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I Didn't Really Enjoy Modeling In Bombay. I Floated Through It In The Hopes That I Would Get My Ticket To The Next Big Thing. There Was No Real Joy That I Got Out Of It, To Be Really Honest.

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I Didn't Really Enjoy

Freida Pinto

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I Didn't Really Enjoy Modeling In Bombay. I Floated Through It In The Hopes That I Would Get My Ticket To The Next Big Thing. There Was No Real Joy That I Got Out Of It, To Be Really Honest.

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