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Anurag Kashyap calls Netflix CEO 'dumb' for his comment on Sacred Games
Updated On: 08 June, 2025 08:39 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Anurag Kashyap slammed Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos for calling Sacred Games a misstep, calling him `the definition of dumb`. Kashyap defended the series and mocked Sarandos’ preference for safer, soap-style content to appeal to Indian audiences
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Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has slammed Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos’ comment about launching Sacred Games as Netflix India’s first original series. Sacred Games was the first Indian original series ever produced by Netflix. The series, based on the book of the same name by Vikram Chandra, was directed by Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane. It starred Saif Ali Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
Anurag Kashyap calls Netflix CEO `dumb`
Recently, Sarandos stated that the show was not the ideal way to enter the Indian market. Kashyap reacted strongly to Sarandos’ statement and didn’t mince his words while sharing his opinion. He shared a screenshot of an article referencing Sarandos` comment and wrote, “He should have started with Saas-Bahu… he would have done well. Which he is doing now. I always knew the tech guys are dumb when it comes to storytelling, but @tedsarandos is the definition of dumb — that I didn’t know. Good to discover that. This explains everything now.”
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