Mumbai, April 22 -- Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap apologised for his alleged casteist remarks against Brahmins, saying that he "forgot his limits" while replying to someone in anger.

The controversy arose after Anurag uploaded a critical post on social media surrounding the censorship of his upcoming film Phule, a biopic of social reformer Jyotirao Phule, who fought against caste discrimination.

The filmmaker's post did not go down well, leading to police complaints of allegedly accusing him of hurting the social and religious sentiments of the Brahmins and making objectionable comments against the community.

Taking to his Instagram handle, Anurag apologised for speaking badly about the Brahmin community while replying to "someone's cheap c...