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TV’s new Hanuman ‘excited’ about his acting debut
Mumbai: Wrestler-turned-actor Danish Akhtar, who will be seen playing the role of Hanuman in popular mythological show “Siya Ke Ram”, says he never thought of acting in his life and it’s like a dream for him. He is now “excited” to start shooting for the show.
“I never thought that I would end up coming in this field. Everything feels like a dream. Nikhil Sinha (director of the show) saw one of my wrestling matches and that’s when he discovered me and discussed his excitement about taking me on board,” Danish said in a statement.
“It was his vision that convinced me to try out for this role. I have been working on my acting skills since the last three months and reading up on the character to be able to portray it in the desired way. I am really excited and can’t wait to begin shooting,” he added.
Danish says playing Hanuman is special for him as he is his “one of the most lovable characters in Ramayan”.
“The makers have taken more than three months to lock the final look of Hanuman and have also done a detailed study on how the character will shape up. From the jewellery to the ‘Gada’, the makers have made special alteration to get the right look,” he said.
“Siya Ke Ram”, aired on Star Plus, is a unique representation of Ramayana from Sita’s perspective.
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‘Taarak Mehta…’ completes 1900 episodes
Popular TV show “Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah”, which has been entertaining the viewers for the past eight years through its slice of life stories, has crossed the 1900 episodes landmark.
Set against the backdrop of Gokuldham society in suburban Mumbai, the SAB TV show chronicles the lives of the members living in the society and has a hilarious take on the situations faced by its lead protagonist Jethalal Gada (Dilip Joshi) and the people around him.
“Everybody I have met till date has said that ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’ is the best family entertainer. I am so happy that we have touched the 1900 mark,” actress Disha Vakani, who plays the role of Daya in the show, said in a statement.
“Even today every track we do, is fresh and no story has been repeated. I go for a shoot and feel as if I have come to my second family. I pray that it never ends,” she added.
“Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah” also features Bhavya Gandhi, Amit Bhatt and Shailesh Lodha among others.
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Pallavi Pradhan to become Veeru of ‘Sholay’
Actress Pallavi Pradhan, who is currently playing Surili in the TV show “Bahu Humari Rajni_kant”, will next be seen imitating veteran actor Dharmendra’s role of Veeru from the 1975 classic film “Sholay”, on the show.
It so happens that during the wedding of Shaan (Karan V Grover) and Rajni (Ridhima Pandit) on the show, Surili drinks bhaang, gets drunk and stands on the roof of the terrace and threatens the guests and family members at the wedding that she would jump off.
“In the scene, I accidentally drink bhaang which is not meant for me and perform a scene out of my favourite movie of all time, ‘Sholay’. Just like Veeru threatens to jump off, I too call out for ‘gaonwalo’ and threaten them to jump off the terrace,” Pallavi said in a statement.
“It is the first time I performed a stunt and was harnessed, that too in a saree. But it was so much fun performing the stunt and enacting a scene out of my favourite movie,” she added.
“Bahu Humari Rajni_kant” is aired on Life OK.
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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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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