'Sacred Games 2' will be more twisted than the first season: Saif Ali Khan

Director Anurag Kashypap says the pressure of living up to expectation is heavy, but he is happy with the the content

Sacred Games 2 is returning this August and the makers promise it will be even more twisted, reported The Indian Express.

Anurag Kashyap, the poster child of the indie cinema in the new-age Bollywood, returns with the second season of his popular and acclaimed Netflix series, Sacred Games on Independence Day. As the clock ticks for the premiere of the new season, Anurag says the pressure of living up to expectation is heavy, but he is happy with the the content.

"I feel the pressure is more this time. When we started the first season, we had no idea of the impact we were going to create. So, we could do just what we wanted to do," Kashyap shared.

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"Now it (the show) has become a giant. We feel like, one shouldn't do something so big - build a fan-following that hold so much expectation that in the second season, it becomes difficult to handle! Just joking! Of course, we love the fact that we made the show exactly as we wanted. So, I am under pressure but I am happy!"

Saif Ali Khan added that the season two is much more twisted than the first one and the team is confident about it.

“It (season two) is so cleverly done. It goes back to the past and future and everything ties up. Season one is quite basic compared to season two. Season two is where we change gears. In season one you know about them, but in season two you are up to it.”

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Sartaj appeared as an under-confident cop in season one and Saif said though there aren’t many changes internally, there are some in terms of his look. He defines his character as “wonderfully human but imperfect and flawed”.

“I played this character longer than any other character. I think he is the same guy. He is not going to sort out any issue, in fact, it might just get worse. There is no time for wallowing and pity.

“He is still very imperfect, flawed character and has got addictive nature to alcohol, drugs and pills. He is very under-confident in many ways. He is wonderfully human but a big mess,” he added.



Radhika Apte and Kubbra Sait became popular among the audience in the first season. In the new season, the show features actors such as Pankaj Tripathi, Kalki Koechlin, Luke Kenny, Ranvir Shorey and Shobita Dhulipala.

Sacred Games premieres on Netflix on August 15.

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