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Television is underestimated in India: Gauahar Khan
By Sandeep Sharma
Mumbai: Actress Gauahar Khan, best known for her stints in reality TV shows like “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa“ “Bigg Boss“ and “Khatron ke Khiladi“, feels despite being the “most respected industry worldwide“, the television medium is “looked down upon“ and “underestimated“ in India.
“I don`t know why everybody looks down upon television. Television is the most respected industry worldwide. I don`t know why only in India it is underestimated,“ Gauahar, who will be seen as a contestant on forthcoming TV show “I Can Do That“, said at an event here.
“The love, fame, appreciation and everything that I have today, it`s because of television. So if I`m ever going to put my back on it and say that I`m getting film offers, it won`t work. I don`t think anyone has tapped the reality show industry as much as I have, and I really enjoy that space. So it is my work and I respect it,“ she added.
Gauahar, who has done her bit of film appearances in entertainers like “Ishaqzaade“ and “Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai“, feels that doing reality shows “connects“ her directly with my fans as the format has a “big space“.
“The fans don`t get to see you as some character but they see the real Gauahar Khan as the way I am,“ she said.
Asked what urged her to be a part of “I Can Do That“, Gauahar said: “This show is not about acting and dancing. ‘I Can Do That` is a skill-based show. It is something that I never thought in my dreams to do.
“The best part of it is that even though you are scared of stunts, but after doing them you feel happy when the audience get entertained and claps for you.“
Hosted by actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar, “I Can Do That“, slated to be aired on Zee TV starting October 17, will also feature celebrities across different fields to step out of their comfort zone and perform various tasks that they have never tried in their life.
Has she witnessed any change in herself since being a part of “I Can Do That“?
Gauahar said: I`m amazed with myself. I really underestimate myself about things I can do and I am capable of doing. So, I`m proud of myself after shooting for the show. I`m not that much of a coward that I feel I am, but I`m happy and excited about doing it.“
She says such shows encourage her to face, if not overcome, her fears even if it’s “just that for that moment“.
Is there anything that she thinks she can`t do?
“I can`t do bungee jump and skydiving. These are two things that I cannot do.“
Apart from Gauahar, “I Can Do That“ will also feature Dino Morea, Gurmeet Choudhary, Mandira Bedi, Rithvik Dhanjani, Shibani Dandekar, Meiyang Chang, among others.
On the film front, Gauahar will next be seen in a song for the upcoming film “Kya Kool Hain Hum 3“.
“I`ve just finished this song and I`m very excited about that. It`s going to be releasing in a month. The song is for ‘Kya Kool Hain Hum 3`. It`s a really cool song,“ she said.
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.
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Desktops and Tablets Lose the Battle vs Mobile
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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.
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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