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Aishwarya very patient, excited to see her look:Subhash Shinde

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sarabjitMumbai:Make-up artist Subhash Shinde, who has created actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s look in film “Sarbjit” says that she has tremendous patience but is always excited to see how she looks after make-up.

“She has a lot of patience and she takes a lot of interest in her work. She has never told me to hurry up. She has so much excitement in her, she keeps saying, ‘I want to see how I look’. And after the whole look is ready when she sees it, she says, ‘Wow! This is so nice’ and she becomes extremely delighted,” Shinde said in an interview.

Aishwarya plays the sister of Sarabjit Singh in “Sarbjit”, and her character matures from a young character to an elderly woman in the 23 years of seeking justice for her imprisoned brother.

About the brief given to him by director Omung Kumar, Shinder said: “When Omung sir had called me to his office and we spoke about the script, and the characters and the look required, he said that he didn’t want Aishwarya ji to look like Aishwarya ji.

“There should be glamour but the look had to change. Then we discussed and decided on the look. It was definitely challenging because we have always seen her in a glamorous avatar and here we had to take her to become a 40 or 50-year-old.”

Shinde terms “Sarbjit” his best work and said that he is flooded with compliments from all corners.

He had previously worked on another of Omung’s biopic “Mary Kom”, making Priyanka Chopra look as close as possible to the woman boxer. But he doesn’t believe he is a “biopic specialist”. “I’m getting work like that so I’m enjoying it,” he said.

He has also worked on masala films such as “Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela”, “Grand Masti” among numerous films.

About the difference between working on a biopic and a masala film, he said: ” Working on a biopic and a masala film is very different. Masala films have a different look, but even they require detailing. But it becomes a kind of struggle when you have to completely transform the look. Maintaining the look for 40-50 days becomes difficult.”

He is also working on a film with veteran actress Sridevi, something he considers an ‘award’ in itself.

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Casino Days Reveal Internal Data on Most Popular Smartphones

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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.

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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.

 

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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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