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Kon Banega Crorepati 13 ends today. These are some best moments of the season
After almost four months, Kaun Banega Crorepati 13 is coming to an end. Amitabh Bachchan is all set to host the finale episode today, December 17, with Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan as special guests. The 13th season was filled with moments that were cherished and set the vibe of the show right. While celebrities took away the limelight in the Shandaar Shukravaar episodes, host Amitabh Bachchan shocked many by opening up about his personal life. Before the grand finale, here’s a look at 10 best moments from KBC 13.
1. WHEN LITTLE ARUNODAI SHARMA STUMPED BIG B
KBC 13 fans, can you ever forget the little contestant Arunodai Sharma? During the kids’ special week, 9-year-old Arunodai sat on the hot seat opposite Amitabh Bachchan and stumped him, literally. Apart from his knowledge, his talkative nature, unlimited nature and bubbly attitude won Big B’s heart, so much so, the actor even shared pictures with him on Twitter – something he never does. Arunodai became an overnight celebrity after the episode because of the way he confidently answered Big B and made the nation laugh.
2. BIG B REVEALS PEOPLE TEASED HIM BY CALLING HIM A ‘CAMEL’
During an episode, a contestant named Jayesh told Amitabh Bachchan that nowadays whenever someone gets ready to go out, he is often teased as ‘Ae Amitabh Bachchan ban ke kahan jaa raha hai (Where are you going dressed up as Amitabh Bachchan?)’ The contestant then asked Big B during his time when he would get ready, whom was he compared to. The Bollywood superstar laughed and said, “I was told Ye Unth (camel) kidhar jaa raha hai.”
3. BIG B RECALLS ANECDOTE FROM MY NAME IS ANTHONY GONSALVES SONG
During a recent episode, a contestant requested Amitabh Bachchan to enact a dialogue from Amar Akbar Anthony. The audience cheered for Big B as he said his popular opening dialogue from the song My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves. He revealed that it was an impromptu decision. He was sitting with the film’s director Manmohan Desai while they were brainstorming for the song. When Manmohan he asked Amitabh Bachchan to come up with something for that part of the song, the actor randomnly said, “You are a sophisticated rhetorician intoxicated by the exuberance of your own verbosity.” He further shares that he had no idea what he was saying and just said that.
In the famous song, Big B emerges out of a huge Easter egg singing ‘My name is Anthony Gonsalves. It is from his 1977 movie Amar Akbar Anthony. Watch the song here:
4. AYUSHMANN KHURRANA FELT NEENA GUPTA WAS TOO HOT TO PLAY HIS MOM
On December 16’s Shandaar Shukriya episode, Neena Gupta sat on the hot seat along with Gajraj Rao. During the episode, Neena revealed that she auditioned for Badhaai Ho wearing her house help’s outfit. When she had inquired what she should wear, the assistant director asked her to wear a simple salwar-kameez. In Badhaai Ho, Neena plays the character of a middle-class housewife.
The actress said, “I had some stylish salwar kameez but here I had to wear a normal one. I somehow managed the top but did not have the salwar. While I was still pondering what I should do, I borrowed a white salwar from my cook and went ahead for the audition. The team seemed quite impressed with the look I managed to curate.” Neena also said that Ayushmann Khurrana felt she wasn’t fit for the part as he considered her ‘too hot’.
5. RAJKUMMAR REVEALS HOW BIG B SENT A SPECIAL VIDEO FOR HIS MOTHER
In a Shandaar Shukravaar episode, Rajkummar Rao made everyone emotional by sharing a personal anecdote from his life and how Big B’s special gesture won his heart. The actor said that his mother was a huge fan of Amitabh Bachchan. She passed away while he was shooting for his film Newton (2017). Post her death, Rajkummar revealed that he had requested Big B to send a video saying anything about his mother since she always wished of meeting him.
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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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