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‘We were underdogs, ‘Nach Baliye’ gave us audience’: Amruta Khanvilkar
Mumbai: Actress Amruta Khanvilkar, who won the seventh season of dance based reality show ‘Nach Baliye’ with husband actor Himmanshoo Malhotra, says that they were “underdogs” before their stint and the show made them an household name.
“We were underdogs when we started, not a lot of people knew us, but ‘Nach Baliye’ gave us whatever audience we have today,” Amruta told.
Expressing their joy after winning a cash prize of Rs.30 lakh and a Honda Jazz car, the couple who tied the knot earlier this year said they were happy that people thought it was a well deserved win.
“I would say all three ‘jodis’ were strong competitors, they all have their own USPs.
“Everyone from our dress designing department to our managers are so happy and they’re considering it their own win and they feel it’s well deserved, that feeling is really precious after winning,” said Amruta to which Himmanshoo added: “I think honesty and goodness have won today.”
Rashami Desai and Nandish Sandhu were the first runner ups of the show, followed by “Big Boss” fame Karishma Tanna and Upen Patel’s ‘jodi’.
Talking about how the stint at the show helped them as a couple, Amruta said she’s had a deeper understanding of her husband.
“I’ve always told Himmanshoo that there was a 11-year span when I knew you but this two-and-a-half month span of time has made me know different aspects of him. Now I feel there is nothing left for me to know about him and we just want to spend our lives together,” she said.
Himmanshoo added that although they were close before the show, “Nach Baliye” helped them have a better understanding of each other.
“The show gave us the opportunity to discover ourselves and each other. I wouldn’t say that we weren’t close before because that would be a lie since we’re together for 11 years but we’ve reached at a whole new stage in life and I think that’s phenomenal,” he said.
Asked if they’ve got any project offers yet, Himmanshoo said: “As of now, there aren’t any offers. All of our concentration has been on the show but I’m hoping that if there’s a nice offer, we’d definitely work together.”
Author Chetan Bhagat, who was judging the show along with actress Preity Zinta and choreographer Marzi Pistaunji, is the couple’s favourite and Amruta is positive that their love story might inspire the author to write a novel.
“Chetan sir has been our favourite. And whatever he has known us through the journey and our performances, I definitely think he might write a super hit novel on our love story,” Amruta said.
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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