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KUMAIL NANJIANI

Do you have any scars?

Right there. [Points to his forehead] When I was a little kid, a framed picture of myself fell on my head. And I think that’s very poetic. Me being my own worst enemy.

Do you have a nickname?

My parents call me ‘Kumi’. And in high school, because my last name is Nanjiani, a jerk called me ‘Nanga-gianni’. ‘Nanga’ is the [Urdu]]

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