India, April 20 -- Phule director Ananth Mahadevan, whose film became the centre of a controversy, has said that a section of the people watched the trailer of the film and "jumped the gun". Speaking with the Times of India, Ananth said that we are an "immature society" that has "regressed in many ways". The Phule director also spoke about the "tweaks" made by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), adding that he wouldn't like his "film to be touched". (Also Read | Anurag Kashyap apologises after complaint over his Brahmin remark in Phule row; asks trolls to spare women in his family)

Ananth was asked if there was a solution to the "issue of people jumping the gun" without knowing something in its entirety. He replied, "I don't ...