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Shahrukh Khan’s daughter to make her Bollywood debut soon under Zoya Akhtar project
Shahrukh Khan daughter Suhana Khan is reportedly going to make her Bollywood debut soon. But if reports are to be believed it’s not Shah Rukh’s close friend and filmmaker Karan Johar who will launch the star kid. Apparently, Zoya Akhtar will introduce Suhana through her project in Bollywood.
According to a report in Pinkvilla.com, Zoya Akhtar has found the central character of her next project in Suhana Khan. The report suggests that Zoya is working on the Indian adaptation of the international comic book, Archie for a streaming platform, in which Suhana will star. “Zoya has been working on the Indian adaptation of the International comic book, Archie, for the digital giant, Netflix. It’s a teenage story and she has been on the lookout to get multiple young actors on board to play a bunch of friends,” a source said.
“It’s in the nascent stage at the moment, and the final paperwork will be done once Suhana and her father, Shah Rukh Khan okay the bound script for launch,” added the source.
Suhana is currently a student at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. She returned to the US in January after spending several months with her family in Mumbai, owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. Suhana aspires to be an actor but Shah Rukh wants has set a condition that she must complete her education before she enters the film industry.
Meanwhile, Shah Rukh is currently busy with his upcoming project, Pathan. SRK was last seen in the 2018 movie, in which he played the role of a dwarf hailing from Meerut. The film, written by Himanshu Sharma, also starred Anushka Sharma, Katrina Kaif, Zeeshan Ayub, Tigmanshu Dhulia and Sheeba Chaddha among many other actors.
Pathan, which is bankrolled by Yash Raj Films, is reportedly a spy thriller that will feature SRK in the role of a secret agent. The film also stars Deepika Padukone.
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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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