When Twitter trolls took a toll on Bollywood celebs

Updated On: 12 June, 2015 08:45 AM IST | | Sonali Joshi Pitale

<p>With Salman Khan threatening to quit Twitter over fans trolling fellow actors SRK and Aamir, we list a few celebs who quit the virtual medium, temporarily or permanently, after garnering negative attention...</p>

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Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Rishi Kapoor and Imran Khan

Be it for promoting films, engaging with fans or speaking their mind about an issue, Bollywood stars use social media to their advantage. But since the virtual medium hardly has a filter, the celebs often invite unwanted attention from the troll brigade — or overzealous fans like in Salman Khan's case. Perturbed by abusive comments against his 'competitors' Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan, he lashed out at his fans and threatened to quit Twitter.

Salman Khan