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I want to experiment with so many genres: Benny Dayal
New Delhi : He has crooned hit numbers in several languages including Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi or Hindi. Benny Dayal is not only eager to work more in regional entertainment space but the singer-actor wants to experiment with different genres as well. He says he is not going to force anything and rather “let the music happen”.
“I want to experiment with so many genres and it just comes to you unknowingly. I’m not going to force anything and rather let the music happen. Someone great once said: ‘Never stand in the way of the music, music will come to you on its own if you make way for it’,” Benny, who has also tried his hand in acting, told IANS in an email interview.
When Benny, who is a part of the third season of Fox Life’s flagship music series “Sound Trek”, was asked about differences between the singing or working style in different industries, he said he “cannot answer because I am not that experienced”.
He added: “I have so much more to learn; maybe in another 10 years I’d be eligible to answer this question.”
“Sound Trek” gives a sneak peak into the music from the 1970s, giving a modern twist to iconic songs. And the multi-lingual playback singer says he “is absolutely honoured to re-create a 1970s song of choice and also be a part of the video”.
Talking about his role in the music series, he said: “Predominantly my role in this project was to rewrite the song and sing it and Dub Sharma, my brother and friend, to work on the sound production and its design. When I was composing the song, my only thought was to not make it a film song again but to make it a song alone that has nothing to do with a movie and also make the lyrics more heard like a story. We kept the melody exactly the same and I re-wrote the song on my ukelele.”
Benny shares that late legendary singer-actor Kishore Kumar has been a source of inspiration in his life.
He said: “Kishore Kumar has been my inspiration since childhood. He’s an absolute story teller more than a singer. Hence, ‘O mere dil ke chain’ was our choice because I could already hear the song in the form I wanted it to be created in my ears. Then I picked up my ukelele and immediately created a version and Dub Sharma came up with the production ideas.”
Looking back at the music scene from the 1970s to the present, Benny asserted that the music of the era still has a place in the hearts of the music lovers.
“Music from the 1970s era has been loved and cherished by our audience over many years. Hence, I had to maintain its lyrical importance more than the music,” said Benny, who has lent his musical touch to films like “Thalaivaa”, “Delhi-6”, “Ladies vs Ricky Bahl”, “Cocktail”, “2 States”, “Hasee Toh Phasee” and “Bang Bang!”.
Benny has also made his acting debut in the 2005 Malayalam movie “By The People”, and without revealing much about his work slate, the artist said: “But I must say that 2016 is going to be super interesting for me as far as work and music is concerned.”
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Such aggregate data analyses allow the operator to optimise their website for the brands and models of devices people are actually using.
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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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