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Katrina prays ‘Don 3’, Hrithik’s film ‘happens’ with her
Mumbai:Actress Katrina Kaif neither denied nor confirmed if she’ll be opposite Shah Rukh Khan in “Don 3” or Hrithik Roshan in Kabir Khan’s film but only said she “prays” that films are “happening with her”.
Asked if she was part of “Don 3”, she said: “That’s incredible if that’s true. This is all good news to me.”
To queries if she will be seen in Kabir Khan’s next project with Hrithik, to be produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, she laughingly said: “These are both amazing films, I pray that they’re happening and that they’re happening with me.”
Katrina was speaking to reporters at a radio station where she came as part of promotions for “Fitoor”. She has previously worked with “Don” Shah Rukh in Yash Chopra’s “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara” and has worked with Hrithik in “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara”.
There were initially reports which claimed that Priyanka Chopra, who was part of the earlier two films, would be dropped from the “Don” franchise. But Farhan had claimed in November last year that except for Shah Rukh reprising the character, nothing had been finalized, not even the script.
Katrina and Kabir have given hits like “New York” and “Ek Tha Tiger” and she had worked in his last film “Phantom” opposite Saif Ali Khan. Her chemistry with Hrithik has been appreciated always as seen in “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara” and “Bang Bang”.
About a recent report stating that she spent two hours on “Sultan” sets convincing superstar Salman Khan to cast her, she denied it. “Nothing of that sort happened. Actually we were dubbing for ‘Fitoor’ and Ali Abbas Zafar, the director of ‘Mere Brother Ki Dulhan’ had his shooting going on there. And I haven’t gone on anyone’s set.”
Katrina’s next release after “Fitoor” will be “Baar Baar Dekho” opposite Sidharth Malhotra in September.
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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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