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"Amitabh Bachchan is about to cross 5 million followers on Twitter. The veteran star has more fans on the social networking site than any other Indian celebrity.  &amp;quot;Rushing off to New York for the premiere of Great Gatsby... May 1st NYC, Lincoln Center at 6PM... more later... love to all,&amp;quot; the actor said on Saturday (April 27) prior to departing for the US. Bachchan has been tweeting since May 2010, and has sent over 21,000 tweets in a time period of just over 1,000 days. &amp;gt; Is Amitabh Bachchan Bollywood&amp;#039;s greatest ever star? Vote here With an average of 8,891 new followers daily, Bachchan is expected to cross the 5 million barrier later on Sunday (April 28). Bachchan currently ranks as the 134th most-followed Twitter account globally. Fans of the legendary actor are celebrating the landmark with the hashtag #AB5Million. Watch a trailer for The Great Gatsby below:  Photo gallery - Amitabh Bachchan&amp;#039;s career in pictures:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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