Megastar Amitabh Bachchan reaches 24 million fan following on Twitter

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has crossed fan following of 24 million on Twitter, retaining his position of the most followed Indian actor on the micro-blogging site.

The 74-year-old actor is ahead of superstars like ShahRukh Khan (22.6 million), Salman Khan (20.7 million), AamirKhan (19.3 million) and Bollywood stars Deepika Padukone andPriyanka Chopra, who have 16.8 million and 15.8 million followers respectively.

Bachchan, who joined Twitter in 2010, expressed his excitement through a post and shared the news along with apicture of himself sporting a yellow sweater. "24 million on Twitter! BADUMBA," he wrote.

T 2474 - 24 MILLION on Twitter !!! BAAADDDUUUUMMMMBAAAAAA !! pic.twitter.com/KslSNypzc6

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) December 16, 2016

Bachchan will next be seen in filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma's"Sarkar 3" also starring Jackie Shroff, Manoj Bajpayee andYami Gautam.