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Pranaam REVIEW: ‘Pranaam’ brought 80’s Bollywood alive in 20’s era.
Cast: Rajeev Khandelwal, Sameksha Singh, Vikram Gokhle, Atul Kulkarni, Anirudh Dave, Abhimanyu Singh
Director: Sanjiv Jaiswal
The films in the eighties were all about revenge and drama, where Hero turned Villain has always been successful in ruling Bollywood. But this theme remained untouched in films for the last several years. If you have not seen a classy film in a long time, then Pranaam Directed by Sanjiv Jaiswal is definitely treat to your eyes.
Film Pranaam is out in theaters now and is highly appreciated and loved by the audience. In the story, Ajay Singh (Rajeev Khandelwal) is preparing to become an IAS officer. His father Dinanath (SM Zaheer) works as a peon, but part time he also works at the hotel, so that he can provide his son a proper education. Manjari Shukla (Sameksha Singh) who belong to a very rich family, is a friend and also a classmate of Ajay, falls in love with him.
But in the city, mafias are ruling at the peak. The well-known gangster of the city Ganu Bhaiya (Abhimanyu Singh) along with politics became stronger. On the gunpoint they get the paper leaked and in this they implicate honest university professor Tej Pratap Singh (Vikram Gokhale). But later Ganu Bhaiya is killed by Ajay Singh in the process of saving Tej Pratap Singh’s daughter from Gunu Bhaiya’s goons.
Later on, the entire issue is investigated by the corrupt investigative officer Raj Pal Singh (Atul Kulkarni). In this investigation, he not only claims Ajay for killing but also for the paper leak. After all this Ajay is all surrounded by troubles, in order to take revenge he ends up turning a gangster leaving behind the dream of Becoming an IAS.
Direction
Undoubtedly, director Sanjiv Jaiswal has did a great job in giving Pranaam full feel of films made in the eighties. Every scene of the film will show the story of love, goals, struggle, compromise and revenge. The music of the film is really good, and are presented very well on screen.
Acting of the actors
Rajiv Khandelwal has done justice to the character of (Ajay Singh) with his brilliant acting. He has done well in the film as a gangster as well as a student. Sameksha singh as Manjari is just like cherry on the cake. In the film, actors like Abhimanyu Singh, Atul Kulkarni, Vikram Gokhale, SM Zaheer and Anirudh Dave are quite stable and have played their characters beautifully.
Why watch the movie
If you haven’t seen a classic movie in a long time, then you definitely watch Pranaam. The film will look good. Pranaam is surely watchable one packed with all the action and drama.
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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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