Sacred Games is an Indian origin web series, starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Saif Ali Khan, Radhika Apte, and Pankaj Tripathi, among the others, in pivotal roles. The show received immense appreciation and popularity worldwide, but also received backlash from a few sections of the society.  

The first season of the series ended with a mind-numbing suspense, and fans of the show are already demanding a second season. While the makers have confirmed that the series will be spread across four seasons, there has been no official announcement as to when will the second season air, reports pinkvilla.com.

The end of season 1 promised a huge twist in the tale in the upcoming seasons, and the onset of the actual drama on the show. Now Pankaj Tripathi, who had made a brief appearance in the first season as the ‘Guruji’, has dropped some major hints about the upcoming storyline.

Nawaz plays the character of Ganesh Gaitonde, a gangster, and had referred to Guruji as his ‘teesra baap’ (third father) in the series. While speaking to Mid-day, Pankaj Tripathi said that his character Guruji will become the mastermind behind the chain of events in the second part.

He said, ‘Guruji is a larger-than-life part and will become the most sought-after character in the series. My character becomes as big as Gaitonde.’ In one of the episodes in season 1, the character Gaitonde had said that Guruji taught him the tricks of the trade, but he had also cheated Gaitonde.

On his experience of working with the team of the show, Tripathi said, ‘Anurag (Kashyap), Vikram (Vikramaditya Motwane) and Varun (Grover) know me for many years now. I simply followed the brief they gave me. It was a brilliant experience to do this show. I even dubbed the lines in English.’

Speaking about co-actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, he said, ‘Nawaz bhai and I lived in the same hostel at the NSD (National School Of Drama). We admire each other’s work. Since we come from the same acting background, our approach to work is similar. We have been taught by the same people. When we meet, we hardly talk work, we reminisce about the old times.’