“Netflix CEO Is Dumb” Says Anurag Kashyap, Here’s Why –

Anurag Kashyap slams Netflix CEO:

In a sharp rebuke of Netflix’s leadership, acclaimed filmmaker Anurag Kashyap publicly denounced Netflix co‑CEO Ted Sarandos as “the definition of dumb” after Sarandos suggested the streamer may have misjudged by launching its India operations with the gritty crime drama Sacred Games.

Sarandos, speaking on Nikhil Kamath’s podcast, reflected on Netflix India’s early strategy, saying, “Our very first Indian original show was Sacred Gamesfor me, if I did it all over again, would I have done Sacred Games a couple of years later and did things that were more populist instead? Maybe." He implied a safer, more mainstream launch—a “ma‑soap‑style” series—might have served them better.

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Kashyap, co‑creator of Sacred Games, hit back on Instragram, slagging Sarandos for his lack of industry insight. “He should have started with Saas Bahu. I always knew the tech guys are dumb when it comes to storytelling but @tedsarandos is the definition of dumb is what I didn’t know,” he wrote. The jab drew attention not only to the creative clash but also to Netflix’s recent pivot toward mainstream Indian content—like Ektaa Kapoor’s soap‑opera formula.

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Media outlets echoed a divided tone. Hindustan Times framed it as Kashyap defending India’s first Netflix original , while Free Press Journal noted public support, with fans praising Sacred Games as “the show that got Netflix in the game” . Mid‑Day underscored the filmmaker’s disdain for “soap‑style” content .

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