Aamir Khan joins Instagram on his birthday

New Delhi: Aamir Khan has joined the Instagram family, a day ahead of his 53rd birthday (March 14). His Instagram account also got verified, after the follower count shot up to over 221k followers and counting. As of now there are no posts on his page. However, his fans are speculating that the actor may share his first post tomorrow, when he turns 55. The Dangal star, who currently enjoys a massive social media following through Facebook and Twitter, may have decided to join the photo-sharing app for his fans in China, Turkey, Taiwan and Russia, reported news agency IANS. At this time, Aamir has over 23 million followers on Twitter and his Facebook page is liked by 15 million people.

The news of Aamir making his debut on Instagram has spread like wildfire and #AamirKhan #OnInstagram has been trending on Twitter. Aamir has kept a picture of his Thugs Of Hindostan look as his profile picture on his Instagram. Trade analyst Ramesh Bala also shared Aamir Khan's Instagram page on his Twitter and wrote, "On his Birthday tomorrow, @aamir_khan will debut on one more Social Media platform - @instagram."

Here's what Ramesh Bala posted on Twitter:




Back in 2014, the news of Aamir joining Instagram had gone viral; following which he posted a tweet and requested his fans to be cautious of the fake account. "Guys, I am not on Instagram. It's obviously some fake account," Aamir wrote in his tweet.

Here's what Aamir had posted on Twitter:


Aamir Khan is currently shooting for his upcoming film Thugs Of Hindostan in Jodhpur and will reportedly be having a working birthday. Thugs Of Hindostan, also starring Amitabh Bachchan, Katrina Kaif and Fatima Sana Shaikh, is slated to release this Diwali.

(With inputs for IANS)