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B-town set “a big treat” for audience this year
Lucknow: With the beginning of 2015, Bollywood has set a calendar containing several movies of different genres as well as sequels. Big and small budget movies ‘released in between January and February failed to create a magic at box office. However, the “most-awaited” flicks are all set to hit theaters soon. In the month of January, Bollywood decided to begin its New year in ” Tevar” style however audience didn’t bother and decided to move on. However, “Baby” managed to make the audience feel happy again after the shock of Tevar and Dolly ki Doly. Varun Dhawan starrer “Badlapur”,released on February 20, has been receiving positive response from movie watchers and film analysts.
On the other end, Bollywood is also set to deliver the treat of sequels like Ab tak chhappan, ABCD 2, Welcome Back, Hera Pheri 3 and Tanu weds Manu returns. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who lately featured in “Shamitabh” will be seen playing key roles in Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s Wazir and Piku. The forthcoming movie Piku is expected to release on April 30.
If we talk about heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor, then it seems that he has lost his momentum on his acting after receiving a disastrous response from his single release “Besharam” in 2014, he has delivered the same ‘ besharmi’ by working in the slowest movie of the year ” Roy”. However the actor has a chance to prove himself again with his upcoming flick “Bombay Velvet” reportedly to be released on May 15, 2015. The actor will also be seen sharing screen space with his current love life Katrina Kaif in Jagga Jasoos and ex- love Deepika Padukone in Tamasha.
Dabanng Khan will be seen twice this year with his movies Bajarangi Bhaijaan, and returning back as ‘Prem’ with Sooraj Barjatya in Prem Ratan Dhan Payo.
Some low budget movies like Dirty Politics, Coffee Bloom and Yahaan Sabki Lagi hai and Kuch Kuch Locha Hai are also set to hit theatres this year. After getting critics appreciation for his role in Neeraj Pandey’s ‘Baby’, Akshay Kumar will be back to action in ‘Main Gabbar’ opposite Shruti Haasan. The movie is reportedly hitting the theatres on May 1. Khiladi Kumar is also set to return as ‘Singh’ in “Singh is Blink”
Along with action drama and comedy, a multi starrer drama has also been planned with the name Dil Dhadakne do this year. The forthcoming movie casts big names like Ranveer Singh, Priyanka Chopra, Anushka Sharma, Anil Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar and Shefali Shah. In order to bid a traditional farewell to 2015, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming project ‘Bajirao Mastani’ is slated to hit theatres on December 25. On the other hand, Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Tamasha’ is all set to clash on the same date.
Dibakar Banerjee’s crime thriller ‘Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!’, which has Sushant Singh Rajput in a leading role, will come alive on the 70mm frame on April 3.
It seems that Bollywood has cooked some tasteful flicks for the year 2015. Let’s wait to witness the new records at the box-office.
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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