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Would love to work with Kareena: Karisma Kapoor
New Delhi : Actress Karisma Kapoor says she would love to share the big screen with her sister and actress Kareena Kapoor Khan.
Karisma made her debut in 1991 with the film “Prem Qaidi” and since then has won many hearts with her power packed performances in films like “Dil Toh Pagal Hai”, “Raja Hindustani” and “Zubeidaa”.
Her sister Kareena is one of the top stars and has featured in blockbusters like “Refugee”, “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham”, “Omkara”, “Jab We Met” and “3 Idiots”
Asked if she is keen to work with Kareena, Karisma told IANS over e-mail: “(I) would love to work with Kareena, provided we get a super script.”
Karisma, who is the grand-daughter of legendary actor Raj Kapoor and daughter of veteran actor Randhir Kapoor, has been a part of the film industry for over two decades.
Asked how has the role of women evolved over the years, the “Judwaa” actress said: “I think in a certain way, the role (for women) has always been strong. Back in the early 2000s or 1990s, from a role point of view, if you’re a good artiste, you’ll always get good work and good roles; no matter what the box office status.”
The actress added that she had done films like “‘Biwi No. 1” which was a commercial movie with David Dhawan or films like “Fiza” and “Zubeidaa”.
“These are roles that were written for women. So I think if you’re a good artiste, you’ll always get work around,” she said.
The 42-year-old actress was last seen on the big screen in filmmaker Vikram Bhatt’s “Dangerous Ishhq” in 2012.
What has kept Karisma away from the silver screen?
“My family and kids are most important to me and I’ve spent the last few years really involved with them. As for movies, you never know; I never plan anything in my life,” said Karisma, who launched the third season of USL – Diageo’s Road to Safety initiative.
The actress says the cause is close to her heart.
“I’m currently supporting a few causes close to my heart and lending my time to initiatives such as the Road Safety programme,” she added.
How important is it to create awareness about road safety ?
“Road safety is a growing concern and I feel it is very important especially against the backdrop of increasing road accidents caused by drunk driving and irresponsible drinking. This is why, as a celebrity, I’m trying to do my bit to create awareness and encourage as many people as I can to take this issue seriously,” 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.
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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