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Today we’ve to be better than our juniors: Salman Khan
Gurgaon: Salman Khan is at the top of the Bollywood game with back-to-back hits to his credit, but he says an actor’s life comes with “different challenges”. With a brigade of young actors proving their mettle in the film industry every Friday, the superstar says he is now faced with the challenge of being “better than the juniors”.
And even though he’s among the fittest of the fit stars of the film fraternity, the 49-year-old actor added that the quest to match up with the new lot with thier fitness level is “ten times more difficult” than his initial days in the industry.
“The challenges (of our profession) changes with time. So at every given point it’s going to change,” Salman, one of the top paid actors of Bollywood, said during a tete-a-tete with here.
“Initially, our journey was to be better than the seniors. Today, our journey is to be better than the juniors! We thought that was difficult, but today at our age, to be as fit and to be as agile as the juniors, is ten times more difficult,” added Salman, who is now also backing new talent.
He is introducing actors Aditya Pancholi’s son Sooraj and Suniel Shetty’s daughter Athiya to Bollywood via his production “Hero”, a remake of Subhash Ghai’s 1983 film. And he was in the capital suburb to promote the film, which is releasing on September 11.
Salman, who will also be seen hosting reality TV show “Bigg Boss 9” later this year, shares a close relationship with Sooraj and Athiya.
“They call me Salman sir, but it doesn’t mean that I’m a teacher. I’m their elder brother, who is only getting younger,” quipped the actor, whose own journey in filmdom began with “Biwi Ho To Aisi” in 1988, and who came into spotlight following his act as Prem in the endearing love saga “Maine Pyar Kiya” in 1989.
Having essayed multiple action, romantic and comedy roles, in the past few years, Salman has hit the bull’s eye at the box office with projects lik “Dabangg”, “Kick”, “Ek Tha Tiger” and his last release “Bajrangi Bhaijaan”.
The number game, in which he’s most often caught with B-Town’s other top Khans — Aamir and Shah Rukh — he says competition has always been part of the film business.
“There was always a number game. Earlier it was in weeks, today it is in days and in numbers. The challenge whether your next film will be better than your last film or who’s film is going to do better will always be there… and it will make you work hard,” he said.
Salman, who has “Prem Ratan Dhan Payo” and “Sultan” in his kitty, added that all the emerging actors will also “face the same challenge some day”.
For “Hero”, he has stood by the debutants like a rock. He has crooned its title track, and even contributed to the film’s editing.
Why didn’t he act in it?
He said the Nikhil Advani directorial “didn’t have any role for a younger brother in the film”!
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
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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.
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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