Friday, April 16, 2010

Bollywood stars will compete on Twitter

Twitter is now becoming more popular among Bollywood celebrities. Now, many Bollywood celebrities post messages on Twitter. The latest addition on Twittering celebrity list is Bollywood super star Salman Khan.

The popularity of Twitter raised the old rival between the two stars- Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan. These two stars have Twitter accounts and now Indian media has been counting the followers of their twitter accounts. This matter has started the cold war between the two Khans.

Shah Rukh Khan joined Twitter at the beginning of the 2010 after being requested by his close friend, Karan Johar. Since his joining Twitter, he has been updating and sharing his thoughts about his acting career and the performance of his IPL club, Kolkata Knight Riders.

Salman Khan also joined Twitter few days ago. He quickly became expert of this social networking site as he put his thought into 140 characters. He has already attracted 35,000 followers in his Twitter account. His instant popularity drew attention of the media. However, Shah Rukh Khan has more than 270,000 followers. It will take Salman Khan more days to catch SRK.

According to India Times, Salman Khan will soon catch up with Shah Rukh Khan in terms of followers. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh said that twitter can affect celebrities’ brand value. The reason is that fans are already comparing the difference between the two Khans.

Aamir Khan is yet to join Twitter.

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