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My motto is not perfection, but progress: Sidharth Malhotra
New Delhi: From “Student of the Year” to “Brothers”, Sidharth Malhotra has shown just the progress as an actor that he’s striving for. He says he chooses progress over perfection in his career as of now.
“I feel that I learn something from every film. My motto is… it’s not about perfection, it’s about progress. I don’t need to be perfect right now as long as I am progressing, improving and adding stuff film by film, year by year,” Sidharth told IANS over the phone from Mumbai.
The four-film-old actor is currently basking in the success of his latest film “Brothers”, which features him and Akshay Kumar as warring siblings. The action-packed family drama, which released on August 14, collected Rs.72.6 crore net at the box office in its first week.
Before that, he displayed his craft in films like “Hasee Toh Phasee” and “Ek Villain”.
He is geared up to be seen as a brother of another actor on the big screen.
“Fawad Khan and I will be seen as brothers in ‘Kapoor and Sons’. We are not competing in the film, but for now I can just share that both of us are writers,” he said.
Sidharth, who has roots in Delhi, is working with the Pakistani star for the first time. And he’s loving it.
“A majority of the film was shot in Coonoor. Since we had nothing else to do in Coonoor, we (Fawad and I) had lots of conversation about movies. We even played cricket. I had a great time working with him (Fawad).
“Culturally also, we were connected…where he comes from… Lahore is similar to Delhi. It will be great to visit Pakistan and see the country. He was kind enough to invite us also.
“Let’s see if it works out and if time allows, I should plan something and go and meet my on-screen brother there,” said Sidharth, who is positive about the film’s release in Pakistan, where Saif Ali Khan’s forthcoming movie “Phantom” has been banned.
Sidharth believes “Kapoor and Sons” is an “endearing film”.
“This one (‘Kapoor and Sons’) should release in Pakistan. It’s a sweet, family comedy and drama film,” said Sidharth.
He is also looking forward to filming his next co-starring Katrina Kaif.
“We will start filming next week. It’s a concept-driven love story where you show these two people (growing) over a period of time. It is very exciting to try all characters in the film… be it younger or older or my age,” he said.
He even shared that once he wraps up filming the love story, directed by Nitya Mehra, he will “move on to something else in the action space”.
Just a month back, he was seen donning the khaki for one of the magazine’s photoshoots. Would he like to sport the look on the big screen too?
“The photoshoot was the first visual of me trying on a typical Hindi picture policeman which was almost like a surreal moment because I’ve seen these heroes wear it. So, why not? When I wore that uniform, I was excited. It will be interesting to play a policeman and put on the khaki.
“All the iconic heroes have done it and it will be fun too.”
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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