Sasha Baron Cohen apologized to the people of Kazakhstan for the first time for Borat. The actor said that initially Borat had nothing to do with Kazakhstan. Initially, the character was invented as a native of Albania, and later other possibilities were considered, including Moldova. When the project moved to HBO, Cohen chose Kazakhstan because foreign audiences knew little about the country. The actor admitted that the complaint from the Kazakh embassy at the beginning of the project was completely justified. "I'm really sorry. I apologize to you. I can't imitate your accent. I don't know how you speak. You don't look like Borat at all! ". Cohen said.

Sasha Baron Cohen apologized to the people of Kazakhstan for the first time for Borat. The actor said that initially Borat had nothing to do with Kazakhstan. Initially, the character was invented as a native of Albania, and later other possibilities were considered, including Moldova. When the project moved to HBO, Cohen chose Kazakhstan because foreign audiences knew little about the country. The actor admitted that the complaint from the Kazakh embassy at the beginning of the project was completely justified. "I'm really sorry. I apologize to you. I can't imitate your accent. I don't know how you speak. You don't look like Borat at all! ". Cohen said.