Bollywood millennium star Amitabh Bachchan has been honored with the Social Media Person of the Year award by Internet and Mobile Association of India. The 72-year-old actor, who is an active social media user and online blogger, took the opportunity to thank his online fans, whom he affectionately calls `extended family`. Amitabh humbly accepted the award on behalf of the extended family. The award organizers came to deliver the award in Mumbai and will play and acceptance video at the function in Delhi. Bachchan, who has more than 10 million followers on Twitter, the maximum for any Bollywood celebrity, complimented social media for becoming a powerful tool of communication.