Entertainment
Salman Khan sings on ‘Dance +’
Mumbai: Superstar Salman Khan, currently busy promoting his forthcoming production “Hero”, will be seen crooning the song “Main hoon hero tera” from the film in the forthcoming episode of dance reality show “Dance +”.
According to a source from the set, Salman, who visited the show’s set on Thursday along with the film’s actors Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty, was elated with the performances and even shook a leg with the show’s host Raghav Juyal.
“Salman was taken aback with the impromptu jokes and gags by Raghav. He was rather surprised to know that the anchor is also an actor and has bagged appreciation for his role in ‘ABCD 2’,” the source said.
“To test Raghav’s dancing skills, Salman came on stage and asked him to dance on the tunes of Salman’s song ‘Main hoon hero tera’. Salman was not only shocked by Raghav’s dancing style but also ended up doing slow motion dance with him,” the source added.
“Dance +” features ace choreographer-filmmaker Remo D’Souza as the ‘Superjudge’, along with captains Shakti Mohan, Dharmesh Yelande and Sumeet Nagdev.
The episode featuring Salman, Sooraj and Athiya will be aired on Sunday.
“Hero”, which is directed by Nikhil Advani, will release on September 11.
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Siddharth Nigam turns singer on TV show
Child actor Siddharth Nigam, who plays the title role in “Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat”, recorded a song for a special track in the historical drama show.
As per the ongoing sequence, young Ashoka will depict through a song and dance drama on Bindusara’s (Sameer Dharmadhikari) birthday the real side of Mir Khorasan (Vikrant Chaturvedi) and will make Bindusara know about Mir’s reality.
“I’m glad that along with acting I got a chance to try my hand at singing too with this particular sequence. I barely know anything about singing but the song’s recording session with me and the playback singer was so much fun,” Siddharth said in a statement.
“Everybody close to me is excited to see the final outcome in the episode. I feel fortunate that I’m getting to experiment and experience so much through the show,” he added.
“Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat”, which is aired on Colors channel, narrates the story of Ashoka and his rise to ruling a kingdom.
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Jason Tham gets nostalgic after shooting in Delhi
Choreographer-actor Jason Tham, who will be seen as agent Bikram in TV show “Agent Raghav”, got nostalgic when he visited Delhi while shooting for a few episodes for the new crime-drama series.
Jason, who was born in New York and brought up in Delhi, remembered his childhood days while he was in the capital earlier this week.
“Jantar Mantar is one of the most prominent tourist places but for me it’s a flashback of my childhood. I have come here so many times with my family and friends and every time I would stare at every structure here with great wonder.
“All of them still have the same effect on me. In fact, more since I hardly get to see them now,” Jason, who currently resides in Mumbai, said in a statement.
Jason has previously appeared in shows like “Dil Dosti Dance” and “Dosti… Yariyaan… Manmarziyan”.
“Agent Raghav”, which will feature actor Sharad Kelkar in the title role, will premiere on Saturday on &TV.
Entertainment
Casino Days Reveal Internal Data on Most Popular Smartphones
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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