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Netflix has released the first look of the season 2 of Sacred Games , which is set to return with a new trail of betrayal, crime, passion and a thrilling chase through Mumbai's underbelly, later this year. The 26 second video released on YouTube Sunday shows all the characters who will play the pivotal roles in the next season. Apart from Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Pankaj Tripathi, who will continue to play the characters of Sartaj Singh, Ganesh Gaitonde and Guruji, the teaser also introduces Kalki Koechlin and Ranvir Shorey. According to Netflix, fans will witness Koechlin as Batya and Shorey as Shahid Khan in the show. The second season picks up from Sartaj Singh (actor Saif Ali Khan) pursuing his relentless battle of saving the city and Ganesh Gaitonde (actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui) facing bigger challenges to retain his position as the legendary kingpin of Mumbai. The intriguing Guruji (actor Pankaj Tripathi), introduced in season one as Gaitonde's '...

Netflix has officially green lit the hit series " Sacred Games " for the second season. The thriller series, based on author Vikram Chandra's novel of the same name, features Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Saif Ali Khan in the lead. Directed by Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane, the first season of the series premiered on Netflix on July 6. ALSO READ: Sacred Games, Netflix's first Indian original, a gripping crime drama "We've been thrilled by the response to Sacred Games from fans worldwide, and especially in India, to this high-quality production. It's incredibly exciting for us to take the story of Sacred Games forward and open a new chapter in the series with its second season," said Erik Barmack, vice president, international originals at Netflix.

The plea alleges that certain scenes and dialogues in the show defame former PM Rajiv Gandhi Current Affairs News : The Delhi High Court on Monday sought to know whether it could hear as a PIL a plea claiming that some scenes in the Netflix series "Sacred Games" are derogatory to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and should be removed.  A Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Chander Shekhar asked the petitioner's advocate to first advance his submissions on the point of maintainability of the plea as a public interest litigation (PIL) and listed the matter for further hearing on July 19. The Bench said it has gone through the CD of the series, placed on record by the petitioner, and there was nothing urgent in it as all the episodes have been aired. It also asked how the actors could be held liable for enacting their characters. The court said a person is entitled to express his views, which may be right or wrong, and asked the petitioner to satisfy it ...

Millennials, diaspora, languages, sports… The question of what gaps to occupy is driving the OTT game Current Affairs News : Nila Nila Odivaa (Oh Moon Come Here) is the story of Nila, a vampire in love with Om, a human being. The 13-episode series, aimed at millennial Tamilians, will start streaming on Viu from July 24.It is one of the four Tamil shows Viu, a part of the Hong Kong-based $4.7 billion PCCW, will launch. The Rs 10 billion Eros International’s Eros NOW either owns or aggregates 70 per cent of the intellectual property (IP) of Indian movies in the last 10-15 years. Of its 100 million registered users, more than 7.9 million pay an average of $5 a month (in India) and $30 (overseas) to watch films, making it one of the largest pay-apps from India. Marathi, Tamil and Telugu are among the most watched languages on Zee5, the Rs 71.3 billion Zee Entertainment Enterprise’s video app. Launched earlier this year, Zee5 has commissioned more than 200 hours of original c...