Sartaj deals with his inner demons, his failed marriage and the truth about his constable father. We are taken through Gaitonde’s stint in Kenya, his run-ins with Isa, his dabbling in Bollywood and his ultimate foray into spiritual bliss under the aegis of Guruji. The eight-episode season two is divided between Gaitonde’s past, and Sartaj’s journey in the present. Simultaneously, Sartaj discovers the connection between his father and Gaitonde. Gaitonde finally gets to meet his self anointed ‘third father’, the Guruji (Pankaj Tripathi), whose voice is the beacon of light and direction for him. While Gaitonde is grappling with his place in the new world order, Sartaj is finally coming into his own and his newfound sense of responsibility.
Sartaj and Gaitonde have often been mirror images of themselves, standing on the positive and negative spectrums of a number line, at times even facing the same dilemmas. Juxtapose this with Sartaj Singh, who is now heading a special investigation team to untangle the bunker mess. The once-mighty, all-encompassing, megalomania-riddled Gaitonde is now reduced to a yes man for the extended hand of the Indian state. He is roped in by Yadav Madam (Amruta Subhash), a RAW agent who trains him as an asset and uses him to fulfil the cause of the ‘nation’. Gaitonde (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) is saved from the clutches of death and is found sailing in the waters of the Arabian Sea, enroute to Kenya. The eight-episode second part begins right where we left off the first one. We can almost predict the memefest that shall follow. Oddly for a supremely fluid, well-functioning streaming service, this technical glitch distracts from the wholesome viewing experience.
Season one, which came out last year - and set the template in place for Indian web shows - left many burning questions unanswered: Who is the third father of Gaitonde? Is Anjali Mathur really dead? Is Trivedi the lone survivor, also who is Trivedi? Sartaj Singh (Saif Ali Khan), what about him? Why was Jojo (Surveen Chawla) in the bunker? Also why are the subtitles out of sync and almost an entire minute delayed. Sacred Games season two, which is way bigger and also better than the first, has all the above-mentioned attributes in abundance. Issme drama hai, sex hai, dhokha hai, and a liberal dose of history, mythology and philosophy as well.
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