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When Katrina Kaif stalled ‘Indian Idol Junior’ shooting
Mumbai: Actress Katrina Kaif, who has her roots in England, visited the set of TV show “Indian Idol Junior” along with her “Phantom” co-star Saif Ali Khan and reportedly sought stoppage of the shooting in between when she was asked to participate in a Hindi contest.
According to a source from the set, Asha Negi, who co-hosts the singing reality show along with Hussain Kuwajerwala, began the episode talking in Hindi and said “Aaj hum Hindi classes karenge” (Today we will do Hindi classes) and then she looked at Katrina and asked if she was ready for the Hindi class.
“We had started rolling the moment Katrina entered the set. Asha and Hussain were introducing one contestant and they usually have a very funny and quirky way of introducing them. Asha was playing a Hindi teacher’s role and she happened to ask Katrina if she was ready for the contest. To which Katrina just had to say ‘yes’,” the source said.
“Instead she requested for a cut and asked for a proper brief as to what she had to say. This isn’t all… she requested to be briefed going forward on whatever she had to do. A simple introduction was blown out of proportion and the shoot was stalled for 5-10 minutes,” the source added.
Katrina and Saif visited the set of the Sony Entertainment Television show on August 16 on the occasion of Saif’s 45th birthday. Katrina even sang the birthday song for him.
“Indian Idol Junior” is being judged by Sonakshi Sinha, Salim Merchant and Vishal Dadlani.
The episode featuring Katrina and Saif will be aired on Sunday.
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Hardworking Sharad Kelkar!
Actor Sharad Kelkar, who will next be seen essaying the title role in upcoming TV show “Agent Raghav”, was on a family holiday in Europe but rather than enjoying his vacation, he spent his time observing people there and their mannerisms to imbibe in his own character in the show.
Sharad will be playing a clever and slick police officer in the &TV show. So he was trying to learn about human behaviour and body language of people as he felt it would help him to understand his role more easily.
“I have been observing people lately and making note of their body language to understand how they react to different situations. All this helps an actor in portraying the role more realistically. But quite honestly, Keerti had a tough time with me looking at people in Europe,” Sharad, who is married to actress Keerti Gaekwad Kelkar, said in a statement.
“Agent Raghav”, which will start from September 5, will also star actress Aahana Kumra. It will replace singing reality show “The Voice India”.
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Learnt everything about music from my father: Aditya Narayan
Singer-actor Aditya Narayan, who along with his father Udit Narayan visited the set of singing reality show “The Voice India” earlier this week, says he has learnt everything about music from him.
“It’s always been a pleasure to make an appearance with my father. I have learnt everything about music from him and to be invited on a platform like ‘The Voice India’ along with him is an honour,” Aditya said in a statement.
The duo visited the set of the &TV show on Tuesday for the Live rounds as special guests.
“There is so much musical talent in India and ‘The Voice India’ is picking out the best talent from that. I am a fan of the show and it was a pleasure to join the show as a guest,” said Udit Narayan.
“The Voice India”, an Indian version of the internationally acclaimed reality entertainer “The Voice”, features Bollywood singers Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Mika Singh and Himesh Reshammiya as coaches.
The episode featuring Udit and Aditya will be aired on Sunday.
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.
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Desktops and Tablets Lose the Battle vs Mobile
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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.
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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