Martin
Scorsese just celebrated his 79th birthday on November 17 and a picture of him
with filmmaker Anurag Kashyap went viral on social media. The picture was taken
in 2013, showing Anurag bending down to touch Martin’s feet and taking
blessings. Kashyap’s filmmaking is inspired by Scorsese.

While many
users appreciated the post and one Instagram user wrote in the comments
section, “Damn, what is the God of cinema doing with the dog of cinema.”
Kashyap replied, “Bhow-wow.”

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Kashyap’s
reply left fans in splits, with some describing it as ‘smooth’ and ‘savage’ and
other users replied with smiling emojis.

One wrote,
“@anuragkashyap10 dawg (a slang that means dude) of cinema.” Another called
Anurag ‘lord’ and added a bowing down emoji.

In 2012,
Kashyap had revealed he had received a letter of praise from Scorsese, “Thank
you so much for your very kind note and especially for sending your films. I
have been shooting my film for the past three months but found the time to
watch the pictures over the weekend. I thoroughly enjoyed Dev D and Gangs Of
Wasseypur and found them exciting and inspiring,” the letter read.

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“Maybe one
day we’ll be able to meet. Certainly, if you come to New York, I should be
here. All the best to you in the future,” Scorsese signed off. Anurag had
shared a picture of the note on Twitter and wrote, “My biggest award yet!”

Anurag
Kashyap’s film Gangs of Wasseypur was selected for the prestigious Director’s
Fortnight at the 65th Cannes Film Festival. As per some reports, the film has
been inspired by Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas. Receiving a letter from your
idol must be a moment that Kashyap will cherish for a long time.

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Anurag
Kashyap is a popular director of Indian cinema who is known for films such
as Dev D, Gangs of Wasseypur, Ugly and Manmarziyaan. His next film is based on sci-fi
thriller Dobaaraa starring Taapsee Pannu and Pavail Gulati