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Nobody deserves to feel unsafe at work: Sonakshi Sinha (IANS Interview)
By Sugandha Rawal
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) There’s a lot being said about creating a safe work culture for women. Actress Sonakshi Sinha has also added her voice in agreement to it, saying that a shift in workplace culture is needed.
The entertainment industry — be it Hollywood or Bollywood– is having its moment of reckoning in the wake of sexual abuse reports coming in from all quarters.
Sonakshi is glad that women are speaking up, but feels the debate should have started “long back”.
“I think it’s very important and this stir should have been made long back. Nobody deserves to be made to feel unsafe, especially while working. It should be something to look forward to. I am glad women are finally speaking out,” Sonakshi told IANS in an email interview.
It all started with numerous women coming forward to allege that Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein used his position to harass them.
Since then, many have come out in the open to talk about sexual advances from big names like Kevin Spacey, James Toback, Ben Affleck, Brett Ratner and Dustin Hoffman.
Back home, comedienne Mallika Dua stirred up the debate by hitting out at Bollywood star Akshay Kumar for “Aap bell bajao, main aap ko bajata hun” (You ring the bell, I will bang you) remark during the shooting of a TV show.
Professionally, Sonakshi — daughter of actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha and Poonam Sinha — didn’t have it easy in the entertainment world considering how she was body-shamed, and even faced some setbacks at the box office.
After making a successful debut with “Dabangg”, she gave out hits like “Rowdy Rathore”, “Lootera” and “Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty”.
But films like “Tevar”, “Akira” and “Noor” went unnoticed. She is back on the silver screen with murder-mystery “Ittefaq” — backed by Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment, Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions and B.R. Studios.
Sonakshi says failure doesn’t scare her.
“My priority has always been to be happy. Whether it’s with my work or my life at home, it is important to be happy from within to make others happy. I try to be as positive so that it reflects on my work as well,” she said, and added that she believes “failure teaches a person a lot more than success does.
“Nothing ever stops at failure. It’s always followed by success because of the lessons it taught you,” said the 30-year-old.
Just like her onscreen avatar, Sonakshi is ‘dabangg’ (fearless) in her real life too.
“I try and be as real as I can and I guess people appreciate that, so no I am not scared. I am who I am, this is me… Take it or leave it.”
Talking of “Ittefaq” — which is the remake of the original film of the same name made in 1969, produced by B.R. Chopra, directed by Yash Chopra and featuring Rajesh Khanna, Sonakshi said: “The best part about the character was to be able to play two sides… a good and a bad.
“It is very exciting when a script challenges you like this. It will definitely showcase another side of me as an actor work wise.”
The film, also featuring Sidharth Malhotra and Akshaye Khanna, released on Friday.
(Sugandha Rawal can be contacted at [email protected])
–IANS
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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
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“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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