Celebrated Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan’s Twitter verification mark was restored on the social media platform after his tweet on its removal despite paying for the subscription service went viral.

In a new tweet, the actor thanked Twitter CEO Elon Musk and wrote, “Hey Musk Bhaiya! Thank you very much! The ‘Neel Kamal’ is back in front of my name!”

Earlier on Friday the actor made a “funny appeal” to have his blue verification tick restored. The tick had been removed from his account even though Bachchan reportedly paid the $8 subscription fee.

Bachchan took to Twitter to express his surprise and lodge what thousands of users deemed a “funny and sarcastic” complaint asking for his blue tick to be restored.

In a tweet the 80-year-old actor said: “Hey Twitter brother. Are you listening? Now I even paid. So put back the blue (tick) in front of my name, so that people know that it is Amitabh Bachchan only. I have already made request with folded hands, now should I fall at your feet?”

Indian media said Bachchan’s tweet in the Uttar Pradesh dialect reflected his characteristic humor.

The veteran actor, who identifies himself as a media personality on his previously blue-ticked handle, had the verification tick dropped on Thursday despite having subscribed, according to several media reports.

Other famous Bollywood stars including Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan, who have 43m and 45m followers respectively, also had their blue ticks removed. Yet it was not clear whether they had paid the $8 verification service like Bachchan.