Anil Kapoor's 24 has Twitterverse abuzz

Anil Kapoor's much anticipated political-drama series '24' premieres on Colors today at 10 pm. While the wait is not all that long, it seems people sure are counting every passing second. Most took to the microblogging site Twitter to voice their excitement about the show and getting to see 'Lakhan' on their TVs for the very first time.

While some tweets like "Anil Kapoor's 24 starts tonight?" went ignored, there were some like these that seem to reflect the eagerness of a much larger crowd:

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@coolfunnytshirt: "Anil Kapoor's starting dialogue in the '24' serial is so amazing & innovative! It says "Har din mein 24 ghante hote hain.." Just amazing!"

@MuthuKrish7: "Is Anil Kapoor's '24' going to change the way we perceive Indian TV?"

?@KenonThangjam:" I hope Anil Kapoor's '24' come out awesome...are we expecting a SWAT type team??"

@Davora: "I soo hope we get this in the UK as well!!"

Do you think the show will live up to the buzz? Is it ever good to expect too much? @ramgandhi52 sure seems to agree: "Looking forward to seeing tonight's Anil Kapoor's '24'. I am sure it will be as good as the English version, if not better."

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And while we're talking 'big TV premiere' and 'Anil's television debut', this tweet asks the question on both the public and Bollywood critics' minds, @prembaweja: "Anil Kapoor's '24' to give Ranbir Kapoor's 'Besharam' a run for money?" Whether or not that's true, we'll know pretty soon.