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Vidya Balan can be next me: Waheeda Rehman
Mumbai: Bollywood’s veteran actress Waheeda Rehman says she sees her reflection in critically acclaimed actress Vidya Balan.
“The one actress I can look at and say she could be the next Waheeda Rehman is Vidya Balan,” Waheeda said while talking to actor Anupam Kher on his “The Anupam Kher Show – Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai”.
Waheeda was accompanied by Asha Parekh in the episode of the Colors’ show. It will be aired on October 4.
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Anas Rashid sings for his TV show
Anas Rashid has gone behind the mike to sing a track for his TV show “Diya Aur Baati Hum”, and the actor didn’t find it easy at all!
The actor, who plays the role of Sooraj Rathi in the Star Plus show, has lent his voice for the special and sad title track. He himself took the initiative and asked the production house to let him sing the song.
“Singing isn’t an easy thing to do. There’s a lot that goes into it. However, I did make sure my effort didn’t go into vain and I sang from my heart,” Anas said in a statement.
Currently, “Diya Aur Baati Hum” is gearing up for a rather power-packed climax with Mission Mahaabali now reaching its point of execution.
Anas, who shares the screen space with Deepika Singh as the female lead, notes that the track fits the sequence well.
“The title track is very touching and is exactly what Sooraj is going through on the show. The whole sequence fits the bill completely,” he added.
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Akshay Kumar stunned with Hardik Rawat’s performance
Bollywood’s ‘Khiladi’ Akshay Kumar was impressed by the performance of a contestant of dance reality show “Dance +”. The actor says he was contemplating to cancel his shoot due to some health issues, but Hardik Rawat’s performance made him feel better.
Akshay was unwell with high temperature and almost cancelled the shoot, but since he had committed, he finally made it. After seeing Hardik’s performance, Akshay was stunned.
“I am extremely unwell today and almost cancelled the shoot today. After watching Hardik’s performance, I feel I would have missed something which is unbelievable and I would never be able to do. His performance has made me feel better,” Akshay said there, according to a source.
The Star Plus show is in its final leg of finding India’s dancing sensation. The show’s ‘superjudge’ Remo D’Souza shot for the semi-finale along with Bollywood superstar Akshay and dancing legend turned director Prabhudheva, who had come to promote their movie “Singh Is Bling”.
Hardik, who is a die-hard fan of Akshay, requested the star to join him and perform a stunt along with him. Despite being unwell, Akshay went on stage and performed a stunt with him.
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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