This Article is From Mar 18, 2013

Why "objectionable tweets" don't bother Abhishek Bachchan

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Abhishek Bachchan will next be seen in Dhoom 3.

Highlights

  • Actor Abhishek Bachchan, who often interacts with his fanbase through social networking mediums, says being a celebrity, he is always ready for both appreciation and criticism on the web space.
  • He posts on Twitter often.
  • "Twitter is a public platform and people have the right to express themselves on it freely. If I am on Twitter, then I feel that I am willing to listen to whatever is there in the public domain," the 37-year-old said while inaugurating the country's first Social Media Lab for the Mumbai police.
  • "If somebody writes an objectionable tweet, then I can block or unfollow the person. That is my decision! Being a public figure, you get a lot of positive and negative tweets. It doesn't bother me," he added.
  • The Social Media Lab will have a team of 20 police officers who will research on the kind of topics and discussions that take place on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.
  • Meanwhile, Abhishek is currently busy shooting for Dhoom 3: Back in Action. His other films Happy New Year and Dostana 2 will go on floors soon.
Mumbai: Actor Abhishek Bachchan, who often interacts with his fanbase through social networking mediums, says being a celebrity, he is always ready for both appreciation and criticism on the web space.

He posts on Twitter often.

"Twitter is a public platform and people have the right to express themselves on it freely. If I am on Twitter, then I feel that I am willing to listen to whatever is there in the public domain," the 37-year-old said while inaugurating the country's first Social Media Lab for the Mumbai police.

"If somebody writes an objectionable tweet, then I can block or unfollow the person. That is my decision! Being a public figure, you get a lot of positive and negative tweets. It doesn't bother me," he added.

The Social Media Lab will have a team of 20 police officers who will research on the kind of topics and discussions that take place on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.

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Meanwhile, Abhishek is currently busy shooting for Dhoom 3: Back in Action. His other films Happy New Year and Dostana 2 will go on floors soon.
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