Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who was recently found in the second part of his hit web series Sacred Games has reacted sharply to criticism of Sacred Games 2.

Addressing Pinkvilla in a meeting, Nawazuddin stated, "Who are these people? I only take criticism from people who are of my standard. Today, every second person is there to criticize. Yes, I know the show got a little boring but these people criticizing, do they have knowledge of cinema? I can take criticism when the person has equal or more knowledge of cinema. Won't listen to any 'aira gaira natu gaira'. Anyone criticizes today, I am a trained actor, I do not take criticism from anyone."

Nawazuddin likewise conceded that Gaitonde, his character in Sacred Games, is excessively negative and he would not play the character any longer, breaking any expectations of a third season. "People are okay watching vulgar songs and scenes but when it comes to abuses said by a character which goes with its traits, they cannot take it."

Co-directed by Anurag Kashyap and Neeraj Ghaywan, season two highlights Nawazuddin, Saif Ali Khan, Pankaj Tripathi, Kalki Koechlin and Ranvir Shorey in lead roles. The first season was co-directed by Anurag and Vikram Motwane and furthermore included Radhika Apte and Kubbra Sait.

Discussing Sacred Games, Anurag had disclosed to Hindustan Times in a meeting, "There's a whole lot of people there who don't watch cinema precisely for this reason, because they feel that when they watch films and TV, they are treated like children. Sacred Games, allowed us to tell the story like it wanted to be told, deserved to be told. I think that's part of why people loved it."