Amitabh Bachchan clocks 45 million followers on Twitter

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has clocked 45 million followers on Twitter .

Infact, the 78-year-old star is one of the most active Bollywood personalities on Twitter.

Taking to Twitter, the actor thanked one of his fans, who posted an old black-and-white picture of a young Bachchan, seeking blessings from his late father, poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan.

Recalling the moment, Bachchan said, "The picture says a lot more..It’s the moment I came home surviving death after the ‘Coolie’ accident… It’s the first time ever I saw my father breaking down! A concerned little Abhishek looks on!"

The actor currently has 29 million followers on Facebook and 24.5 million on Instagram.

At the moment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has the most popular Twitter profile in India, with 64.7 million followers.