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Am very uncomfortable with clothes: Salman Khan
By Nivedita
Ahmedabad: His fans go crazy in theatres when he takes off his shirt and it turns out to be one of the selling points of his movies but little did anyone know that Salman Khan is “uncomfortable with clothes” . The superstar admits that he and his father Salim Khan prefers to remain in “minimum clothing” at home.
“I’m very uncomfortable with clothes. Something happens to me when I start wearing clothes,” said Salman, who is known for his wit, during a fashion show at IIM Ahmedabad on Friday night.
“Come to my house someday and you will see it for yourselves. Its not me only but my father too. We prefer to remain with minimum clothing, for instance pant with baniyan (vest), shirt or sometimes bare chested.”
In sync with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to make khadi fashionable again, the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) , a non profit organisation, presented the second edition of its unique initiative to display the capabilities of the humble fabric – “Huts to High Street”- at Louis Kahn Plaza of the IIM on Friday night.
The special showcasing was in association with the Gujarat State Khadi & Village Industries Board (GSKVIB).
India’s leading and young designers came together to present their innovative modern twists to hand spun and woven embroideries and Rohit Bal, Rajesh Pratap Singh, Pero by Aneeth Arora and 11.11 /Eleven Eleven were among those who showcased collections soaked in crafts and Indian heritage.
Salman, who walked the ramp with his “Prem Ratan Dhan Payo” co-star Sonam Kapoor in an outfit designed by Pratap Singh and Bal, asserted that he likes to wears khadi outfit in his personal and professional life.
“I got to know that I wear khadi more often. Yes it’s a mix and adulterated khadi but I wear it. I bought a lot of khadi outfits during my college days from a place in Mumbai. I remember that it was very difficult to to close buttons in khadi but now things have changed.
“Even in ‘ Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ I have worn several Khadi outfits,” he said.
The “Dabangg” star also noted that he is planning to add a khadi line in his fashion line Being Human.
“I called up the person who manufactures clothes for our Being Human line and told him that we should have something of khadi. We should be proud of the fact that it is made in India,” 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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