2014 in a nutshell on @Twitter
Twitter is increasingly becoming a second screen for fans in India. With fans wishing their favourite celebrities to tweeting about their favourite show and discussing about their favourite movies and daily soaps, twitter is the vital platform for everyone extending their opinions. Whether it was Star Plus’ ground-breaking show Satyamev Jayate which continues to trend as conversations around the show went up 300 percent from 2014 to Deepika Padukone’s stand against a national newspaper that got a lot of attention as her fraternity supported and stood by her, twitter played an important role in all ways.
Let’s take a look at everything that was trending on twitter this year. While Colors TV and Zee TV were popular, Zee News is the only news channel that has taken a seat at number 4. While the rest of the list is dominate by drama and entertainment channels.
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RANK |
TWITTER HANDLE |
NAME OF CHANNEL |
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1. |
@colorstv |
Colors TV |
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2. |
@zeetv |
Zee TV |
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3. |
@starplus |
Star Plus |
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4. |
@zoomtv |
Zoom TV |
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5. |
@sontv |
Sony TV |
Television
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RANK |
HASHTAG |
DESCRIPTION |
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1. |
#HappyBirthdayDrashtiDhami |
Fans of TV actor Drashti Dhami wish her |
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2. |
#ThanksNaBoleTumSSN1 |
Refers to a TV show Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha |
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3. |
#SatyamevJayate |
Refers to a TV show Satyamev Jayate on Star Plus |
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4. |
#LetsPlayIndia |
Refers to the first episode of Satyamev Jayate on Sports |
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5. |
#MumkinHai |
Refers to the theme of Satyamev Jayate |
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6. |
#KunwarAmarBdayWeekStarts |
Fans of Kunwar Amar kickstart his birthday celebrations |
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7. |
#HappyBirthdayVrushikaMehta |
Fans of Vrushika Mehta wish her |
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8. |
#9XMTop9 |
Refers to top 9 songs by 9XM music channel |
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9. |
#FilmfareAwardsOnSony |
Conversations around Filmfare awards |
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10. |
#HouseOfCardsAt11 |
Conversation around TV show House of Cards |
Top 5 most mentioned TV personalities
Popular on TV and also popular on Twitter Kapil Sharma has not just topped this list but is also one of the fastest growing TV personalities too. He is closely followed by Chef Vikas Khanna who is also popular for his charm and sharp looks.
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RANK |
TWITTER HANDLE |
NAME |
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1. |
@kapilsharmak9 |
Kapil Sharma |
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2. |
@thevikaskhanna |
Vikas Khanna |
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3. |
@kkundra |
Karan Kundra |
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4. |
@karan009wahi |
Karan Wahi |
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5. |
@kritika_kamra |
Kritika Kamra |
Most mentioned musicians in India
Former lead vocalist of the now disbanded electro rock band Pentagram and part of the duo Vishal-Shekhar, Vishal Dadlani tops the most mentioned musicians list. He’s known to be candid and openly voice his support and his opinions on current affairs and music.
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RANK |
TWITTER HANDLE |
NAME |
|
1. |
@vishaldadlani |
Vishal Dadlani |
|
2. |
@shreyaghoshal |
Shreyas Ghoshal |
|
3. |
@asliyoyo |
Yo Yo Honey Singh |
|
4 |
@arrahman |
AR Rahman |
Top 5 most mentioned media personalities
In a news dominant nation, journalists make for influencers as well as change agents. The top most mentioned journalist for 2014 are listed below. It is fascinating to see Harsha Bhogle be part of this list given that he is popular for his commentary as well as his opinion and contributory article in leading publications and magazines. It is also intriguing to note that the most mentioned are related to the TV medium than the Print.
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RANK |
TWITTER HANDLE |
NAME |
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1. |
@sardesairajdeep |
Rajdeep Sardesai |
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2. |
@bdutt |
Barkha Dutt |
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3. |
@rahulkanwal |
Rahul Kanwal |
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4. |
@sagarikaghose |
Sagarika Ghose |
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5. |
@bhogleharsha |
Harsha Bhogle |
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