Abhishek Bachchan has one million followers on Twitter

Actor Abhishek Bachchan’s bio on Twitter reads, “Actor... Well at least some say so!” While this may or may not be agreeable to all, the actor definitely is more popular than a lot of other actors in B-Town. Abhi recently became the latest celebrity to have crossed the one million follower mark on Twitter. The actor is quite active on the micro-blogging site and in between breaks during his shooting schedules, he is often spotted chatting up with his fans over Twitter. He even broke the news of his daughter being born on Twitter. On the last count, Abhishek has 1,008,643 followers and 14,406 tweets.

Abhishek is apparently ecstatic about this as he really likes talking to his fans and followers. He recently tweeted, “1 million!!!! wow! thank you to the coolest crew in the world. Thank you for the love and support. NOW PLAY SOMETHING LOUD!!!!”

Interestingly, he is far behind his father, actor Amitabh Bachchan, who holds the top position on the micro-blogging site with 1,912,800 followers and 11,285 tweets. Coming a close second is actress Priyanka Chopra, who was initially first on the list with 1,886,529 followers and 5,719 tweets. Following her is actor Shah Rukh Khan who has 1,661,568 followers and 2,834 tweets. Only three actors are a part of the elite one million club that also includes Indian cricketer, Sachin Tendulkar and author-politico, Shashi Tharoor.

Unlike most celebrities who do not take criticism too well, Abhishek is all game for the brickbats that come his way. He explains, “If I have 20 lakh followers, 15 may be my fans and five could be following me because they want to criticize. I do not mind criticism. When you are in the public eye, you must be open to both, good and bad coming your way. If you are working towards being famous and then when you finally achieve it, you cannot step out wearing sunglasses. As an actor, you cannot be just receiving compliments.”

He also admits that he is hooked to Twitter, each time he gets a couple of hours off. “When I am in my car, I do a question answer round with my fans. Twitter is a very effective medium to interact personally with your fans. I love it.”