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Arjun Rampal was starstruck by Big B, Sanjay Dutt
Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) Actor Arjun Rampal, who has portrayed Arun Gawli, a real-life Mumbai don, in the forthcoming film “Daddy”, says he was starstruck after meeting Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt.
The actor talked about the moments when he became part of TV show “Yaar Mere Superstar Season 2”. The episode will be aired on Saturday on Zoom, read a statement from the channel.
Asked if he has ever got starstruck, Arjun said: “With Amitji. For the first time when I saw him, I really got starstruck. And once when I saw Sanjay Dutt. I remember it was in 1990, when I had just passed out of school. And we had gone to this small club called RG’s, which was then located in Natraj Hotel. I don’t even know whether Natraj Hotel exists now or not.
“But (it was) on Marine Drive, and I had come out and I saw that Sanjay Dutt who was at his prime and one of the most good looking personalities, was on the phone and was talking. Because at that time you know you used to put these coins and then rotate it, not a mobile phone, in the PCO, he put those coins and he was talking to someone.
“And I was like in awe wondering, this is Sanjay Dutt. And I was like let’s go meet him. And I stood there and stood there and after two minutes he said ‘hold on’. And was like ‘huh?’. And I was so shocked, imagine the question I asked, ‘Sanjay Dutt?’ And he was like ‘What do you think?’ and was on call again.”
In “Daddy”, Arjun plays the lead role of Gawli, while south actress Aishwarya Rajesh is playing the role of his wife, Asha Gawli.
Presented by Kundalini Entertainment, “Daddy” also stars Nishikant Kamat, Anand Ingale, Shrikant Yadav, Vijay Sanap and Abhimanyu Arun in pivotal roles.
The film is scheduled for release on Friday.
–IANS
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Casino Days Reveal Internal Data on Most Popular Smartphones
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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