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Have made my space without backing, support, says Aditi Rao Hydari
New Delhi :She’s clearly on a career high this year with roles in “Aur Devdas”, “Padmavati”, Mani Ratnam’s film “Kaatru Veliyidai” and in Sanjay Dutt’s comeback film “Bhoomi”. Actress Aditi Rao Hydari says she finds it gratifying to play such myriad roles as she has done it “step by step on my own”.
“I feel very lucky to be part of all these projects… More so, because I have done it step by step on my own without any backing or support in the film industry,” Aditi said in a question by IANS during a Facebook live chat.
“It’s been tough but I have also been very blessed. When you’re working with people like this, you can never have complains. I never have complaints, I always look at the positive side. And I know I have such a strong belief in my work and dreams, that things just happen… I want to do better work, without support and backing,” she added.
The ambassador of beauty and skincare brand Avon, Aditi was launching the Avon True range digitally via the chat. She was answering queries ranging from her beauty regime to her work and social media involvement.
The actress, who has featured in Bollywood films like “Yeh Saali Zindagi”, “Khoobsurat” and “Fitoor”, also says she is willing to go to any extent to look her character when a film requires.
“I think that as an actor, you have to become the character. And whatever the character demands, you must do. When you wear a particular kind of make-up — whether it’s prosthetics or little changes in make-up — maybe on your, in the way you do your eyebrows, or line your eyes… It makes a huge difference and makes you look like a different person,” she said.
“You’re used to a certain kind of look which is routine. But the moment you change that, you feel different. I think it’s really important to put that extra effort to create a new look for a character. It also stays with people. As an avid movie watcher, I know what a difference it can make, and I can go to any extent to do that,” she added.
Aditi is known for the glow on her face and the radiance she exudes. Is that a result of dedicated workout sessions or she believes in natural ways?
“I am not very good with regimes usually, but I am intuitive with them. I listen to my skin, I listen to my body… This sounds very hocus-pocus, but it’s true and it works. I keep a balanced diet, and believe that good health starts from inside.”
“My day starts with apple cider vinegar and warm water. I try my best not to miss my workouts, which, I am sorry to admit, I do very often. But I do lot of yoga, helps you to stay calm, peaceful and hopefully beautiful even under trying circumstances. It takes a lot for me to get angry, and I think all these things help me maintain that,” Aditi said.
Is being a private person a bane or a boon when you are a public figure?
“It’s important for me to speak my mind but to do so responsibly… Social media rules our lives and that can be hard as well as really thrilling… And as far as my personal life is concerned, the answer is in the question itself, it is personal and only for me to know. Doesn’t that makes sense?” 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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