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Big budget films all set to clash with each other at Box Office in 2020
New Delhi: From “Sooryavanshi” and “Inshallah” to “Shamshera” and “RRR” among many others — Bollywood is gearing up for a clash of big-budget films at the box office in the coming year.
Here is the list of Big budget films set to clash together in 2020:
* “Taanaji – The Unsung Warrior” and “Chhapaak” on January 10: One is about a real life warrior, and the other on an acid attack survivor.
Ajay Devgn’s period drama “Taanaji – The Unsung Warrior” is based on Tanaji Malusare, a 17th century Maharashtrian Marathi military leader in the Maratha Empire. Deepika Padukone’s “Chhapaak” revolves around the life of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal.
All Big budget films set to clash at Box Office with each other in 2020:
* “Shamshera” and “RRR” on July 30: Ranbir Kapoor starrer “Shamshera” and Alia Bhatt-Ajay Devgn starrer “RRR” will be battling it out at the box office. While the makers of “Shamshera” announced the release date last year, filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli unveiled the release date of “RRR” — a fictional story on two real-life heroes and freedom fighters Alluri Seetharama Raju and Komaram Bheem — just earlier this month.
* “Sooryavanshi” and “Inshallah” on Eid: Filmmaker Rohit Shetty’s “Sooryavanshi” starring Akshay Kumar was earlier slated to hit the screens in December this year but the makers announced May 22 — Eid 2020 — as its release date. According to reports, Salman Khan and Alia Bhatt-starrer “Inshallah”, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, too will arrive on the same date.
* Ajay Devgn and Ranbir Kapoor’s yet untitled film might be ‘De De Pyar De’ and Hrithik Roshan-starrer “Krissh 4” or ‘Krrish 4’: The fourth instalment of “Krrish” will lock horns at the box office on Christmas.
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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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