Sacred Games: Netflix to continue association with Grover and Kashyap

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Ending speculation, Netflix has confirmed that Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane and Varun Grover would return for the second season of the Indian series Sacred Games 2. The streaming giant, in a statement, said they carried out an independent investigation and were satisfied with the results. While Grover was anonymously accused of sexual harassment, Kashyap and Motwane were caught in sexual harassment allegations against former Phantom Films partner Vikas Bahl.

In a cryptic response, Sacred Games star Saif Ali Khan had hinted that the core team of the Netflix series, including showrunners Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane, and writer Varun Grover, may see a shuffle in the wake of the #MeToo movement. 

The actor, who plays Sartaj Singh in the streaming giant's first India original series, compared the situation with Hollywood star Kevin Spacey's ouster from House of Cards.      

"We have been talking constantly. They don't like me talking about the show anyways. I like working with them, they are brilliant. They want to keep it a secret. But I want to give you a clue. There was a terrible scandal concerning Kevin Spacey and he had a show House of Cards; the show is going on but Spacey is not there. Let that be a clue," Saif told PTI. "Why should I bear the brunt. Or anyone of us who are not twisted or molesters," he added.

Netflix said last week it was assessing its options ahead of the shoot of Sacred Games season two in the wake of controversies surrounding now-dissolved Phantom Films and Varun Grover. "At this time we are evaluating options on the path forward," the statement read. 

-Inputs from PTI

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