Love Lingo Season 2 opens with a moment of raw honesty as Kubbra Sait revisits one of the most defining chapters of her career, her portrayal of Kukoo in Sacred Games. In a conversation that is equal parts reflective and revealing, the actor dismantles the myths, pressures, and unexpected paths that shape an artist’s journey in the industry.
Kubbra reflects on the role
While discussing the emotional weight and cultural impact of Kukoo, co-host Arsala Qureishi acknowledges the significance of Kubbra’s portrayal, calling it a performance that offered “a belief system” to many transgender viewers, a reminder that they could be comfortable in who they are and still be embraced by the world.
It’s in response to this that Kubbra delivers the striking line that anchors the episode: “No one comes into Bombay thinking, ‘Hey, I’m going to play a transgender role and get famous.’”
For Kubbra, the role was never about strategy or spotlight. It was about trust in the story, trust in the makers, and trust in the moment she found herself in.
“I think Anurag wrote it so well,” she says with genuine gratitude. “Nothing is created in isolation, only in collaboration. I was fortunate to be in the right place at the right time and to have the intuition to not say no.”
She goes on to reflect on the creative ecosystem that shaped Sacred Games: “Imagine working with a recipe that has Anurag Kashyap and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Can I wholeheartedly say that I trust the people that I am working with as a collaboration, as a culture that I am walking into? Yes. Great.”
Kubbra shares how she got the role
In an old interview, she had revealed how a breakfast outing led to her landing the role of Kukoo.
She said, “I am and was always new to Mumbai. The word on the street was that the best bagels to eat were at The Bagel Shop. One not-so-suspecting morning, I ended up there for breakfast. That fateful morning, I ran into screenwriter Swanand Kirkire and musician Ankur Tewari. Swanand kept reminding me how I needed to act more; that I was good as an actor and needed to do more. It was at that exact moment that Ankur Tewari thought of recommending my name to Anurag Kashyap for Sacred Games,” she explained. “If it weren’t for that brekkie, I don’t know what the trajectory would’ve been. But now, I’m not only well-fed, I’m also doing what I dreamed of," she remarked.
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