Twitter abuzz with Anil Kapoor's '24' chatter

New Delhi: "24 it is gripping and stylised and going to change the face of INDIAN TELEVISION, Kudos to Anil Kapoor and His Team !!!" reads Madhur Bhandarkar's tweet after he watched the opening episode of Anil Kapoor's '24'. Such has been the impact of the pilot episode that '24' has become the favorite topic of discussion on Twitter. As people post their viewpoints and updates to family and friends on Twitter, it is clear that the show has managed been able to meet the expectations of the viewers. 

Anil Kapoor, who makes his TV debut as actor and producer with '24', has taken the first step in changing the way Indian TV is perceived. For those who came in late, '24' is the Indian version of an American TV series of the same name and features 

Anil Kapoor as Indian agent Jai Singh Rathod, the role based on American action hero Jack Bauer, originally played by Kiefer Sutherland. To help Indian viewers relate to '24', the show's writers have incorporated a few Indian twists. Read on to know what common viewers and popular names from the showbiz industry have been saying about the show. 

'24' airs on Colors TV, a property of Network 18, which also owns IBNLive.