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Pranay Pachauri’s best wrap-up party (TV Snippets)

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Mumbai, Feb 12 (IANS) Actor Pranay Pachauri says he had the best wrap-up party ever with his “Tere Liye Bro” co-stars.

“Tere Liye Bro” is based on true friendship and “bromance”. It features Prabal Punjabi, Nikhil Khurana and Malhar Rathod.

“Our vanity van could accommodate only two people, but the entire team barged into the van. We put on some good music, switched off the lights and used our phone flash lights to set the mood for a party,” Pranay said in a statement.

“We had a great time by converting our vanity van into probably the smallest club on wheels in the world. But after working so hard it was an amazing stress-buster. I like to call it our small ‘Vanity Affair’. It was the smallest and the best party I ever had.”

The last episode of the show was aired on Friday across bindass’ linear and digital platforms.

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Was expected to do roles like Rajpal Yadav: Ishtiyak Khan

Actor Ishtiyak Khan says he was compared with actor Rajpal Yadav due to his short height when he entered showbiz.

The actor has featured in films like “Fukrey Returns”, “Tamasha” and “Anarkali of Arrah”. He is currently seen as Putan in Star Plus show “Har Shaakh Pe Ullu Baithaa Hai”.

“I had to struggle a lot in the initial years since I hailed from a small town in Madhya Pradesh. Not only that… because I am short, people always compared me to actor Rajpal Yadav,” Ishtiyak said.

“I was expected to do roles like him since he had already made his mark in the industry. But I wanted to be different and leave my own legacy for the world to see,” he added.

Ishtiyak believes that through the show he can showcase his versatility and set a benchmark for himself.

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Ojaswi Aroraa bonds with Kanchan Gupta

Actress Ojaswi Aroraa says she enjoys spending time with actress Kanchan Gupta, who essays the role of her mother-in-law in TV show “Kya Haal Mr. Paanchal?”.

“Kanchanji and I share something special. My mother doesn’t stay in Mumbai but spending time with her I feel I am at home. I call her my wonder woman because she is strong and very loving,” Ojaswi said in a statement.

“From eating lunch together to getting a motherly hug when needed, from rehearsing lines to having a ball while shooting, she has become an integral part of my shoot life.

“Our off-screen chemistry is as adorable and fun as our on-screen hilarious fights. Irrespective of all odds, we are friends,” added the actress, who plays role of Pari in the Star Bharat show.

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Casino Days Reveal Internal Data on Most Popular Smartphones

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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.

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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.

 

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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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