58 minSeason 2 • Episode 8
LatestUnsettling truths, complex betrayals and unforeseen connections emerge for Sartaj, Gaitonde and Shahid Khan as doomsday descends on Mumbai.
A link in their pasts leads an honest cop to a fugitive gang boss, whose cryptic warning spurs the officer on a quest to save Mumbai from cataclysm.
Acting
Nawazuddin Siddiqui's Gaitonde is instantly iconic, unhinged, magnetic.
Direction
Motwane and Kashyap's dual timelines build crushing inevitability.
Writing
Smita Singh's adaptation turns Vikram Chandra's doorstop into propulsive dread.
Creator
Vikramaditya Motwane
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Netflix's first Indian original series, greenlit partly because Anurag Kashyap's unreleased 'Bombay Velvet' had already built period Mumbai sets they could reuse.
The 'Gochi' slang and Bambaiya Hindi were so specific that Netflix added a glossary feature; the show sparked renewed interest in Vikram Chandra's 900-page novel.
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