Prime Minister Modi may be having a tough time with the land Acquisition Bill in Parliament but the Holi revelers here in Ranchi are letting no wrinkles on his face while they are buying the masks of the Prime Minister, perhaps, the most popular figure of the country. Equally popular in the Holi market are the wigs of Bollywood star Katrina Kaif and Indian Cricketer MS Dhoni which is being liked both by the male and female revelers.
Holi markets in the city are flooded with varieties of masks, wigs, water sprinklers, balloons and colours this year. However, products named after Modi, Katrina and other popular figures are selling like hot cakes everywhere. So much so that even school kids and housewives are rushing towards the shops to buy the products a couple of days ahead of Holi. The first choice of every youngster is Modi mask and if it is not found then the customer asks for Dhoni wig or Katrina wig but still he has sold about 50 to 60 Modi masks and 40 to 50 wigs of the Cricket and Bollywood stars, says Road side vendor Gautam Sharma at Gandhi Chowk in Ranchi.
Sharma also said that his family has been selling masks and wigs of filmstars including Holi items for last ten years and every year there is something new in the market. But this time it seems something different in the demands of the customers. The latest varieties of colours flooded in the Ranchi markets are Capsule colour, Two-in-one, Chhar Bund Zindagi ke etc which seems to be in demand by the youngsters this time. According to shopkeeper Navin, for the first time holi gift packs like Herbal Holi, Gulal gift packs, Colour gift packs are also available in the market for the customers and which is in high demand. The first choice of senior citizens and most customers are herbal colours.
Nishant, shop owner at Rangrej Gali of Upper Bazar says that as kids enjoy playing with colours during holi for which they need sprinklers so looking towards kids, his shop is full of herbal colours, cartoon based sprinklers and balloons. Skeleton mask costing Rs40, Doremon and Chota Bhim Pichkari rated Rs100 to Rs150 are in high demand among the kids this time.