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So I had this completely unrealistic idea of what America was — but I wanted to be there.

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Aasif Mandvi
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: March 5
Actor
Film Actor
Screenwriter
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Bombay
Aasif Mandviwala
Aasif H. Mandviwala
Aasif Hakim Mandviwala
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America
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Unrealistic
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