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Richa Chadha nervous over ‘Cabaret’
New Delhi : Richa Chadha, known for playing non-conventional roles, feels “Cabaret” is her “first typical commercial outing”. The actress says she is nervous about it but “in a good way”.
“Cabaret” unfolds the story of a girl who begins her journey from a small village in Jharkhand and wants to make it big in the world of dance. Along with dance, the movie will also present a dose of love and romance.
The actress said she decided to be a part of “Cabaret” for the “love of song and dance”.
“‘Cabaret’ is my first typical commercial outing and I did it for the love of song and dance and as an experiment. I am nervous about it, in a good way,” Richa told IANS in an email interview.
Directed by Kaustav Narayan Niyogi and co-produced by Pooja Bhatt and Bhushan Kumar under the banner of Fisheye Network Private Limited, “Cabaret” will release on May 27.
Richa, known for movies like “Fukrey”, “Masaan”, “Gangs of Wasseypur” and “Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela”, will soon be seen in Omung Kumar’s biopic “Sarbjit”.
“Sarbjit” is based on the life Sarabjit Singh, an Indian farmer who was convicted of charges of terrorism and spying in Pakistan and was sentenced to death. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will be seen essaying the role of Dalbir Kaur Singh in the film while Randeep Hooda plays the title role.
Richa essays the role of Sarabjit’s wife in the film, set to release on May 20.
The actress feels lucky to be a film dealing with such a “sensitive subject”.
She added: “I think all actors want to be able to play diverse roles, hence I feel lucky. ‘Sarbjit’ is a sensitive subject, and deals with the life of a real person. I got an opportunity to again perform a challenging character and even though it was a serious film, I had fun during the filming and made great friends.”
Richa has already begun shooting for David Womark’s Indo-American production titled “Love Sonia”.
Post the film, the actress plans to take a break.
She said: “After ‘Love Sonia’, I am going to take a month-long break because I have been working non-stop since November. And that’s before I get back to ‘Fukrey 2’ with my favourite team.”
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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
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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.
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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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