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Aamir Khan’s remarks ‘innocent’: Rajkumar Hirani
Mumbai: Director Rajkumar Hirani says that actor Aamir Khan’s controversial statements were “innocent” and that the hype created because of it should’ve been ignored.
“If you take the answer what he said, he’s clearly said, ‘I feel distressed, I feel sad that my wife once said this to me.’ To me, it was a very innocent answer,” said Hirani at the Royal Stag Barrel Select Perfect Strokes Season 2 along with veteran writer Javed Akhtar.
“Perhaps he shared something from his family conversations with the public. And according to me, that (hype) should’ve been ignored. But the manner in which people have attacked him, I see a bit of intolerance in that, in certain sections,” he added.
Hirani also said that people need to become “a bit more tolerant”.
“I feel we need to pick up on positive things and talk about those things, we all need to be careful,” he added.
The row began at the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards where numerous other issues were discussed but Aamir’s statement that his wife suggested they leave the country was picked up everywhere, and was slammed and mocked at.
“If you analyse that interview, it’s not that Aamir Khan called for a press conference and said, ‘this is what I feel’. He was called for an award function. He was asked on various topics and one of the questions happened to be this (on intolerance),” Hirani said.
The Punjab unit of the Shiv Sena had offered Rs. 1 lakh to anyone who slapped Aamir, while another of its leaders said that the “PK” actor should go to Pakistan, while members of the Hindu Sena even booked tickets for Aamir and his family for Pakistan.
Aamir’s religion also came into the picture among numerous negative remarks on the issue.
“And this fact was connected to the incident that he is a Muslim. This thought had never even come in our minds. I’ve celebrated every Diwali at Aamir’s house. Today, I’m sitting with Javed sahab, but this thought that a Hindu and Muslim are sitting together didn’t come to our minds,” Hirani said.
“This thought should be the last thought. The manner in which this is spreading, I feel there is a certain divide that’s been created,” he added.
Hirani has delivered two blockbusters, “3 Idiots” and “PK” with Aamir.
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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