Twitter gag on Bollywood!

Certain film-makers press panic button against the micro-blogging site; ban actors from tweeting about their forthcoming movies

SOUMYADIPTA BANERJEE

Micro-blogging site Twitter is now being considered a threat by some Bollywood film-makers. They have prohibited actors from talking about their movies on Twitter. Taking the lead is film-maker Kunal Kohli, who has banned Deepika padukone and Imran Khan from tweeting about their upcoming film which he is directing. Film-maker Sajid Nadiadwala has also taken a similar step by asking Priyanka Chopra and Ranbir Kapoor to stop talking about their movies.

Apparently a non-disclosure pact on Twitter or even Facebook will soon be a standard part of the contract of all Bollywood films now onwards.

Kunal says, "I've asked Deepika and Imran not to tweet (about his film) for three weeks until Imran's other film is released. I don't want any overlapping in the public's subconscious mind about the two films is out, he and Deepika are free to tweet to their heart's content. I don't approve of stars giving out information on micro-blogging sites, but I don't think we should stop them. We need to decided when the right time is (to tweet)."

Sajid had earlier told After HRs, "I have nothing against Twitter. It's only that I am conscious that the film's look or plot should not get released much ahead what we intend."

According to sources, most directors and producers have already sent a formal mail to all their actors asking them not to post any content of the film - mobile snaps on the sets or stills - and some are already drawing up a revised contract to stop Twitter on their sets.

AAMIR KHAN IS ALREADY ON TWITTER!

Aamir Khan has set up a July dateline to post his debut tweet. He is already registered on Twitter and has got over 20,000 followers. His Twitter handle is aamir_khan. He said, "Since Amit-ji (Amitabh Bachchan) asked me to join Twitter, I couldn't say no to him. I'll post my first tweet soon."