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Remake not a bad word: Karan Johar
Panaji: Filmmaker Karan Johar, who has often supported movies adapted from a book, a Bollywood classic or an international movie, says remakes shouldn’t be looked down upon.
In the past, the filmmaker has produced remakes like “Agneepath” and “We Are Family”. He is also working on the official remake of popular French film “The Intouchables” and Hollywood movie “Warrior”.
“Remake is not a bad word. We loosely use the word ‘copy’, but it’s not a copy. It’s an adaptation. Adaptation is an art form. Very few filmmakers get it right and it’s mostly difficult to do,” Karan said during a session titled “An afternoon at Film Bazaar with Rajeev Masand” on the final day of Film Bazaar here Monday.
The head honcho of production banner Dharma Productions also said that he is not in the film industry just to make money.
“I understand the ethos of Hindi cinema, so I produce Hindi films. I am aware of Marathi, Tamil and Punjabi films, but I don’t understand the ethos of their industries. So, I won’t get into that. I won’t produce an English film either for the same reason,” said Karan, who has supported films like “The Lunchbox”, “Gippi” and “Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani”.
The “My Name is Khan” director, known for making breezy and romantic comedies, says that as a producer, he is open to all kinds of genres.
“I want to attempt a thriller and other interesting genres, but those kind of scripts don’t come to me. I always get multi-starrer or romantic comedy kinds,” he said.
Karan also said that he is willing to work with anyone irrespective of gender.
“Sonam Nair is the only female assistant who has become a director, but I am not gender biased. I am open to anyone — man, woman or child, making a movie,” he said.
Known for nurturing talents like Nikhil Advani, Ayan Mukerji, Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan, he says they taught him a lot.
“Nikhil taught me about the technicalities of cinema. I just knew wide, mid and close. He helped me more than that. In a way, he mentored me. The ones launched by me, they keep me young. I didn’t even know EDM (electronic dance music) or FOMO (Fear of missing out). Varun and Sidharth introduced me to those terms while doing ‘Student of The Year’,” he 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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