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Sidharth Malhotra considers SRK his mentor (Movie Snippets)
Mumbai, Feb 2 (IANS) Actor Sidharth Malhotra says he is thankful to superstar Shah Rukh Khan for mentoring him and showing him the path to be a better actor while working together on “My Name Is Khan”.
In an appearance on Zoom’s “Yaar Mera Superstar Season 2”, Sidharth spoke about Shah Rukh and his forthcoming film “Aiyaary”, read a statement.
“I was an assistant director for the film ‘My Name Is Khan’ and Shah Rukh Sir shared useful tips on his mantra to being successful in the competitive glamour industry of Bollywood,” Sidharth said.
“He shared valuable advice on paying attention to detail, absorbing and using the props around to enhance one’s performance. My experience was enriching and it was ‘The Best Film school’ filled with fun, confusion, goof ups and a lot of hard work. I am grateful for the experience and thankful to SRK for shaping me into a better actor,” added the “A Gentleman” star.
The episode will air on Saturday.
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Would love to visit Sikkim: Sridevi
Veteran actress Sridevi says she would love to visit Sikkim with her husband and producer Boney Kapoor.
Boney was warmly welcomed in Sikkim by Governor Shrinivas Patil. Sridevi tweeted multiple photographs of Boney’s Sikkim visit on Twitter.
She wrote: “It was a wonderful trip of Boney Kapoor to Sikkim, warmly welcomed by the Governor of Sikkim. The peace and tranquility of Sikkim (is) breathtaking.”
The actress, 54, said that she would love to visit the state herself. “Would love to visit Sikkim next time with him.”
On the acting front, Sridevi was last seen on screen in “Mom”.
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Tiger Shroff gets his colleague a film role
Actor Tiger Shroff, who is a trained martial artist, has helped Dhruv Chaudhary, a colleague of his Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) team from Super Fight League, get a role in “Baaghi 2”.
Tiger is a co-owner of the Bengaluru Tigers franchise of the Super Fight League (SFL) and has been actively involved in mentoring those in the team. Tiger and his mother Ayesha helped Dhruv settle in Mumbai a year ago and oversee his entire MMA career, read a statement.
Dhruv, who hails from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, has nine years of experience in Taekwondo, Karate and Muay Thai.
“Tiger Shroff treats me like his brother and I have great regard for him because he is humble and disciplined. His family always goes out of the way to help me in whatever way they can. I am really grateful to Bill Dosanjh (SFL Founder) and SFL for giving me such an incredible platform that has not only helped me build my career but also find a family in Mumbai,” Dhruv said.
“I had a great time shooting in Goa along with Tiger and Randeep Hooda who are both part of SFL and there were times we used to engage in MMA on sets. This is the first time I will be acting in a film and I got selected in the first audition itself, so I’m quite nervous as well. But director Ahmed Khan is a good friend and has really guided me thoroughly.
“In fact, Tiger helped me a lot with dialogues, diction and performance. In future, I would like to work with celebrities like Ranveer Singh, Ajay Devgn and Deepika Padukone.”
“Baaghi 2” is a sequel of “Baaghi” and also features Disha Patani. Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala under the banner Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment and presented by Fox Star Studios, the film is set to release on March 30.
The season two of Super Fight League, a mixed martial arts tournament, promoted by British businessman and sports enthusiast Bill Dosanjh and British professional boxer Amir Khan will kick off later this month at MTV SFL Arena, Famous Studios here.
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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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