Saif Ali Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui starred in Sacred Games | Photo Credit: Instagram

Stand-up comedian and writer, Varun Grover, best known for writing the critically-acclaimed 2015 film Masaan, which starred Vicky Kaushal, also co-wrote India’s first original web series – Sacred Games. The web series has not only received critical-acclaim in India but has also been lauded by the international audience. Be it, Saif and Nawaz’s performance, Vikramaditya Motwane and Anurag Kashyap’s direction or Varun Grover’s writing, ever aspect of the series was loved by one and all and fans can’t seem to wait for season 2 to drop because season 1 left us at a cliff-hanger gasping and wanting for more.

However, season 2 may be in jeopardy after news dropped yesterday that the Varun Grover has been accused of sexual harassment in the trending MeToo campaign in India, which started after Tanushree Dutta accused Nana Patekar of harassing her on the sets of their film Horn Ok Pleassss, 10 years ago. Grover was quick to deny the allegations on his Twitter and later also put out a detailed official statement clarifying and negating every single detail in the alleged accusation. (Also Read: Screenwriter and comedian Varun Grover denies all allegations of sexual harassment made against him)



I completely, totally, categorically deny all the allegations being made. The screenshot in question is untrue, misleading, and defamatory to say the least. Issuing a detailed statement soon. — वरुण (@varungrover) October 9, 2018



However, it seems that the OTT platform, which featured the show are apprehensive about going forward with the second season of the show because of the fact that it has been co-written by Varun Grover and the platform is worried for their image being tarnished for associating with a sexual harassment accused. (Also Read: Anurag Kashyap supports Varun Grover, refuses to believe sexual harassment allegations against him)



According to a report by in.com, a sourced revealed the following: “At this time we are evaluating options on the path forward.” Meanwhile, a trade source revealed the website, “The #MeToo movement is going the Hollywood way. After the news that Reliance is apparently considering dropping Vikas Bahl’s (one of the partners of Phantom,) name from the credits in Super 30, which he is directing, now comes another piece of news. In the light of the recent allegations against one of the writers of Sacred Games, Varun Grover, Netflix is considering some options on how to tackle the situation. They may drop the successful web series completely (which turned around Saif’s career once more) or drop the name of writer.”







Well, now that Varun’s side is out in the open and the writer is getting support from celebrities and fans, it’ll be interesting to see what the OTT platform decides by the end of it. Sacred Games was a stupendous hit among fans and critics alike and it’ll be a huge loss for fans if the platform decides to drop it from their schedule.