Sacred
Games
Controversy:
Delhi
High
Court
says
actors
cannot
be
held
liable
for
dialogues|FilmiBeat
Netflix's
first
Indian
original
series
Sacred
Games
is
in
the
news
yet
again.
The
Delhi
High
Court
said
that
the
actors
can't
be
held
liable
for
the
dialogues
in
the
hearing
that
took
place
today
July
16,
2018.
The
plea
was
filed
by
the
Congress
member
Balla,
who
found
the
subtitles
in
the
series
to
be
derogatory.
In
the
fourth
episode,
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui
who
plays
the
role
of
Ganesh
Gaitonde
is
seen
calling
the
former
Prime
Minister
of
India,
Rajiv
Gandhi,
a
wimp.
The
Delhi
High
Court
further
added,
"All
8
episodes
have
already
been
aired.
Nothing
new
will
be
aired."
The
next
hearing
is
scheduled
for
Thursday,
July
19,
2018.
Even
Balla
in
his
complaint
had
asked
for
the
deletion
of
the
scene,
but
continue
to
air
the
episodes
otherwise.
Yet
another
prominent
government
representative
to
express
his
view
on
the
issue
was
Rahul
Gandhi.
He
took
his
Twitter
handle
and
said,
"My
father
lived
and
died
in
the
service
of
India.
The
views
of
a
character
on
a
fictional
web
series
can
never
change
that".
Saif
Ali
Khan,
who
plays
the
role
of
the
honest
cop
Sartaj
Singh
while
addressing
the
issue
told
FirstPost,
"We
have
to
understand
if
people
are
trying
to
gain
political
mileage...watching
like
hawks
whether
any
moment
can
be
exploited...there
are
good
judges
and
lawyers
in
place
who
can
handle
all
this.
Let's
set
the
precedent
and
let's
get
on
with
it."
He
further
added,
"If
you
date
someone
from
the
wrong
caste,
somebody
will
kill
you
in
some
parts
of
India.
That's
just
the
way
it
is.
We
are
at
the
edge
but
we
try
and
make
interesting
things.
It's
frustrating
when
somebody
tries
to
pull
it
down."
Actress
Swarna
Bhasker
also
quoted
Rahul
Gandhi's
tweet
and
said,
"It
is
impressive
that
a
mainstream
politician
like
@RahulGandhi
is
taking
this
clear
and
progressive
stand
on
freedom
of
expression
and
censorship.
Also
it's
gracious
and
mature
that
he
is
able
to
set
aside
the
personal
for
the
larger
goal
of
democratic
rights.
#CreditWhereDue"
-
(sic)
The
hearing
at
Delhi
High
Court
on
Thursday
July
19,
2018,
will
decide
the
fate
of
the
series
in
terms
of
deletion
of
some
of
the
most
important
scenes
and
dialogues.