MUMBAI: Amitabh Bachchan, the legendary Bollywood actor known to be quite active when it comes to social media, has managed to garner 10 million fans for his page. Bachchan has won many major awards in his career, including three National Film Awards as Best Actor (a record he shares with Kamal Hassan and Mammootty), a number of awards at international film festivals and award ceremonies and fourteen Filmfare Awards. He is the most-nominated performer in any major acting category at Filmfare, with 39 nominations overall.

Bachchan, commonly referred to as Big B, put up his 508th post on Facebook, stating, “B 508 -10 MILLION !!!!! Thank you all... just so overwhelmed ..what a way to start the day …”

Bachchan made his Hollywood debut in 2013 with The Great Gatsby, in which he played a non-Indian Jewish character, Meyer Wolfsheim sharing screen space with famous Hollywood actors like Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire.

Bachchan is set to make his debut in scripted television in a drama created by Anurag Kashyap.