Ever
since
its
release,
Netflix's
first
Indian
original
series
has
received
immense
appreciation
and
backlashes.
Foreign
and
Indian
media
went
on
to
compare
it
with
the
International
show
Narcos,
while
Congress
members
in
India
filed
a
case
against
the
series,
producers
and
actors
for
the
usage
of
derogatory
language
against
the
former
Prime
Minister
of
India,
Rajiv
Gandhi.
As
a
result,
yesterday,
July
19,
2018,
Netflix
told
Delhi
High
Court
that
changes
have
been
made
in
the
English
subtitles.
The
initial
complaint
was
lodged
at
the
Kolkata
police
station
by
Congress
member
Rajiv
Sinha
who
said
usage
of
the
word
'Fattu'
in
Hindi
and
'pussy'
in
English
to
address
Rajiv
Gandhi
was
highly
insulting.
After
incorporating
the
changes
Netflix's
counsel
told
the
Delhi
HC
that
the
word
'pussy'
is
replaced
by
'whim'.
When
the
bench
of
justice
enquired
about
the
Hind
slang
'Fattu',
the
counsel
explained
it
means
coward.
However,
the
court
explained
that
it
did
not
want
to
curtail
the
freedom
of
speech
and
expression.
Only
the
subtitles
were
changed
while
the
scenes
remain
undeleted.
Court
said,
"Criticism
or
even
expression
of
dissatisfaction
is
permissible.
I
do
not
think
anyone
can
have
objection
to
it."
Explaining
the
portrayal
of
former
Prime
Minister
of
India
in
a
certain
manner,
Garg,
from
the
Netflix
counsel
told
Delhi
HC
that
Rajiv
Gandhi
was
involved
in
the
Bofors
case.
He
also
added
that
it
is
a
public
injury
as
an
award
in
the
field
of
sports,
airports
and
other
educational
institutions
have
been
named
after
him.
Responding
to
this
the
bench
said,
"Only
when
we
find
that
there
is
something
related
to
the
law
or
illegal.
As
far
as
defamation
is
concerned,
that
right
is
available
to
you." Therefore,
they
can't
approve
the
public
injury
comment.
Sacred
Games
is
an
eight-episode
long
Netflix
series
based
on
Vikram
Chandra's
crime-thriller
novel
of
the
same
name.
It
revolved
around
the
rise
and
fall
of
gangster
Ganesh
Gaitonde
and
the
honest
cop
Sartaj
Singh.
The
series
stars
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui,
Saif
Ali
Khan,
Radhika
Apte,
Kubbra
Sait
and
Rajshri
Deshpande.
The
series
was
released
across
200
countries
and
has
been
receiving
amazing
reviews.