Motwane had read Chandra's earlier novel, Love and Longing in Bombay, which introduces the character of Sartaj Singh.
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In 2014, Netflix approached Phantom Films to produce a series writer-director Vikramaditya Motwane met their team during a visit to Los Angeles. Barmack called it "an interesting property", and decided to adapt it in Hindi. Netflix vice-president Erik Barmack came across Sacred Games, Vikram Chandra's 2006 crime novel, while the service was searching for Indian content for a global audience. Main article: List of Sacred Games episodes Series Also explored is how Gaitonde was deployed in Kenya by Kusum Devi Yadav – 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. Gaitonde's meeting with Khanna Guruji, how he became part of the ashram, and his activities with them are depicted in flashbacks. Sartaj discovers an ashram to which his father once belonged, and learns about their apocalyptic plans to create a new, conflict-free world. In season two, Gaitonde's story continues in flashbacks while Sartaj tries to find answers. 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. On his journey, Sartaj is helped by Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) officer Anjali Mathur flashbacks detail Gaitonde's origins, and how he became Mumbai's crime lord. He tells Sartaj to save the city in 25 days, beginning a chain of events that burrows deep into India's underworld. He receives a phone call from Ganesh Gaitonde, a notorious crime lord who has been missing for 16 years. Sartaj Singh is a troubled Mumbai Police inspector who seeks validation from a police force he hates for its corruption. Siddiqui has said that there will not be a third season. Sacred Games is the only Indian series to appear on The New York Times ' "The 30 Best International TV Shows of the Decade" list. The second season premiered on 15 August 2019. It received mainly positive reviews from critics, with particular praise for its performances and writing. The series is subtitled in over 20 languages. The first season of Sacred Games consisting of eight episodes was released on Netflix on 5 July 2018 in 191 countries. Aarti Bajaj was the editor, and Alokananda Dasgupta composed the background score. In the second season, Motwane reduced his involvement to showrunner and was replaced as director by Neeraj Ghaywan. Swapnil Sonawane was director of photography for Motwane Sylvester Fonseca and Aseem Bajaj filmed the scenes directed by Kashyap. After a script was completed, Motwane asked Kashyap to co-direct Motwane directed the scenes with Singh, and Kashyap directed Gaitonde's scenes. They decided to adapt Chandra's novel in Hindi. Sacred Games began development after Netflix vice-president Erik Barmack asked Motwane in 2014 to create Indian content for the platform. 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. Kelly Luegenbiehl, Erik Barmack and Motwane were the series' executive producers. The novel was adapted by Varun Grover, Smita Singh, and Vasant Nath.
India's first Netflix original series, it was produced and directed by Vikramaditya Motwane and Anurag Kashyap as Phantom Films. Sacred Games is an Indian Hindi-language crime thriller streaming television series based on Vikram Chandra's 2006 novel of the same name.
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