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The camera is interested in what you are thinking as opposed to just what you are doing or saying.

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Ajay Naidu
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: February 12
Actor
Film Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Evanston
Illinois
Ajay Kalahastri Naidu
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