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Irrfan leaving ‘Welcome 2 Karachi’ was bad: Arshad Warsi

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arshad warsiMumbai:Actor Arshad Warsi says his film “Welcome 2 Karachi” deserves a Ghanta Award for being a bad film and actor Irrfan Khan’s exit from it was one of the reasons for it.

At the Ghanta Awards, Arshad was asked which of his films deserve a Ghanta Award.

“I have done many. Last was ‘Welcome 2 Karachi’. It was mind-blowing. It should get the award.”

He quipped: “It was Irrfan and me. But with Irrfan leaving, the whole fan (fun) went away with it.”

It was reported that Irrfan’s date issues prompted him to leave the movie. And producer Vashu Bhagnani said that Irrfan’s backing out at the last minute created problems for him to find a replacement.

Irrfan was also quoted as saying that he was backing out due to creative differences arising over the selection of actors.

Bhagnani’s son Jackky later replaced Irrfan, but the film flopped at the box-office.

Asked who else should get the Ghanta Award, Arshad said: “I should get it for the kind of films that I’m doing… All make films; some work, some don’t.

“It is difficult to say who should get the award because I promise you that when someone makes a film, they don’t think that ‘I’ll make such a bad film that I’ll get Ghanta award for it’.”

What about his film “Mr Joe B. Carvalho”?

“I think it was a good film. I’ll tell you what the problem with ‘Mr Joe B. Carvalho’ was, it went a bouncer. It’s a kind of comedy that works in Hollywood but not here.

“Give it 5-10 years; a big actor will make a film and everyone will enjoy it.”

About the concept of awarding bad films and bad actors, he added: “Somewhere I think we, as a country and people, have become too serious. We need to lighten up.

“If you want to laugh on others and like doing it, then you should also laugh on yourself. Like Gandhiji has said, ‘If I didn’t have a sense of humour, I would have committed suicide long time back’.”

Arshad was also seen in “Guddu Rangeela” last year.

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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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