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In Bollywood, I think Boman Irani and Vinay Pathak are unbelievably good at comedy.

Vir Das

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Vir Das
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: May 31
Actor
Comedian
Television Actor
Dehra Dun
Bollywood
Unbelievably
Comedy
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