Actor Abhilash Thapliyal is in complete awe of director Anurag Kashyap.According to Abhilash, Kashyap is "that rare breed of filmmaker who understands every aspect of the craft of filmmaking." "For me Anurag Kashyap is that rare breed of filmmakers who understands every aspect of the craft of filmmaking. Be it editing, be it writing, Be it direction or be it Acting. And that is something that sets him apart from all the other filmmakers. And looking at his filmography from Dev D, Gangs of Wasseypur, Black Friday to Manmarziyan, the kind of genres he has explored, the kind of films he has made. It's just phenomenal." Kennedy: Vikram Reacts to Anurag Kashyap's Claims, Tweets He Had Already Clarified With Director Why He Didn't Respond to His Calls.

"My personal favourite would be Gangs of Wasseypur, I call it the Godfather of the Indian film industry, so raw, so nuanced, so layered at times so funny, I think it is a filmmaking course in itself, and If you talk to the ADs who worked on the film and are now big directors, and if you talk to them about their own experiences. They all have such incredible things to say. I have seen the making of the BTS of Gangs of Wasseypur multiple times. That's how big a fan I'm of Gangs of Wasseypur. Anurag Kashyap is an exceptional filmmaker and I'm lucky to be working with him, to have worked under him and performed under his direction and to have a film directed by him under my filmography," he said. Kennedy Review: Anurag Kashyap's Film Starring Sunny Leone and Rahul Bhat Receives Lukewarm Response From Critics at Cannes 2023

Abhilash worked with Kashyap in Kennedy, which is amongst the only two films from India this year to be the official selections at the Cannes Film Festival this year. The film stars Sunny Leone and Rahul Bhatt in the lead roles.The film revolves around an insomniac ex-cop, long thought to be dead, but still operating for the corrupt system, and looking for redemption.