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OMG! Richa Chadha is disappointed with boyfriendAli Fazal ?Reason is shocking
Actress Richa Chadha who starred as a chawl’s resident femme fatale in “3 Storeys”, was seen earlier this month with her boyfriend Ali Fazal at Oscar parties in Los Angeles.
Explaining her presence by Ali’s side Richa says: “I had some work in LA and Ali had to attend these pre-Oscar events, so we decided to make a mini-vacation out of it. It was a lot of fun. We got to attend a lot of high-profile prestigious events like Elton’s John’s AIDS memorial dinner, WME (William Morris Endeavor Entertainment) party and the Vanity Fair party in addition to some other really posh parties where we got to interact with really interesting people from all over the world.”
However, Richa refuses to drop names.
“But I’ll tell you one thing. We did get to observe how different the work ethics are in Hollywood as compared to Indian cinema which we rather subserviently refer to as ‘Bollywood’. Can’t we find a term more organic and less imitative for Hindi cinema?”
Regrettably Ali’s Oscar-nominated film “Victoria & Abdul” didn’t win any awards. Richa says she was okay with that.
“I wasn’t disappointed when Ali’s film ‘Victoria & Abdul’ did not win any Oscar. I was just proud he was part of this film. Tell me how many Indian actors get to play the title role in a Hollywood film and that too opposite the indomitable Judi Dench? I am very proud of Ali and the film. The film got these Oscar nominations. For the rest of his life we can be proud of the fact that Ali was showcased for the nominations in two major categories.”
Her voice fills up with pride while talking of her boyfriend’s achievements. But she doesn’t like discussing Ali in print.
“I hate discussing my relationship and possible marriage. That becomes the headline and I hate that. I don’t enjoy so much scrutiny of my personal life.”
Richa has just given the nod to a bio-pic on the Tamil/Telugu/Malayalam adult star Shakeela.
She isn’t willing to reveal much about the role. “It’s still under discussion and we’re still trying to figure out the logistics.
But Shakeela was an entertainer ahead of her times. I will play her as a someone who didn’t fear the camera.”
About her guest appearance in “3 Storeys”, Richa says: “It was always meant to be a brief role. ‘3 Storeys’ has an ensemble cast and I am just happy to be part of such a brave film. It’s a bit of a thriller, a mystery and a social statement. I have a much more substantial role in Sudhir Mishra’s ‘Daas Dev’. It’s a romantic thriller set against a political backdrop. I think the release has been pushed ahead a bit, so it won’t be released in March.
“Sudhir Mishra’s films always finds its own audience, so I am not worried about when it releases. ‘Daas Dev’ offers a revisionist take on Saratchandra Chatterjee’s ‘Devdas’. My character is a feminist interpretation on Paro. I hope the audience enjoys watching it as much as I enjoyed playing it.”
Richa says her life is looking good. “I’ve just signed a few more interesting films. And I am also finding my feet in Hollywood thanks to the LA trip we just made. My ‘Fukrey Returns’ has been a success and that has a made a lot of difference to my career. I also did my first webseries ‘Inside Edge’ in 2017 which was very well-received. I am sure this year I am again to surprise myself.”
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.
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.
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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