Vikramaditya Motwane says the intent of Sacred games is to not poke anybody.
Filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane says any political commentary made on the present Sacred games comes from a accountable area and is rarely carried out to “poke” individuals.
Final 12 months when the present began streaming, a sure part took offence over alleged use of derogatory language whereas speaking about politics and politicians.
When requested if the group was cautious going ahead with season two, Motwane, who’s the showrunner for the Netflix Authentic sequence, advised PTI that the intent is rarely to impress anybody.
“We haven’t gone on the market to poke or unnecessarily needle anybody. We don’t need to provoke. We’re all accountable filmmakers. So even when we’re making a political assertion, we’re making it from a selected standpoint,” he stated.
The primary season of the sequence was directed by Anurag Kashyap and Motwane. It featured Saif Ali Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in lead roles.
Motwane stated if the makers should make a press release, they’d all the time make them from a real area.
“For those who’re making a press release simply to poke, individuals can see that. For those who’re making it to say one thing genuinely, individuals can perceive that as properly. They’re sensible sufficient to see the distinction,” he added.
The sophomore season of the present, primarily based on creator Vikram Chandra’s novel of the identical identify, will decide up from Sartaj Singh (Khan) pursuing his relentless battle of saving Mumbai and Ganesh Gaitonde (Siddiqui) going through greater challenges to retain his place because the legendary kingpin of the town.
Like season one, Kashyap is on the helm of the parts that includes Siddiqui, whereas Neeraj Ghaywan of Masaan fame has come onboard to direct the scenes with Khan.
Motwane and Varun Grover return because the showrunner and the lead author, respectively for the present which begins steaming from August 15.