18 iReel Awards: Vikramaditya Motwane's Sacred Games Wins Best Drama|publisher=CNN-News18|date=7 September 2018|access-date=7 September 2018|archive-date=7 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907221448/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/news18-ireel-awards-vikramaditya-motwanes-sacred-games-wins-best-drama-1870719.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Kashyap received the Best Direction (Fiction) Award and Aarti Bajaj received the Award for Best Editing at the inaugural Asian Academy Creative Awards.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/salman-khan-anurag-kashyap-win-asian-academy-creative-awards-singapore-5485222/|title=Salman Khan, Anurag Kashyap win at Asian Academy Creative Awards in Singapore|work=The Indian Express|date=9 December 2018|access-date=10 December 2018|archive-date=10 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210125222/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/salman-khan-anurag-kashyap-win-asian-academy-creative-awards-singapore-5485222/|url-status=live}}</ref> It received the Best Show Jury (Web) and Best Supporting Actor (Web) Award for Kabi, at the 18th [[Indian Television Academy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/ita-awards-2018-winners-list-5489473/|title=Indian Television Academy Awards 2018: Complete list of winners|date=2018-12-12|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-09-21|archive-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402154836/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/ita-awards-2018-winners-list-5489473/|url-status=live}}</ref> The second season was nominated for a 2019 Best Drama [[International Emmy Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sacred-games-loses-at-international-emmy-awards-2019-how-the-cast-of-netflix-original-predicted-win-on-the-brand-new-show-7701831.html|title=Sacred Games loses at International Emmy Awards 2019: How the cast of Netflix Original predicted win on The Brand New Show|website=Firstpost|date=26 November 2019|access-date=9 January 2021|archive-date=10 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110124623/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sacred-games-loses-at-international-emmy-awards-2019-how-the-cast-of-netflix-original-predicted-win-on-the-brand-new-show-7701831.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Sait garnered the OTT Best Female Actor in Negative Role Award at the 2019 [[Gold Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zee5.com/hi/tvshows/details/gold-awards-2019/0-6-2183/kubra-sait-wins-ott-best-female-actor-in-negative-role-gold-awards-2019/0-1-283273|title=Watch Gold Awards 2019 Oct 29, 2019 Full Episode|website=Zee5|access-date=9 January 2020|archive-date=10 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110124632/https://comingsoon.zee5.com/comingsoon/index.php|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Alokananda Dasgupta]] received the Best Background Music Award while Slyvester Fonseca received the Best Cinematographer Award at the 2020 [[Filmfare OTT Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/news/flyx-filmfare-ott-awards-2020-winners-so-far/articleshow/79812177.cms|title=Flyx Filmfare OTT Awards 2020: Complete winners' list|date=19 December 2020|access-date=20 December 2020|archive-date=1 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101163542/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/news/flyx-filmfare-ott-awards-2020-winners-so-far/articleshow/79812177.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> It is the only Indian series on ''[[The New York Times]]''{{'}} "30 Best International TV Shows of the Decade" list.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/sacred-games-only-indian-show-on-new-york-times-list-of-30-best-international-tv-series-of-the-decade/story-XILMv5eggyPT2GZyhYCfgM.html|title=Sacred Games only Indian show on New York Times' list of 30 best international TV series of the decade|work=Hindustan Times|date=25 December 2019|access-date=27 November 2020|archive-date=1 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101163451/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/sacred-games-only-indian-show-on-new-york-times-list-of-30-best-international-tv-series-of-the-decade/story-XILMv5eggyPT2GZyhYCfgM.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
''Sacred Games'' received the Best Drama Award at the News18 [[iReel Awards]]. It received five awards from 11 nominations, including Best Actor (Drama) for Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Best Supporting Actor for Jitendra Joshi, Best Writing (Drama), Best Ensemble Cast, and Best Series (Drama).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/news18-ireel-awards-vikramaditya-motwanes-sacred-games-wins-best-drama-1870719.html|title=News18 iReel Awards: Vikramaditya Motwane's Sacred Games Wins Best Drama|publisher=CNN-News18|date=7 September 2018|access-date=7 September 2018|archive-date=7 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907221448/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/news18-ireel-awards-vikramaditya-motwanes-sacred-games-wins-best-drama-1870719.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Kashyap received the Best Direction (Fiction) Award and Aarti Bajaj received the Award for Best Editing at the inaugural Asian Academy Creative Awards.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/salman-khan-anurag-kashyap-win-asian-academy-creative-awards-singapore-5485222/|title=Salman Khan, Anurag Kashyap win at Asian Academy Creative Awards in Singapore|work=The Indian Express|date=9 December 2018|access-date=10 December 2018|archive-date=10 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210125222/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/salman-khan-anurag-kashyap-win-asian-academy-creative-awards-singapore-5485222/|url-status=live}}</ref> It received the Best Show Jury (Web) and Best Supporting Actor (Web) Award for Kabi, at the 18th [[Indian Television Academy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/ita-awards-2018-winners-list-5489473/|title=Indian Television Academy Awards 2018: Complete list of winners|date=2018-12-12|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-09-21|archive-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402154836/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/ita-awards-2018-winners-list-5489473/|url-status=live}}</ref> The second season was nominated for a 2019 Best Drama [[International Emmy Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sacred-games-loses-at-international-emmy-awards-2019-how-the-cast-of-netflix-original-predicted-win-on-the-brand-new-show-7701831.html|title=Sacred Games loses at International Emmy Awards 2019: How the cast of Netflix Original predicted win on The Brand New Show|website=Firstpost|date=26 November 2019|access-date=9 January 2021|archive-date=10 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110124623/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sacred-games-loses-at-international-emmy-awards-2019-how-the-cast-of-netflix-original-predicted-win-on-the-brand-new-show-7701831.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Sait garnered the OTT Best Female Actor in Negative Role Award at the 2019 [[Gold Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zee5.com/hi/tvshows/details/gold-awards-2019/0-6-2183/kubra-sait-wins-ott-best-female-actor-in-negative-role-gold-awards-2019/0-1-283273|title=Watch Gold Awards 2019 Oct 29, 2019 Full Episode|website=Zee5|access-date=9 January 2020|archive-date=10 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110124632/https://comingsoon.zee5.com/comingsoon/index.php|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Alokananda Dasgupta]] received the Best Background Music Award while Slyvester Fonseca received the Best Cinematographer Award at the 2020 [[Filmfare OTT Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/news/flyx-filmfare-ott-awards-2020-winners-so-far/articleshow/79812177.cms|title=Flyx Filmfare OTT Awards 2020: Complete winners' list|date=19 December 2020|access-date=20 December 2020|archive-date=1 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101163542/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/news/flyx-filmfare-ott-awards-2020-winners-so-far/articleshow/79812177.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> It is the only Indian series on ''[[The New York Times]]''{{'}} "30 Best International TV Shows of the Decade" list.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/sacred-games-only-indian-show-on-new-york-times-list-of-30-best-international-tv-series-of-the-decade/story-XILMv5eggyPT2GZyhYCfgM.html|title=Sacred Games only Indian show on New York Times' list of 30 best international TV series of the decade|work=Hindustan Times|date=25 December 2019|access-date=27 November 2020|archive-date=1 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101163451/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/sacred-games-only-indian-show-on-new-york-times-list-of-30-best-international-tv-series-of-the-decade/story-XILMv5eggyPT2GZyhYCfgM.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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