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" If I am told to be at a shoot at 10 A.M., I am ready on time. By 11:30, I lose my patience. After that, I keep threatening to leave the sets if they don't begin soon. It works sometimes. "
Emraan Hashmi
Lose
Sometimes
I Am
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