# Old Bollywood Tweets Recall Celebrities’ Early Social Media Days 2026-08-06T11:35:51+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A resurfaced social media post features the alleged first tweets of Bollywood actors from 2009 and 2010. Akshay Kumar shared a shortened link, while Anushka Sharma wrote “Figuring this out” and Priyanka Chopra posted “Testing… 123…”. Shah Rukh Khan said filmmaker Karan Johar encouraged him to join Twitter. Deepika Padukone welcomed herself to Twitter at 5:24 am. Hrithik Roshan promoted My Name Is Khan, and Salman Khan said his brother Arbaaz had persuaded him to tweet. The posts have drawn nostalgic reactions because they predate carefully planned celebrity feeds and promotional campaigns. The source describes the tweets as alleged, so their authenticity is not independently established here. ## Coverage - siasat.com Tags: Bollywood, celebrities, social media, Twitter Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/old-bollywood-tweets-recall-celebrities-early-social-media-days/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/old-bollywood-tweets-recall-celebrities-early-social-media-days/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.