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My personal style is very boring: Deepika
Gurgaon: She might be tagged as one of the most stylish actors of Bollywood, but Deepika Padukone feels her “personal style statement is boring”. The actress says she depends on her stylists to add the dose of glamour and fashion quotient to her look.
“I believe my personal style is very boring. I don’t think that I have any sort of personal sense of style. And this is why I’m so dependent on professionals like Anju (Modi), who do a fantastic job,” Deepika said at the song launch of her forthcoming film “Bajirao Mastani” here.
She feels “fortunate” to be in the business and have access to “such amazing people”.
“We are constantly dressing up for the red carpet, film premiere, for the shoot of film or advertisement. We are being styled for one thing or the other and this is why I think that when I end up checking my wardrobe, I just have jeans and T-shirts. I don’t put much effort into my dressing up on daily basis,” she said.
The film’s track titled “Deewani Mastani” was launched at Day One of Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 2015 here on Saturday. The song sets the grand stage of the film evincing opulence and magnificence.
Recreating the setup of Aina Mahal, the song lays out mesmerizing visuals and plays well with the reflection of the dancers in the mirrors — leaving a dazzling impression on mind.
Deepika, who plays the second wife of Maratha Peshwa Bajirao I (played by Ranveer Singh), is dancing with stoic face and expressing her love and admiration for Bajirao with her steps and eyes.
The actress, who turned muse for designer Modi at the fashion gala, notes that she looks for comfort in her day-to-day outfits, and active wear has become her staple outfit these days.
“I’m someone who needs to feel comfortable and I most often wear loose clothes. My latest thing is gym wear. It is the easiest. When I am not shooting, I’m in my active wear so that I can go to gym or go running any moment and it is very comfortable as well,” the “Piku” star said.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus “Bajirao Mastani” narrates the love story of Peshwa Bajirao I, and his second wife Mastani. Actress Priyanka Chopra plays Bajirao’s first wife Kashibai. The film is scheduled to release on December 18.
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Casino Days Reveal Internal Data on Most Popular Smartphones
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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