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Would focus on shaping career than doing any random film: Karan Kundra
By Nivedita
Hong Kong: He had a successful stint on the small screen with shows like “Kitani Mohabbat Hai” and “Gumraah” and made his Bollywood foray with Vikram Bhatt’s “Horror Story”. Now actor Karan Kundra is in no rush to sign any “random” film as he says that shaping his career in the right way is more important than choosing wrong projects.
“My focus is to do good work. There is a huge difference between doing any films and shaping up your career… so till the time I don’t get right films or I don’t make the right films for myself, I’m very happy doing what I’m doing right now,” Karan told IANS.
Many of the TV actors have made a move from TV to films — for instance, Rajeev Khandelwal, Prachi Desai, Ayushmann Khurrana, Yami Gautam and Sushant Singh Rajput. For most of them, TV is now merely a platform for promoting their films, and they have no plans to be a part of fiction shows.
However, there are exceptions like Ronit Roy and Ram Kapoor, who are able to balance both worlds.
Karan, who reportedly signed a three horror film deal with filmmaker Vikram Bhatt, counts himself as one of them.
On the tube, Karan was the host of teenage crime-based TV series “Gumraah – End Of Innocence”, and also did a show titled “Fanaah – An Impossible Love Story”.
Talking about the projects in hand as of now, he said: “I have two Hindi films lined up to release and I am doing TV at the same time. I don’t think that coming on small screen hampers the box office.
“In fact, I believe that when you are on TV, people recognise you more when you are trying to promote your films. I also believe that it’s not required to follow the same thing. You have to be a leader and create your own path,” added Karan.
The actor will next be seen on the small screen as a celebrity contestant on FOX Life’s show “Life Mein Ek Baar”. After three successful seasons, the lifestyle and travel channel rolled out the next season of its series in Hong Kong.
Apart from Karan, the show, which will air on October 20, will also feature Sana Saeed, Natalie Di Luccio and Himarsha Venkatsamy, who will be seen discovering the adventurous side of life in the city.
Asked why he said ‘yes’ to the show, he said: “I saw the previous seasons of the show and when it came my way, my heart said ‘Let’s do it!’. I would probably be letting go of stuff that maybe paying me five times of this, but this is my choice.”
Apart from acting on both the big and small screen, Karan is also a producer and he says that he would like to utilise that role to bring together the best of talent.
“I want to create a platform where I can bring the right people, including music director, director, screenplay and everything. I think Ayushmann Khurrana didn’t know when ‘Vicky Donor’ happened… I’m not saying that I am waiting for my ‘Kai Po Che!’ but yes I’m waiting for my film,” 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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