Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has finally apologized for making derogatory comments on Brahmins in a social media debate. He has also assured that he will never say such words in the future. In fact, Kashyap had said derogatory things about Brahmins in the controversy related to the film made on social reformer Jyotiba Phule. After his statement, complaints were filed in many cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Indore and Jaipur. Anurag Kashyap, apologizing for his statement, wrote on Instagram – I forgot my limits in replying to someone in anger and spoke badly about the entire Brahmin community. That community, many people of which have been in my life, are still there and contribute a lot. Today all of them are hurt by me. My family is hurt by me. Many intellectuals, whom I respect, are hurt by my anger and my way of speaking. By saying such things, I deviated from the issue. I apologize from the bottom of my heart to this society, to whom I did not want to say this, but wrote it in anger while responding to someone’s bad comment. I apologize to all my colleagues, my family and that society, for my way of speaking, for the indecent language. Now this should not happen again, I will work on it. I will work on my anger. And if I have to talk about the issue, I will use the right words. Hope you will forgive me. How the controversy started Actually Pratik Gandhi and Patralekha starrer film Phule was to be released on April 11. This film is based on the life of social reformers Jyotiba Phule and Savitribai Phule. Since the release of the trailer, the film was being accused of casteism, after which the censor board also suggested making many changes in the film. Anurag Kashyap had nothing to do with this matter directly, however, seeing the attitude of the censor board, he started giving his opinion on this issue on social media. He shared a post 5 days ago on the issue of film Phule and casteism. On this post of Anurag Kashyap, a person commented, Brahmins are your father. The more you get angry with them, the more they will make you angry. Anurag Kashyap also replied to this comment. The language of Anurag’s reply was such that it would be indecent to write it. The screenshot of Anurag Kashyap’s comment went viral on social media and the Brahmin community started criticizing him. Complaints were filed against him in many cities and effigies were burnt in protest against him. Anurag did not stop here either. He shared the screenshot of his comment and made such statements that added fuel to the fire. Brahmin organization announced a reward for the person who blackens the face. Complaints have been filed in many cities against Anurag Kashyap due to his controversial statement. Recently, many Hindu organizations held a meeting on this issue. This meeting was chaired by Pandit Suresh Mishra of Chanakya Sena. He has said that the person who makes such a comment on Brahmins will be shamed in the society, so that it becomes an example. He also told the media that whoever blackens the face of Anurag Kashyap, he will reward him with 1 lakh rupees. 52-year-old Anurag Kashyap is a filmmaker as well as an actor. He has directed excellent films like Black Friday, Gulaal, Dev D, Gangs of Wasseypur in his career. He has also appeared as an actor in films like Dev D, Maharaj, Gulaal, Luck by Chance. Anurag Kashyap has also been in controversies due to these reasons Called the film industry toxic: Recently, Anurag Kashyap had announced to leave the industry. In an interview to The Hindu, Anurag Kashyap said, I have left Mumbai. I want to go away from the people of this industry. Any city is made of people, not just buildings, and in this city people are busy pushing each other down. As soon as the film starts, people start thinking about how to sell the film. No one is talking about creativity. Filmmaking is no longer fun here. He further said, it is not that there are no creative people here, but the paths for them to move forward in this system have been closed. That is why I am going away from here. I will leave Mumbai city by next year. Many filmmakers have left Mumbai due to the changing environment of the industry. Many people are shifting to Middle East, Portugal, London, Germany and America. Apologized on the allegations of Sikh community: The Sikh community had objected to some scenes of the film Manmarziyan directed by Anurag Kashyap. Actually, in the film, the actor was shown smoking after removing his turban. Anurag Kashyap had to apologize when the controversy increased. He wrote, I apologize if anyone has been hurt. But I request not to make it a political issue because it is not so. I have always shown things without an agenda. Technology does not allow us to cut such scenes and doing so will affect the story. So I definitely cannot do this now. Anurag Kashyap got angry when KRK posted the news of his death: In the year 2020, Kamal Rashid Khan, who calls himself a film critic, shared a post on the death of Anurag Kashyap. In response to this, the filmmaker wrote, I saw Yamraj yesterday. Today Yamraj himself came home and left me. He said – You still have to make more films. If you do not make a film and the idiots/devotees do not boycott it, then their life will not be meaningful. He left me back so that he gets meaning. Later Kamal Rashid Khan apologized to Anurag Kashyap. Anurag Kashyap married Aarti Bajaj in the year 1997. He has a daughter Alia from this marriage. This marriage lasted only 12 years and both got divorced. After this Anurag Kashyap married Kalki Koechlin in the year 2011. However, both got divorced after 3 years. Also read this news- Uproar over Anurag Kashyap’s objectionable comment on Brahmins: Manoj Muntashir gave an open warning, said- stay within your limits, complaints filed at many places. On the controversy given on Brahmins, lyricist Manoj Muntashir got angry at Anurag Kashyap and gave an open warning to him. Manoj Muntashir had released a video and said, if the income is less then it is necessary to control the expenses and if the knowledge is less then it is necessary to control the words. Anurag Kashyap, your income as well as knowledge is less, so control both. You don’t have that much water in your body that you can pollute even an inch of the legacy of Brahmins. Read the full news…
