Anupam Kher meets Robert De Niro, calls him the 'Godfather of actors'

Veteran actor Anupam Kher recently met Hollywood star and friend Robert De Niro at a fundraiser in Manhattan, New York. Kher is currently in New York shooting for his show New Amsterdam where he plays the role of a neurologist, Dr Vijay Kapoor. Kher who has shared the screen with De Niro in 2012 movie Silver Linings Playbook took to social media to share photos of them.

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Kher shared two pictures with the Hollywood legend. In the first picture, the two actors are seen posing alongside each other. In the second picture, Anupam is seen holding De Niro’s hands and bowing his head as Robert De Niro smiles at the Bollywood legend affectionately. Kher said that De Niro was his friend and even went on to call him the ‘Godfather of actors’. In the Instagram post, Kher said that that he liked De Niro’s acting in two of his recent films, The Irishman and The Joker both which released in 2019. Anupam Kher called De Niro an 'icon' who has 'ruled the movie world' for almost 47 years.  Anupam Kher wore a classic black sherwani while De Niro was dressed in a grey glazer and pine high neck sweatshirt.

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Fans quickly commented on Anupam Kher’s post stating that it was great to see two great actors in one frame. Twitteratis wrote that they were ere happy to see two of the best actors in Bollywood and Hollywood together. One Instagram user stated that it is good to see Hollywood and Bollywood legends together. 

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