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f you held a gun to any foreigner\u2019s head and forced them to name a famous Indian, the odds of them replying \u201c<\/span>Amitabh Bachchan<\/span><\/a>\u201d are very good indeed. The Big B is a legit international superstar, a living legend, and lest we forget, also 75 years old. He\u2019s been in the Bollywood limelight since the \u201970s, and has managed to remain king of the hill even in 2018. With the advent of social media, he converted his celebrity status into<\/span> influencer<\/span><\/a> status, quickly becoming the<\/span> most followed<\/span><\/a> Indian on Twitter.<\/span>\n\nDespite winning so many<\/span> accolades<\/span><\/a> during his career that there is an entire Wikipedia page dedicated to cataloguing his accomplishments, Bachchan seemed to treasure his Most Followed status more dearly than any number of Lifetime Achievement awards. For good reason too. He\u2019s upended every stereotype of the elderly not being social media savvy\u2026 But only as far as the number of followers is concerned. <\/span>\n\nBecause as even the briefest adventure (and it is <\/span>certainly<\/span><\/i> an adventure) into his social media profiles will prove, his understanding of the world of Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram is exactly what you\u2019d expect out of your septuagenarian<\/span> grandfather<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\n\nOur beloved gramps, Amitabh Bachchan had a bit of an episode today, when he lost pole position on the Most Followed charts to the upstart Shah Rukh Khan. This probably stirred up unpleasant flashbacks to the plot of <\/span>Mohabbatein<\/span><\/i>, and Bachchan posted a very upset<\/span> tweet<\/span><\/a> declaring that it was \u201ctime to get off\u201d Twitter since they\u2019d reduced the number of his followers. Losing those followers seems to have hurt him more than the Bofors allegations and <\/span>Nishabd<\/span><\/i> combined, but as of the time of writing, Big B is still on Twitter. My guess is if you walked into Jalsa right now you\u2019d hear an unmistakable baritone crying out, \u201cArr\u00e9 Abhishek! Yeh Twitter account delete kaise karte hain?\u201d<\/span>\n\n

If Bachchan actually follows through on his threat of quitting Twitter, it would be a sad day for the platform, which will lose a gold mine of unintentional comedy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nIt boggles the mind to think that one of, if not the most adored superstars in the country could be so touchy about something as superficial as a Twitter follower count. But AB takes Twitter very seriously. Just like your nana expects a Thank You note after he hands you an envelope on Diwali, Amitabh Bachchan thinks it\u2019s only proper to courteously reply to him when he wishes anyone \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d. If you don\u2019t, he\u2019ll take you to task on, where else,<\/span> Twitter<\/span><\/a>, and it doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019re Ranveer Singh or Shilpa Shetty. Big B also diligently<\/span> numbers<\/span><\/a> his tweets, so he can accurately track his descent into<\/span> dotage<\/span><\/a> by his timeline.<\/span>\n\nIf Bachchan actually follows through on his threat of quitting Twitter, it would be a sad day for the platform, which will lose a gold mine of unintentional comedy. Even Yours Truly would be sad to see him go. Amitabh is also on Facebook and Instagram, and is as much of a clueless granddad on those as well, so at least there\u2019s a sliver of hope. A possible reason for the decline in AB\u2019s followers could be Twitter cracking down on fake accounts. I wonder why a man who has a literal<\/span> temple<\/span><\/a> built in his name needs to rely on bots when he has IRL devotees?<\/span>\n\nTo that question, only Amitabh Bachchan has the answer. I think the best way to sum up his approach to Twitter would be to paraphrase one his own dialogues: \u201cAsliyat mein toh hum Bollywood legend lagte hain, magar handle hai @SrBachchan.\u201d<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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