Scared Games based on a best seller by Vikram Chandra is a sprawling tale set in Mumbai during 80s-till date . It is a gangster tale but with some major differences. Religious conflict and exploitation, political opportunism ,cat and mouse games,and human philosophy are woven into this basic cops-gangsters saga seamlessly . The TV series adopts a non linear mode and the transition between time periods takes place naturally. The acting particularly of the main protagonists is excellent and the rest provide more than good support . The photography is stunning and the music fits i right into the series . The action is relentless and crackles with life with few moments of black humour ( more would have better) .There are a lot of cuss words, and there is graphic violence with nudity but that's typical all over the world now. There is a feel of Scorsese movies like Goodfellas and Taxi Driver to this series in depiction of violence and grittiness but it charts its own course. Kashyap and Motwani directed story lines featuring the Nawaz and Saif respectively in different styles and merged them at the editing table with very good results. Sacred Games is a great leap forward for Indian TV making forays into international markets and Netflix deserves full praise for its new approach to TV serials