By
now,
it
is
common
knowledge
that
Big
B
convinced
Aamir
Khan
to
join
Twitter,
but
not
many
know
that
Anil
Kapoor
gifted
Khan
a
book
about
the
micro-blogging
site.
It
is
learnt
that
Anil
loves
browsing
through
bookshops
in
London
during
his
visits
there.
On
one
such
visit,
he
picked
up
a
book
about
celebrities
on
Twitter
and
why
they
joined
it.
The
actor
was
curious
to
know
why
so
many
Indian
and
international
celebs
had
accounts
on
Twitter
and
so
he
bought
the
book.
After
coming
back
to
the
hotel
he
leafed
through
a
few
pages
and
found
it
quite
interesting.
The
following
day,
he
had
a
lunch
appointment
with
Aamir,
who
was
also
in
London.
The
subject
of
putting
your
views
online
came
up,
and
Aamir
mentioned
that
Amitabh
Bachchan
had
asked
him
to
join
twitter
and
he
was
contemplating
doing
it.
It
was
then
Anil
decided
to
gift
him
the
book.
Says
a
source
close
to
the
Anil
Kapoor,
"Anil
is
not
interested
in
tweeting
right
now,
so
the
book
was
of
no
use
to
him
and
he
gifted
it
to
Aamir." Not
just
that,
Anil
even
gave
Aamir
that
much-needed
nudge
by
telling
him
that
even
US
President
Barack
Obama
was
active
on
Twitter.
When
the
3
Idiots
actor
returned
to
Mumbai
after
that
trip,
he
began
tweeting.
Anil
confirms,
"It's
a
personal
gift
and
I
wouldn't
like
to
discuss
the
details." Aamir's
spokesperson
confirms,
"Yes,
Aamir
was
given
a
book."
Story first published: Friday, July 9, 2010, 12:15 [IST]