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Big B Garners 21 Mn Followers On Twitter

Darpan News Desk IANS, 22 May, 2016 11:48 AM
  • Big B Garners 21 Mn Followers On Twitter
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is known for being active on social media, has garnered 21 million followers on his Twitter handle. He has thanked his fans and well-wishers on reaching the milestone, and now aims to hit the 25 million-mark soon.
 
The 73-year-old thespian, who has given hits like "Sholay", "Deewar" and "Piku", shared the news on his Twitter handle as well as his official blog on Sunday. 
 
He tweeted: "21 million followers...thank you all for this...25 million here we come! baaaadduuummmmbaaa." 
 
On his blog, he posted: “It is 21 million on Twitter and there is great jubilation among the family of the blog and the extended family.”
 
The "Paa" star added: "I feel elated. It's like an intoxication and one that you can breath through. So to all that who helped need to be rewarded by a remembrance ... thank you all."
 
The cinema icon is ahead of superstars like Shah Rukh Khan, who has 19.6 million followers, Salman Khan with 17.8 million, Aamir Khan with 17.6 million and Priyanka Chopra, who has 14 million followers, on the micro-blogging website. 
 
On the work front, he will be next seen in "Te3N" and "Pink".
 
 
AMITABH BACHCHAN REMINISCES 'CHHOTI BIWI' MOMENT
 
As his film “Lawaaris” clocked 35 years of its existence on Sunday, megastar Amitabh Bachchan walked down memory lane. He recalled the moment when he lifted his wife and actress Jaya on one occasion while singing “Mere angne mein” at a live performance.
 
The actor took to his official blog to talk about the film and the popular song, which still strikes a chord among music lovers.
 
He shared: “The ‘chhoti biwi’ being lifted for the verse ‘jiski biwi chhoti, uska bhi bada naam hai ... goad mein baitha lo, bachche ka kya kaam hai'... But shows and its formation and its experiences shall be another blog another day ... there is so much on that chapter.”
 
The actor also shared that he took the stage in New York on being insisted by melody queen Lata Mangeshkar. 
 
The “Paa” star posted: “Lata Mangeshkar asking you to sing a song on her show and how could one ever get out of it, so I did it. The reaction was wild. I never as did no one else imagine that it would have such effect.
 

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