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‘Bigg Boss 12’ promises Goa ‘feel’ amidst Western Ghats’ greenery

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People often make holiday plans and wish to spend quality time with their loved ones near beaches or mountains, but unfortunately most of the time all those plans get cancelled due to their ‘busy life’. But, if someone get a chance to experience the vibes of both beaches and mountains in their homes, then he or she might feel less regret about unmet travel trips.

This year, the 12 season of the controversial reality TV show “Bigg Boss”, which will be hosted by superstar Salman Khan, has come up with a beach theme and has its house designed in the form of a beach house.

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Located in Lonavala, a hill station in the Western Ghats some 80 km from Mumbai, the house of “Bigg Boss 12” will give 17 contestants the Goa “feel”.

Before contestants experience the aquatic ambience of the house, several journalists from Mumbai and Delhi were invited for a one-day stay at the house.

Also, the major innovation which has introduced in this season is the concept of jodis (couples). Following this, curious journalists flew down to Lonavla and some of them marched into the house with their family members.
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The beautiful setting of the house was eye-catching.

From ceilings, floors to windows and a garden area, every little thing in the house seems to be nestled in the dunes or in the blue waves of sea.

Be it a living area or a bathroom or a bedroom, each corner of the house is pepped up with beautiful fish shaped chandliers and other objects related to the seaside.

National Award-winning filmmaker Omung Kumar, who has designed the “Bigg Boss 12” house, said that it took over 200 labours to erect the structure in a two-three month span.

“The beach theme was my wife, Vanita Omung Kumar’s idea. She wanted to try the theme from a very long time but finally with this season, we fulfilled her wish,” he added.

Kumar also shared how challenging was it to give beachy vibe to the house.
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He said: “Designing was easy but there were a lot of challenges involved while creating the house according to the beach theme. Initially, I mostly used light shades thinking such shades will give soothing effect but when i looked into a camera to see how those colors will turn out on screen, colours, especially white was burning out.

“So, then I had to make things a little darker.”

Swings, two lounging chairs for sun-bathers and a boat shaped lounge accessorised the garden area.

How can one forget about the confession room?

The confession room, one of the most important areas of the house where all the secret nominations and one-on-one conversations with the voice of “Bigg Boss”, take place has also been revamped.

Kumar has tried to make this year’s confession room look like a cosy “chilled out place” surrounded with coconut trees.

The jail, which was introduced in the show last year, is still present in the house.

There is also a ‘khufia khidki’ (secret window) and a small open area from where food can be served to the contestants who are jailed in the house.

Salman’s chalet-styled house is designed according to the theme too.

Though reporters were not allowed to see the “Dabangg” star’s chalet but Kumar said that there are paintings of Salman Khan which have been put inside his room and a splash of water colours on the walls.

From nominations to tasks to locking up in jail and facing eviction, journalists, who spent a day at the “Bigg Boss 12” house without any gadgets and no contact with outside world, experienced what contestants have to go through inside the house for 100 days under constant vigilance of over 80 cameras.

“Bigg Boss 12” will premiere on Colors on September 16.

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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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