Zaheer Khan announces retirement on Facebook; here are other celebrities who announced big news on social media

Social media is not only a great tool to be in touch with friends and family, it’s also an important part of all our lives because of the opportunities it provides us to interact with people around the globe. For celebrities, however, for whom the whole world is an extended family, social media is the single biggest tool to provide everyone with news and updates about their personal lives.

As Zaheer Khan, one of India’s finest bowlers, took to social media to announce his retirement from international cricket, we take a look at the Bollywood celebrities who used social media to announce some kind of big news to their fans and followers.

1. Abhishek Bachchan’s daughter’s birth
The Bachchan family is the first family of Bollywood, and the birth of Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan’s offspring was big news for the glamour world. After the birth of their daughter Aaradhya, it was junior B, who took to social networking site Twitter to announce it to the world.

IT'S A GIRL!!!!!! :-)))))

— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) November 16, 2011

2. Rannvijay Singh’s marriage
The ultimate ‘Roadie’ of India, Rannvijay Singh crushed a million hearts as he decided to tie knot with a London-based girl Priyanka Vohra. Even though there were speculations about his upcoming marriage, the news was confirmed only when he posted ceremonial images on his social media accounts.

Posted by Rannvijay Singh Singha on Wednesday, 15 April 2015

3. Hrithik Roshan’s divorce
The news of Hrithik Roshan’s divorce broke more hearts than Rannvijay Singh’s marriage, as he was married to his wife Sussanne Khan for around 14 years after being in a relationship for 4 years before that. It was via his social media accounts that Hrithik broke the news of his separation from Sussanne.

This is my greatest tribute to love. Sussanne is and always will be the love of my life for the rest of my life. If her smiles are brighter without me my love for her must accomplish that. Unconditional.

Posted by Hrithik Roshan on Friday, 13 December 2013

4. Sushmita Sen’s denial of marriage
For a long period of time, there were rumors of Sushmita Sen tying the knot with former Pakistani cricketer Wasim Akram. However, the pretty lady decided to shut all mouths when she took to Twitter to clarify her stand in a series of tweets.

Hi guys!Been reading about my upcoming wedding with Wasim..ABSOLUTE RUBBISH!!! Goes to show just how irresponsible media can be sumtimes!

— sushmita sen (@thesushmitasen) April 12, 2013

5. Anushka Sharma’s lip surgery
For a temporary lip enhancement for a movie role, Anushka received a lot of flak from her fans around the globe. There also came news suggesting that the Pk actress had went under the knife, which prompted Anushka to take a stand on the case and tweet about it.

Hellooooo everyone !! Today I am here to talk about my lips !! Yes ! There ! I said it .. My lips ! As a (cont) http://t.co/CXwILm0Yrn

— Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) February 10, 2014