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‘Fast and Furious’ success due to multicultural cast: Filmmaker

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Oscar-winning filmmaker Freida Lee Mock

Kolkata: Observing that audiences are no longer nationalistic, Oscar-winning filmmaker Freida Lee Mock says the huge success of the “Fast and Furious” movie franchise – the latest edition of which includes an Indian actor – is due to its multicultural cast.

Featuring Hollywood giants like Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson, the seventh film in the series “Fast and Furious” will hit Indian screens in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu on April 2.

The cast also includes Indian actor Ali Fazal.

“Audiences are no longer nationalistic. It’s a recognition that your audience is global. I think the synergy between India and Hollywood is going fantastically,” Mock told IANS here on Monday in response to a question on the increasing collaborations between the entertainment industries of the two countries.

“As an example, the ‘Fast and Furious’ series, it became revived and successful because the casting became much more multicultural, and so it’s become a huge hit internationally. As I think, it’s going very well,” the American filmmaker said.

Mock’s repertoire includes Oscar winner “Maya Lin: A Strong Vision”, a feature film about the designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC, and Oscar-nominated films like “Rose Kennedy: A Life to Remember” and “SING!”, on one of the best American children’s choruses.

The Emmy Award-winner noted that diversity in entertainment industry not only fosters better understanding of cultures, it is also beneficial in terms of commerce.

“You want a more international audience just from the business sense. The businesses are looking for a more global audience because they know that’s where the income is,” she explained.

Mock was here as part of the fifth edition of “Our Voice, Our Journey”, a series of events to explore the lives of dynamic women and the difference they have made to their communities, organised by the American Center in collaboration with Ananta Aspen Center.

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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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