Anurag Kashyap Apologises For Brahmin Remark, ‘Phule’ Will Release On April 25

Mumbai: On Friday night, acclaimed filmmaker and actor Anurag Kashyap issued a public apology after making a provocative remark about the Brahmin community amid the ongoing ‘Phule’ controversy. Sharing a detailed note on Instagram, Kashyap wrote, No action or speech is worth your daughter, family, or friends.

His apology read, This is my apology, not for my post, but for that one line taken out of context and the brewing hatred. No action or speech is worth your daughter, family, friends and colleagues getting rape and death threats from the kingpins of sanskar. He continued, So, if it’s an apology you’re looking for, then this is my apology. Brahmins, please spare the women — even the scriptures teach this much decency, not just Manusmriti.

For the unversed, responding to a social media user who stated, Brahmins tumhare baap hain. Jitna tumhari unse sulgegi utna tumhari sulgaayenge (Brahmins are your fathers. The more you mess with them, the more they will burn you) (sic), Kashyap replied, Brahmin pe main mootoonga.. koi problem? (I will urinate on Brahmins… any problem?) (sic).

‘Phule,’ starring Pratik Gandhi and Patralekhaa, is one of the most anticipated biopics, tracing the revolutionary work of the Phule couple in challenging caste and gender inequality in 19th-century India. It was originally scheduled to release on April 11. The Akhil Bhartiya Brahmin Samaj and Parshuram Aarthik Vikas Mahamandal are among the organisations who have objected to the film’s content.