India, July 10 -- Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee, who will soon be seen in Maalik, found himself in soup for his comments at the trailer launch event of the film a week ago. The actor chided a journalist at the event for asking him a question in Bengali, which did not sit well with many on social media. The actor has now addressed the backlash, saying that he had no intention to demean or insult the Bengali language.

In a new statement that was posted on his Instagram account, Prosenjit wrote in Bengali, "In the last few days, something that I said, a sentence of mine, has created quite a stir. I am here to talk about it. I have been working in Bengali for the last 42 years. In the last few years, there have been opportunities for me to work...