The best part of Sacred Games is its writing. Which in fact you don't see much in India. When it comes to stories we clearly fall behind our western counterparts. Hence when I saw this, I realized this series could be an answer to the other great materials around the world (not that it needs to be).

Acting was superb. Nawazuddin is a gem, Saif shines like a true star (finally after a long time) along with all the supporting cast. It was almost like an acting marathon. Though Radhika Apte did a decent job portraying a RAW officer, but in comparison with other legendary performances she falls short.

Production Design was something which we don't see daily in our TV series (I guess not even in our films too). Cinematography and action were enough to grip us onto the story which was being woven by the writers and directors.

Music was truly revolutionary. The soundtracks deserves laurels. I will not be surprised if it gets an Emmy nod for its soundtrack maybe. Dasgupta deserves a standing ovation if not an award for composing such a complete soundtrack (again a thing which we Indians are not used to in our cinemas and TVs).

Coming back to the writers, I think they have done justice to the novel. They have not tried to tone down the philosophical and religious ideas the book presents to us. In-fact they have very successfully linked it to current scenarios giving it a more fresh and genuine brushing.

I looked into some reviews criticizing the plot. Probably they are from overseas and they not getting the nuances of the plot. Because to be honest people from west are not really used to having a story being told with such meticulously crafted dialogues with such a high dosage of philosophy. Which really makes me proud as an Indian. Because in one hand it is a Netflix original (probably being judged and compared along with many other such shows around the world) but still the core of the story is made up of Indian ethos. It reminds me of the narrative of rich classical mythologies. Hats off to Varun Grover and the whole writing team for adapting it so good.

P.S. - Those who are giving it a one star - "Really, you think so?"