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‘The Silent Heroes’ – Their performances speak
Mumbai: Film: “The Silent Heroes”;
Director: Mahesh Bhatt
Cast: Tarun, Gurfareen, Khwaish, Aashish, Jaideep, Prakhar, Sweta, Shalini, Samreen, Ujaif, Nikhil, Radhika, Renu, Maanuv Bharadwaj, Priyanka Panchal, Mann Bagga, Pankaj Uniyal and Simran Deep.
Rating: ***
It is the poster of this film which will probably catch your attention. It states; “The Silent Heroes – A Mahesh Bhatt film”. Crafty, but true to its words, the film is written and directed by a journalist-turned-film director, Mahesh Bhatt and not the legendary film maker of the same name.
Nevertheless, the film, like the original Mahesh Bhatt’s films, touches an emotional chord. It is an inspirational tale of 13 deaf children, who abandon their basic mountaineering course to save the life of their injured and unconscious instructor.
Stranded in the Himalayan wilderness, two days and an eight-hour trek away from humanity and with no other adult company, it is the resilient choices of these children, that make them the “Silent Heroes.”
With no renowned cast or crew, what holds your attention are the “differently abled” children who charm their way into the hearts of the audience with their natural performances.
But unlike films like “Taare Zameen Par” and “Stanley Ka Dabba”, this film is treated like an adventure-thriller and offers some nail-biting moments too, especially in the Himalayan rapids.
The visuals of Roopang Acharya, director of photography, need a special mention. With moderate production value, he has captured some underwater frames, effectively.
Composer Ashish Jha’s background score complements Rahul Mishra’s music and lyrics. Together, their work is motivational, as well as inspiring. Every song meshes well with the narration and is effectively used to create an effective mood.
The only issue with this straight forward tale are the unwarranted sub-plots that complicate the narration.
They not only break the momentum of the story, but also tends to confuse the audience.
As for the pacing, the first half of the film is a breeze, whereas the second half fraught with emotional and physical endurance exercises, drags a wee bit.
The scene in which Hima, the instructor, urges the children to head back to the base, seems a tad pretentious and unreal and is jarring from the otherwise natural feel to the film.
The director has obviously managed to extract good performances from the children, who are a treat to watch. Their sincerity comes through in each scene. In fact they outshine their older and professional co-actors.
Watch, this film for the effortless and delightful acting by the children. They truly are the “Silent Heroes”.
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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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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