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‘Hate Story 3’: Erotic revenge drama encore (Movie Review – *1/2)

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By Troy Ribeiro

Film: “Hate Story 3”; Cast: Sharman Joshi, Zareen Khan, Karan Singh Grover, Daisy Shah, Priyanshu Chatterjee; Director: Vishal Pandya; Rating: *1/2

A business tycoon Aditya Diwan (Sharman Joshi) is at the helm of a large business empire and is married to his elder brother’s girlfriend, Siya (Zareen Khan), after the demise of his elder brother Vikram Diwan (Priyanshu Chatterjee) in a plane crash.

They are leading a happy life and all’s hunky-dory till one day, Saurav Singhania (Karan Singh Grover), meets him, makes an offer, which Aditya declines and Sourav decides to destroy Aditya’s business and life. Why? No one knows till the end of the film. That, in essence, forms the crux of the two-hour long film, “Hate Story 3”.

This apart, there are lots of erotic sex and a couple of lacklustre songs in Mika’s voice, thrown in for good measure.

Of course in keeping with the theme of the franchise, revenge, remains the core issue at the heart of this film too.

Sharman as the business tycoon is miscast and tries hard to shed his good-boy image, but does not succeed even though he is a competent actor. He seems a wee bit uncomfortable in that so-called suave and confident corporate avatar.

Karan definitely has a decent screen presence, swagger and indulges in some action too.

Zareen has a fair share of screen time and has come a long way from her previous films, but still has a long way to go.

Daisy too cavorts around as a glam doll, although she looks anything but that.

Vaswani (Prithvi Zutshi), on the other hand, plays the loyal lackey to the hilt.

Performances apart, it is the story that is a hackneyed one, oft seen in Bollywood and no attempt has been made to handle it differently either. The script is shoddy and is poorly executed.

The characters are one-dimensional and lack depth. Coming from Vikram Bhatt, it is a bit of a disappointment.

The music, even though it is a T-Series film, disappoints equally. The production quality of the film is decent.

In parts, the film manages to arouse some intrigue value, owing to the motive of the mystery man Saurav Singhania. But that’s all that keeps you engrossed.

We have had two ‘Hate Stories’ in the past, but we are not sure what one is to do with this one. Do we love to hate it, or hate it altogether?

Watch it if you are a fan of Vikram Bhatt’s writing or you have nothing better to do this weekend.

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Casino Days Reveal Internal Data on Most Popular Smartphones

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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.

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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.

 

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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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