"I lost my sense of propriety" – Anurag Kashyap apologizes to the Brahmin community over the Phule row

Anurag Kashyap has finally apologized to the Brahmin community for his controversial remarks regarding the Phule movie ban. Here’s what he said (Movie Talkies).

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Anurag Kashyap apologizes to the Brahmin community:

Anurag Kashyap used offensive language about the Brahmin community while defending the ban on the Phule movie, starring Pratik Gandhi and Patralekhaa. The community was outraged, and many netizens criticized the filmmaker for his derogatory remarks. Now, the Black Friday maker has finally apologized to the community and asked for their forgiveness.

Anurag Kashyap wrote a note in Hindi on his social media handle. Read it below:

मैं गुस्से में किसी को एक जवाब देने में अपनी मर्यादा भूल गया। और पूरे ब्राह्मण समाज को बुरा बोल डाला। वो समाज जिसके तमाम लोग मेरी जिंदगी में रहे हैं, आज भी हैं और बहुत कॉन्ट्रीब्यूट करते हैं। आज वो सब मुझसे आहत हैं। मेरा परिवार मुझसे आहत है। बहुत सारे बुद्धिजीवी, जिनकी मैं इज्जत करता हूं मेरे उस गुस्से में, मेरे बोलने के तरीके से आहत हैं। 
मैंने खुद ही ऐसी बात करके, अपनी ही बात को मुद्दे से भटका दिया। मैं तहे दिल से माफी मांगता हूं, इस समाज से जिनको मैं ये नहीं कहना चाह रहा था, लेकिन आवेश में किसी की घटिया टिप्पणी का जवाब देते हुए लिख दिया। 
मैं माफी मांगता हूं अपने उन तमाम सहयोगी दोस्तों से, अपने परिवार से और उस समाज से, अपने बोलने के तरीके के लिए, अभद्र भाषा के लिए।
अब आगे से ऐसा न हो, मैं उस पर काम करूंगा। अपने गुस्से पर काम करूंगा। और मुद्दे की बात अगर करनी हो तो सही शब्दों का इस्तेमाल करूंगा।
आशा है आप मुझे माफ कर देंगे।

Anurag Kashyap

Translation:

In a fit of anger, I lost my sense of propriety while responding to someone and ended up speaking ill of the entire Brahmin community. A community whose many members have been part of my life, who are still present, and who contribute significantly to it. Today, all of them are hurt by me. My family is hurt by me. Many intellectuals whom I respect are also hurt by the way I spoke in anger.
By saying such things myself, I ended up distracting from the real issue. I sincerely apologize to the community — to whom I never intended to say such things — but ended up writing in the heat of the moment, while responding to someone’s vile comment.
I apologize to all my fellow friends, my family, and that community for the way I spoke and the inappropriate language I used. I will work on making sure this doesn’t happen again. I will work on controlling my anger. And if I have to speak on any issue, I will choose the right words. I hope you will forgive me.

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