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Hope ‘Tamasha’ will work after three rejections: Ranbir
By Nivedita
Mumbai: Actor Ranbir Kapoor, whose last three movies “Bombay Velvet”, “Roy” and “Besharam” were box office duds, is now hoping that audiences will like his forthcoming film “Tamasha”, directed by Imtiaz Ali.
“Audience will see me in November. They were not ready to see me in my last three films, so I am hoping that when promo and song of ‘Tamasha’ will come, audience will like it,” Ranbir told reporters on the sidelines of Lakme Fashion Week Winter-Fesrtive 2015.
Unlike reports that say that the trailer of “Tamasha” will be released on Ranbir’s birthday, the actor said that it has been fixed for different date.
“The trailer of ‘Tamasha’ will be launched on September 21 or 22, and my birthday is on September 20,” said the actor.
Ranbir, who walked the ramp for designer Manish Malhotra at the fashion gala that is taking place at Palladium hotel, also said his girlfriend Katrina Kaif is among the most stylish actresses in Bollywood.
“Katrina is very fashionable”, he said, before adding that “I think Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra, Anushka Sharma, Alia Bhatt, Parineeti Chopra, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan are fashionable too.”
Asked about stylish male actors, Ranbir quickly answered that he likes his own style and added: “Amitabh Bachchan is one name that comes to my mind. I think style is not about clothes but personality and the way Bachchan sir talks, walks and his humility, everything is stylish.”
The actor, who has achieved a place in Bollywood thanks to his portrayal of different characters in films- whether it is coming-of-age role in “Wake Up Sid”, a troubled musician in “Rockstar”, a deaf and mute prankster in “Barfi!” and an aggressive man of great ambitions in “Bombay Velvet”, says that always make sure of looking good whenever he step out from his house.
“We face opinions whenever we step out from our house. We face so many judgments so if I am facing bad hair day, I opt for a cap or if I am facing dark circle, I go for spectacles. I am a jeans, sneakers and t-shirt person, but yeah, in my personal life, I make an effort to look good,” he said.
About his current projects, Ranbir said: “Right now I am gearing up for Karan Johar’s film ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’. Then Ayan Mukherjee will start his film in June and he hasn’t finalised the title yet. He is closest friend and a very fine director.”
The actor is flying to London for “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil”.
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.
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“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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