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Relationships have no rules: Nandita Das

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New Delhi :  Actress-director Nandita Das, who recently split from husband Subodh Maskara after being married for seven years, says relationships have no rules and are “very personal”.

The actress doesn’t like to talk about her recent split. But when IANS asked if it’s tough for couples from the same industry to spend lives together, she said over the phone from Mumbai: “Relationships have no rules. Sometimes, there are people who work fantastically. Subodh and I are not really from the same profession.

“It (‘Between The Lines’ play) was one of the projects that we did together. But I don’t like to make generalisations because a relationship is a very personal thing.”

If not the minute details about the split, she spoke how Subodh made his acting debut with “Between The Lines” in 2012.

“When I was writing it, I hadn’t thought about it (Subodh featuring in it), but he wanted to explore acting. I said ‘Yeah’ because it is a couple’s story. A lot of conversations that we had came from our real life,” she said.

“Between The Lines” narrates the story of a lawyer couple that ends up arguing on the opposite sides of a criminal trial, resulting in the unexpected blurring of the line separating their personal and professional lives.

Talking about their professional relationship, she said: “It’s always easy and difficult. At some level, there is comfort. But a lot of our conversations in the house became a part of the play and conversations in the play became a part of our real life.

“It was challenging as both of us had to travel for the play and leave our child (at home).”

And then came the new storytelling format — CinePlay, which has Subodh as its Chairman and co-founder. It allowed them to shoot the play so they don’t have to perform it every time.

Nandita emphasised that the format brings the experience of live theatre plays to people’s smartphone screens.

“Between The Lines” was one of the first CinePlays to go live on Hotstar — a video-on-demand app.

“The play really resonated with the audience a lot. I am more of a supporter and cheerleader. I’ve acted in two of the CinePlays and I’ve coined the word ‘CinePlay’,” said the actress, who believes theatre is still seen as an “urban and more of an elitist activity”.

“CinePlay makes it so much more accessible. It’s on your device. Whether it is a small town or other part of the country, you can watch it,” said the actress. In fact, she was for long associated with the theatre group Jana Natya Manch.

What is the challenging part about doing plays?

“Every show is different. It depends on how you are feeling that day, how the audience is like, and the venue. That’s why every show changes. There is a challenge as well as excitement,” said the “Fire” actress.

She is thrilled about her next directorial “Manto”, which will bring the life of Pakistan’s short story writer Saadat Hasan Manto alive on the silver screen later this year.

“I’ve done a lot of research for the film. It’s totally a labour of love,” she said.

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Casino Days Reveal Internal Data on Most Popular Smartphones

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International online casino Casino Days has published a report sharing their internal data on what types and brands of devices are used to play on the platform by users from the South Asian region.

Such aggregate data analyses allow the operator to optimise their website for the brands and models of devices people are actually using.

The insights gained through the research also help Casino Days tailor their services based on the better understanding of their clients and their needs.

Desktops and Tablets Lose the Battle vs Mobile

The primary data samples analysed by Casino Days reveal that mobile connections dominate the market in South Asia and are responsible for a whopping 96.6% of gaming sessions, while computers and tablets have negligible shares of 2.9% and 0.5% respectively.

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The authors of the study point out that historically, playing online casino was exclusively done on computers, and attribute thе major shift to mobile that has unfolded over time to the wide spread of cheaper smartphones and mobile data plans in South Asia.

“Some of the reasons behind this massive difference in device type are affordability, technical advantages, as well as cheaper and more obtainable internet plans for mobiles than those for computers,” the researchers comment.

Xiaomi and Vivo Outperform Samsung, Apple Way Down in Rankings

Chinese brands Xiaomi and Vivo were used by 21.9% and 20.79% of Casino Days players from South Asia respectively, and together with the positioned in third place with a 18.1% share South Korean brand Samsung dominate the market among real money gamers in the region.

 

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Cupertino, California-based Apple is way down in seventh with a user share of just 2.29%, overshadowed by Chinese brands Realme (11.43%), OPPO (11.23%), and OnePlus (4.07%).

Huawei is at the very bottom of the chart with a tiny share just below the single percent mark, trailing behind mobile devices by Motorola, Google, and Infinix.

The data on actual phone usage provided by Casino Days, even though limited to the gaming parts of the population of South Asia, paints a different picture from global statistics on smartphone shipments by vendors.

Apple and Samsung have been sharing the worldwide lead for over a decade, while current regional leader Xiaomi secured their third position globally just a couple of years ago.

Striking Android Dominance among South Asian Real Money Gaming Communities

The shifted market share patterns of the world’s top smartphone brands in South Asia observed by the Casino Days research paper reveal a striking dominance of Android devices at the expense of iOS-powered phones.

On the global level, Android enjoys a comfortable lead with a sizable 68.79% share which grows to nearly 79% when we look at the whole continent of Asia. The data on South Asian real money gaming communities suggests that Android’s dominance grows even higher and is north of the 90% mark.

Among the major factors behind these figures, the authors of the study point to the relative affordability of and greater availability of Android devices in the region, especially when manufactured locally in countries like India and Vietnam.

“And, with influencers and tech reviews putting emphasis on Android devices, the choice of mobile phone brand and OS becomes easy; Android has a much wider range of products and caters to the Asian online casino market in ways that Apple can’t due to technical limitations,” the researchers add.

The far better integration achieved by Google Pay compared to its counterpart Apple Pay has also played a crucial role in shaping the existing smartphone market trends.

 

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