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Oscar winning French actress lends support to ‘Masaan’

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New Delhi: Indian film “Masaan”, which created the right noise at the Cannes International Film Festival earlier this year, has drawn the support of French actress Marion Cotillard, who took it upon herself to promote its release in her country.

“Masaan”, the directorial debut of Neeraj Ghaywan, released in France on Wednesday, and on the same day Cotillard uploaded the French poster of the film on her Instagram page.

Alongside the image, she wrote: “‘Masaan’ releases today in France after a huge success in Cannes. Produced by Melita Toscan Du Plantier with Richa Chadha in lead role.”

Melita produced the film with her partner Marie Jeanne-Pascal alongside other Indo-French partners of “Masaan”.

Thanking Cotillard for the support, Melita said in a statement: “I’ve known Marion for about 19 years now. I remember how she was so excited and texted me asking about the prize ‘Masaan’ had won. She was on the way to red carpet for her film ‘Macbeth’. She is very excited to watch ‘Masaan’ and is supporting the film.”

Richa, who features on the film’s poster that Cotillard has shared, is also ecstatic.

“It’s truly magical. I have watched Marion’s work for inspiration. In fact, my director Neeraj gave me her film ‘Rust and Bone’ as research for ‘Masaan’. Like many things in this film, it’s come full circle again. I am so overwhelmed with her generosity. It feels great to be mentioned by an Oscar winning actress. We are all touched.”

Ghaywan said that it’s “inspiring to have one of the world’s greatest actor come out and support our film”.

“I have seen almost all her films and I have huge respect for her craft. I take immense pride and extend my relentless gratitude on behalf of team ‘Masaan’,” added the director, whose movie won the Promising Future Prize and the International Federation of Film Critics (Fipresci) Award at the Cannes movie gala, apart from a five-minute standing ovation at the film gala.

A joint production between Manish Mundra (Drishyam Films), Macassar Productions, Sikhya Entertainment and Phantom Films, “Masaan” was selected in the UnCertain Regard section at the Cannes fest.

The film also stars Sanjay Mishra, and newcomers Vicky Kaushal and Shweta Tripathi in a story about four people from a small Indian town and how they fit into the moralities.

In India, it is releasing on July 24.

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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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