

Radhika Apte's Anjali Mathur, an agent for the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), is tasked to untangle the knots in this case. In comes the Bollywood star Zoya Mirza (Elnaaz Nourouzi) and it seems like she and the gangster share history. After Gaitonde's suicide begins a 25-day countdown, leading to the city's supposed destruction that can only be put to a stop by Sartaj. In Hindu mythology, Halahala is the poison, capable of destroying the world, that was created after the Gods and the Demons churned the ocean in their race to get the nectar of amrit (immortality). But the gangster shoots himself in the head as soon as Sartaj enters his hideout. Sartaj is able to track Gaintonde, by tapping their phone calls. Unable to lie, he walks out of the hearing. They later tell a hearing board that Junaid was shot because he attacked Parulkar first, but Sartaj is in a dilemma. Even though the boy surrenders, Parulkar shoots him down. NetflixĪ flashback shows Sartaj's backstory, particularly one instance, where he along with his superiors DCP Parulkar (Neeraj Kabi) and Majid Khan (Aamir Bashir) have to nab a teenager named Junaid. Saif Ali Khan as Sartaj Singh in Sacred Games. Very briefly are we shown the death of Jojo Mascarenhas played by Suvreen Chawla, in the pilot's opening along with a dog thrown from the balcony of a high-rise building. He also claims to have known Sartaj's father, Dilbagh Singh.Īs they chit-chat over the phone, Gaitonde tells Sartaj all about his childhood, how he killed his own mother and then fled to Mumbai, embracing a life of crime. He is in search of a big case that can help him cement his reputation as a good cop. It lands right into his lap after an unexpected phone call from crime overlord Gaitonde tips him about a catastrophic event that will bring down the city of Mumbai in 25 days. Named after the mythological character Ashwathama from the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the pilot introduces Sartaj, an anxiety-riddled, overweight policeman with a rocky marriage. So, here is a recap of the episodes for when you binge-watch the show this weekend. Sacred Games 2 comes after a year long wait and the story will pick up from where its predecessor ended.

Vikramaditya Motwane and Varun Grover continue their roles of the showrunner and the lead writer respectively. NetflixĪnurag Kashyap has directed Gaitonde’s track while Neeraj Ghaywan (of Masaan-fame) is the main man behind Singh's track in season 2.
