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Once seen as small girl on screen Ahsaas Channa is not hottie in film town
Mumbai: Actress Ahsaas Channa, who features in Girliyapa’s web series “Girls Hostel”, says college or hostel life teaches everybody something about themselves.
The three-part original series revolves around the lives of four girls from different backgrounds and their life in St. John’s Dental College and the hostel they reside in. Ahsaas portrays the role of Richa — an 18-year-old fresher from Nagpur; Simran Natekar as Milli — a pampered girl from an affluent background; Srishti Srivastava as Jo, who lives life by her own rules and has been raised as a tomboy; and Parul Gulati as Zahira — the quintessential college queen.
“My first day at college was a lot like Richa’s first day in the hostel… pretty cool. I was exploring all over and got to hang out with really cool people who are my best friends even now. So, I think college or hostel life teaches everybody something about themselves and we get to explore the side of us that we never came across,” Ahsaas said in a statement.
Talking about her college days and hostel life, Srishti said: “Long corridors and dim lights… with girls in pyjamas, loaded with love, hate and lots of secrets… lots of strangers thrown into one place who end up becoming a family, lots of personal belongings that end up being used by everyone, lots of fights and hate that may or may not end up in love. It’s a long time that feels like it gets over in seconds.”
Ahsaas Channa whom you have seen as small girl is now turned hottie in real life:
Ahsaas Channa is an Indian actress who appeared as a child actor in Hindi films such as Vaastu Shastra, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, My Friend Ganesha, Phoonk, etc. As a teenager, she has been mostly active in television shows, such as Devon Ke Dev…Mahadev, Oye Jassie and MTV Fanaah.
She was born on 5th August 1999 in Mumbai. Her father Iqbal Bahadur Singh Channa is a Punjabi film producer while her mother Kulbir Badesron Channa is a television actress.
Ahsaas started her career at a very young age. She did her debut with the movie Vaastu Shastra where she played the role of Rohan, Sushmita Sen’s son. She also played a boy in My Friend Ganesha and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna.
On television, she acted in Nikhil Sinha’s Devon Ke Dev…Mahadev as Ashokasundari, lord Shiva and Parvati’s daughter. She also played the role of Dhara in MTV Fanaah, the mini TV series that aired on MTV India starting from 21 July 2014. She was seen in Disney Channel’s show Oye Jassie and in the fourth season of Best of Luck Nikki.
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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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