Mumbai March 26 (IANS) Netflix s big-ticket India original series "Sacred Games" starring Bollywood biggies Saif Ali Khan Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Radhika Apte will premiere on July 6.
The much-awaited show produced by Phantom Films is based in and shot in India. It is based on the critically-acclaimed best-selling novel of the same name by author Vikram Chandra read a statement.
The series is co-directed by Vikramaditya Motwane and Anurag Kashyap both acclaimed names in Indian cinema.
In an earlier interview to IANS Motwane had said the show is like a "guinea pig" in the Indian market and that there is pressure on them to "deliver a great show".
"Sacred Games" focuses on Sartaj Singh a seasoned and cynical Mumbai Police officer summoned by an anonymous tip one morning by a voice which promises him an opportunity to capture the powerful Ganesh Gaitonde criminal overlord of the G-Company.
As the stakes mount and Sartaj seeks knowledge of his prey it becomes clear that the game the two players thought they were engaged in is in fact part of a much larger scenario one that expands beyond their city.
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