The bit role in the first season did not dissuade him. Samir Kochhar was only too happy to be part of Sacred Games, India's first prestige TV drama. But the actor, who has wrapped up the shoot of the second edition of the Saif Ali Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui-starrer, promises that his character SPI Markand will play an integral role in the proceedings.

"My character is involved in the conclusion of the show," says Kochhar, adding, "I am not greedy about screen time. I did this show purely to tick off so many boxes like working with Netflix, collaborating with directors [like Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane] and actors like Nawazuddin, Saif and Radhika Apte."