New Delhi, April 13 -- Actor Pratik Gandhi has reacted to the ongoing controversy around his upcoming film Phule. The film, based on the life of Jyotirao Govindrao Phule and Savitribai Phule, received criticism from a section of the society including the Brahmin community after its trailer launch. The controversy led to the makers postponing the film.

Talking about it, Pratik urged the Brahmin community not to judge Phule based on the trailer. The film was recently directed by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to make multiple changes following the controversy.

Pratik, who is yet to see the final cut of Phule, told PTI, "I was shooting somewhere when I came to know that it (the film) is pushed by two weeks. I was dishearten...