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Shahid, Alia happy, relieved as ‘Udta Punjab’ hits the screens
Mumbai: Actors Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt took a sigh of relief after “Udta Punjab” finally made its way to the theatres on Friday despite all the controversies, and were happy with the initial response to the film.
“It’s been a very positive response till now. We just want to come out here and see how it’s going. And we are just really happy that the film is released and everything is out there. At the end of the day you work really hard to try different things to see a reaction,” Alia said, present along with her co-stars Shahid and Diljit Dosanjh at a theatre here to see the people’s reactions.
The film faced numerous struggles right from the beginning with the Central Board Of Film Certification (CBFC) suggesting cuts and the makers knocking the doors of the high court to get permission to release the film. When that controversy resolved, the film was leaked before its release.
Shahid said, “The film has to face difficulties at every stage, difficulties to make it, all things that happened before the release, what happened in the court or what happened before with the CBFC. But today is a day of joy because of the response that the film has got. We have come here to only thank all who went to the theatres and watched the film.”
“We are extremely happy. After a film releases only the audiences have the right to decide which film they like and which film they do not like. Actually we were definitely very nervous that the film has leaked, we were scared but today when the opening was good, we were extremely relieved.”
Alia’s character of a labourer from Bihar, with aspirations to become a hockey player, has been appreciated. Is Alia expecting awards for it? “If I get an award I will be happy but I want the audiences’ approval and happiness.”
“So much has happened with the film, we have put in so much hardwork, it’s been such a difficult journey, today (Friday) is going to be the day for me to just be grateful that I got the opportunity to play this character and I thank Shahid because he had sent me the script,” Alia said.
“Udta Punjab” also stars Kareena Kapoor Khan.
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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