As today is Bakra Eid, also called Eid-ul-Adha, Preparations are already being made for the holiday. Muslims all over the world are getting ready to celebrate this happy holiday with their family and friends. In the city of Patna, however, the celebrations have a unique twist: goats named after Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan are getting a lot of attention.
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On Bailey Road in Patna, the famous Bakra Mandi is decorated to show off the best Bucks and Billies from all over the country. In this market, it has become common to name the biggest goats and bucks after famous people, usually from Bollywood.
This year, everyone is talking about a goat named after the notorious Uttar Pradesh gangster Atiq Ahmed. Atiq, whose enemies are said to have killed him in front of a camera, has become so well-known that he has a cult following in the Bakra Market. Firstpost says that he is now as popular and valuable on the market as well-known stars like Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan.
As part of their holy practise, Muslims sacrifices goats on Bakra Eid. Because of this, the prices of Billies on the market go up. The price for Taru Jam's "four bucks," four goats named Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Sher Khan, and Atiq Ahmed, was Rs. 6 lakh at Patna's Bakra Mandi.
Each of these four goats was worth Rs. 1.5 lakh on its own. Last year, goats were sold at the Bakra Mandi for between Rs. 1 lakh and Rs. 2.5 lakh. Atiq Ahmed is one of the four Billies. The four of them weigh about 80 kg as a group. Local news says that another vendor called Imtiaz said that the market has the most customers two to three days before Bakrid. The goats start out being sold for Rs. 8,000 and can go for as much as Rs. 1 or Rs. 1.5 lakhs.
Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan, on the other hand, are two of Bollywood's biggest stars. In the past, the stars have worked together on several films. Their most recent project was 'Pathaan,' in which Salman Khan made a cameo as 'Tiger' alongside Shah Rukh Khan.
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There are also rumours that Shah Rukh Khan will have a small role in Salman Khan's next movie, 'Tiger 3' Fans of these two Bollywood stars are very excited about the fact that they are working together.