MUMBAI: What happens when an Indian and a global streaming service get into a social media spat? Hotstar and Netflix on their respective Twitter handles have sparked an entertaining battle over a picture that was posted by Netflix India. The Reed Hastings headed company wanted to wish the House Of Cards star Kevin Spacey in style, and they did, with this picture.
Happy birthday, Spacey Ji! #FU2016 pic.twitter.com/iSwaotCmLW
— Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) July 26, 2016
Hotstar had created a similar image a while back in order to promote its All India Backchod show collaboration On Air With AIB.
.@NetflixIndia We're flattered :) pic.twitter.com/93NvBsP3P3
— hotstar (@hotstartweets) July 26, 2016
The reply from Hotstar started a banter between the duo in a series of tweets.
Netlflix replied back with a GIF from House of Cards> saying "Insecurity bores me".
.@hotstartweets @AllIndiaBakchod pic.twitter.com/f5D5DouNiE
— Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) July 26, 2016
To which Hotstar replied,
.@NetflixIndia And delusion keeps us entertained! pic.twitter.com/EH7YLaelNP
— hotstar (@hotstartweets) July 26, 2016
.@hotstartweets Glad someone's doing the entertaining :) pic.twitter.com/AEzINmMnjO
— Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) July 26, 2016
.@NetflixIndia Sure, Pritam can be entertaining too. pic.twitter.com/ajxdp1hWVk
— hotstar (@hotstartweets) July 27, 2016
We don't know which of the two had the last laugh! But the twitter jousting sure brought a smile on twitterati's faces!