Sacred Games: All the major plot twists from the Emmy nominated series

Sacred Games that is based on Vikram Chandra novel and directed by Anurag Kashyap-Vikramaditya Motwane created an immense buzz for itself right from the inception. The series went to become a massive hit and has been nominated for the Emmy Awards this year. The second season of the series that was launched on August 15 this year also ended on a cliff-hanger. So here are the biggest twists and turns from season two and an overview of season one.

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Sacred Games: Season one overview

Ganesh Gaitonde dies in the first episode itself but does not forget to warn inspector Sartaj Singh regarding the looming danger. The season runs into two parallel storylines. One storyline is Gaitonde’s rise in Mumbai and the second timeline is Sartaj Singh and RAW agent Anjali Mathur trying to figure out Gaitonde’s warning. According to the first timeline, Ganesh Gaitonde meets Kanta Bai and they start creating their own empire. Slowly and steadily more secrets are revealed and the number of deaths also increases.

RAW agent Mathur, Gaitonde’s right hand Bunty, TV actress Nayanika who was Sartaj’s informant, Gaitonde’s love interest Kukoo, and Sartaj’s junior Katekar all end up being killed in the process. Sartaj got closer to finding out about the secret that Gaitonde was referring to and bumps into Guruji. In the final episode, the link between Ganesh Gaitonde and Sartaj’s father is revealed. Sartaj also finds about the godman Guruji and his role in regards to the danger looming over the city and people in general.

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Sacred Games season 2: Biggest twists

Ganesh Gaitonde starts working for RAW in the second season. In the first season, Sartaj gets to know about his family’s connection to Guruji’s cult.  Now in the second season’s first episode, Sartaj joins the mission to foil the conspiracy and Gaitonde can be seen in an ocean. Trivedi and Yadav Sir pay a visit to Gaitonde. Sartaj Singh also pays a visit to Guruji’s ashram with the terrorist-cell investigation underway. In the third episode, Sartaj discovers about Shahid Khan’s nuclear consignment delivery to India.

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Gaitonde can be also seen working for the RAW in this season and chooses to become friends with Isa. Malcolm who is one of the major links to the conspiracy shoots himself this season. Sartaj’s visit to Guruji’s ashram backfires on him as he gets addicted to Gochi the drug. Guruji’s mission of starting Satyug and preaching Balidaan also gains limelight. Two new relationship angles between Gaitonde and Guruji and Sartaj and Batya are explored. The season ends with Sartaj using the pattern for detonating the bomb and it ends with an 11-second cliff-hanger.

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