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Aishwarya Khare’s accent issues (TV Snippets)
Mumbai, Jan 11 (IANS) Actress Aishwarya Khare had fun taking on the avatar of a 60-year-old woman for a sequence in TV show “Saam Daam Dand Bhed”, but had trouble in getting the accent right.
To get the look for the sequence of the Star Bharat show, Aishwarya, who plays the role of Bulbul, wore a sari, big spectacles and dentures, read a statement.
“It’s a great experience though I am facing little problems with the Aligarh accent, but I am trying. All and out, it’s a funny yet a wonderful experience to don look of an old lady,” Aishwarya said.
She shot for the sequence for more than a week, and every day she took more than two hours to get ready.
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Sargun Kaur finds mentor on TV set
Sargun Kaur, who made her debut as an actress with “Kaal Bhairav Rahasya”, has found a mentor while working on the TV show.
Asked about her mentor, Sargun was quick to name Dharmesh Shah, who is the director of the Star Bharat show.
“I am glad to have a mentor like Dharmesh sir. I idolise him and look up to him in real life. It is rare to find someone you can call an idol because they play such an influential role my life,” Sargun said in a statement.
“Having said that, I can surely say that I found the right mentor for myself. Each working day I get to learn a lot from him,” she added.
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Vishal Vashishtha honing his cooking skills
Actor Vishal Vashishtha, who essays role of a chef in “Jai Kanhaiya Lal Ki”, is learning how to cook in real life.
Taking inspiration from his reel character Kanhaiya, Vishal tries to cook his own food whenever he has time.
“Eating remains an elaborate exercise on the sets. An actor usually adapts his character to give his best shot which led me to my recently found interest in cooking,” Vishal said in a statement.
“Playing a bawarchi made me inclined towards experimenting with cooking food. I decided to learn cooking to get the feel of the character better. I am still at a learning stage I hope to be better some day,” he added.
“Jai Kanhaiya Lal Ki” is aired on Star Bharat.
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‘Love On The Run’ salutes power of love: Vrushika
Actress Vrushika Mehta has praised TV show “Love On The Run” for saluting the power of love and for bringing diverse stories on the small screen.
Vrushika will be seen in an upcoming episode of the TV show, which will narrate a love story between cousins.
“I had an amazing time on the sets of ‘Love On The Run’. It is also after a long time that I’m doing an episodic, so what I really liked about the show is how it salutes the power of love and is youth-centric,” Vrushika said in a statement.
“I loved the story and it’s very different from what I have done earlier. It shows how love is pure and raw and knows no bounds. I’m really looking forward to see how this episode turns out to be,” she added.
The show airs on MTV.
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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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