Dehradun, June 12 -- Veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher has heaped praise on his "Metro.In Dino" director Anurag Basu, whom he tags as "magician of emotions" and said that he trusts his actors, which is the biggest thing an artist can ask for.

Anupam said, "Anurag Basu is a magician of emotions. There are no tricks involved but the emotions can go from crying to smiling, smiling to laughter and he does it effortlessly."

Talking about his experience of working with Anurag, he said: "Anurag is effortless when it comes to conveying what he wants from his actors."

"He uses the right emotions to convey what he wants and does not come across as a director who is impressing the actor by letting them know how much he does know about his art. ...