Megastar Amitabh Bachchan hit a new record today on his Facebook page by garnering over 10 million fan following.

The 71-year-old actor, who is yet to break the record of his contemporaries Salman Khan (14,273,556 likes) and Aamir Khan (11039579 likes), thanked his fans for their love and support.

"10 MILLION! Thank you all... Just so overwhelmed.. What a way to start the day...," Bachchan wrote on his page.

Later, the 'Sholay' star also posted a picture from his upcoming film 'Bhoothnath Returns' along with the caption "Come party with the Bhoothnath... Relax man!"

Bachchan is followed by many celebrities including Shah Rukh Khan who has 7 million likes on the social networking site.