09 June 2025 : Recently, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos revealed on Nikhil Kamath’s podcast that he was unsure if the idea of starting Netflix Original programming in India with Sacred Games was the right one. His remark enraged filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who called him dumb and suggested he should have started with “saas-bahu” shows. Now, Ektaa Kapoor has hit back at Anurag for his remark, calling him classist.
What Anurag Kashyap had said
Reacting to Ted’s take on Sacred Games, Anurag expressed his anger and wrote on Threads, “He should have started with Saas Bahu .. he would have done well. Which he is doing now Z I always knew the tech guys are dumb when it comes to story telling but tedsarandos is the definition of dumb is what I didn’t know. Good to discover that. This explains everything now.”
Ektaa Kapoor slams Anurag Kashyap
Ektaa, who recently joined hands with Netflix, hit back at Anurag’s comment on saas-bahu shows and wrote on Instagram, “You are so dumb… saying this puts you at an advantage ‘I’m smarter, cooler’ but naaaaaaaa! Darling, how about gracious!!! and self-aware?????? An art that a lot of artists don’t have! ‘Saas bahu’ and their impact on Indian masses (how women got a voice in mass India) is well documented by prestigious Chicago research!”
Summary:
Ektaa Kapoor criticized Anurag Kashyap for dismissing popular saas-bahu shows, calling him classist and urging him to be more self-aware about Indian content.