With Diwali just around the corner, firecracker stalls have already cropped up in designated areas of the city. Like every year, the firecrackers are named after popular Bollywood actors and this time, it's Kareena Kapoor Khan who, if we may say so, is the hottest selling patakha.
Sarika Wagh of a cracker stall says that people get attracted to the pictures on the packaging and buy them. This time, the multi-colour sparkle and flower pots with Kareena Kapoor Khan's picture are among the top favourites," says she.
Apart from Kareena, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, Asin, Sonakshi Sinha and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan adorn the covers of most of the firecracker boxes. Vijay Agarwal, who has been in this business for 40 years now, adds that crackers with Hindi film actors sell like hot cakes. "This time, it's not only Bollywood but even Hollywood's Angelina Jolie is quite a rage. The crackers are a bit more expensive, but people don't mind shelling out extra bucks for them," says Agarwal.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is seen in her Jodhaa Akbar avatar on most cracker covers. Veteran actress Hema Malini, who still is remembered as the Dream Girl, is also on some of the boxes. So are Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta as a couple on the cover of a multiple aerial star bomb. "The crackers are priced between ` 500 and 10,000 depending on the popularity of the stars," says Vijay Kumar Arora of another cracker stall. "Usually youngsters opt for these crackers, and demand for patakhas with their favourite actor's picture imprinted on them. The multi-colour aerial bomb, with 120 shots, which has an image of the Rangeela girl Urmila Matondkar is also one of the most popular crackers amongst youngsters," he adds.
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