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People have to respect our viewpoint: Boman on ‘PK’ controversy
Mumbai: Reacting to the controversies surrounding Rajkumar Hirani’s latest release “PK”, actor Boman Irani says people need to respect the viewpoint of the makers.
“People may agree and may even disagree 
but then they have to respect it (the concept of ‘PK’) because we are also respecting their view,” Boman, who has a key role in the film, said here.
“PK”, which is doing well at the box office, has been getting mixed reactions from audiences for its content. While some have slammed it, saying it mocks Hindu traditions, a lot of people have called it the best film of 2014.
It is a thought provoking film that stirs discussion as well and Boman feels that “any film worth a debate is a good film.”
“It is a point of view and you have to respect that,” said the 55-year-old.
Some of the groups including VHP are demanding a curb on such movies that hurt religious sentiments of Hindus.
However, the actor is not deterred by such groups, instead he feels happy with their reaction because it has engaged people into discussion over the sensitive issue as religion, god and godmen.
“Ofcourse people will (protest and create controversy)…everybody will do. But it is so nice because everybody is having discussion about it and anything worth a debate is a good film,” Boman said.
Further talking about Hirani, Boman said that his films always make people think and re-assess their own values.
“Rajkumar Hirani films will always have something to think about. You agree or disagree with the film or you like or dislike a film, that’s a different thing but his films will atleast make you think,” Boman, who has worked with Hirani in films like “Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.” and “Lage Raho Munna Bhai”, said.
“His films will make you re-assess your own values and re-evaluate yourselves saying “may be he is right may be he is wrong but I am thinking” and that thought has to be respectful because he is respecting the audience,” he added.
Featuring Aamir Khan as an alien, the film also stars Anushka Sharma, Sushant Singh Rajput and Sanjay Dutt.
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.
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Desktops and Tablets Lose the Battle vs Mobile
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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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