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Anubhav Sinha shoots where ‘Umrao Jaan’, ‘Junoon’ were filmed
Lucknow, Oct 16 (IANS) Filmmaker Anubhav Sinha, who has started filming “Mulk” here, says that actor Rishi Kapoor shot a scene at a palace where Shyam Benegal’s “Junoon” with Shashi Kapoor, Muzaffar Ali’s “Umrao Jaan” with Rekha and Anil Sharma’s “Gadar: Ek Prem Katha” with Sunny Deol had been shot earlier.
“I had no idea. I had simply liked the place when I was on a recce there. It was the locals who recently told me about these iconic films being shot there. I must have been 12 or 13 when Shyam Babu was shooting ‘Junoon’ there. This place houses the history of cinema,” Sinha said in a statement.
Produced by Deepak Mukut, the social thriller also stars Taapsee Pannu and Prateik Babbar.
He’s all praise for the mango belt of north India and its inhabitants.
“The mango orchards spread over miles and the locals actually adhere to the Lucknavi ‘tehzeeb’ of ‘pehle aap’. Recently, I complained about the unit tea and within 15 minutes, 30 cups came from someone’s home,” said Sinha.
On Sunday, they were shooting at a college, which they have converted into a government office.
“Taapsee and Rishi ji have earlier worked in ‘Chashme Baddoor’ and share a great rapport. Rishi ji is a chilled out person, doesn’t carry the aura of Rishi Kapoor and is very friendly with everyone. We are on a start to finish schedule and by mid-November will return to Mumbai after the shoot ends,” he added.
It’s not just work for the cast and crew of “Mulk”. They will take a break and attend the Founder Day Dinner at Aligarh Muslim University on Tuesday and celebrate Diwali.
–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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