Actress Sonali Bendre, who has maintained her distance from all social platforms since long, has stepped into the virtual world with Twitter. The actress says she is looking forward to connect with her fans and admirers across the globe through the micro-blogging site.

The actress, who has oft shared that opening up on social medium gives her goosebumps, made her debut on Twitter with handle - ?@iamsonalibendre on Wednesday.

"Hello to the world of 140 characters. Finally here on Twitter! Looking forward to the Twitter, chatter and connecting with all you Twitterati," Sonali tweeted late Wednesday.

Sonali, who has entertained with films like "Sarfarosh", "Hum Saath Saath Hain", "Diljale" and "Kal Ho Naa Ho" amongst many others, is married to filmmaker Goldie Bahl. And she even took a plunge into the small screen with finite series "Ajeeb Daastaan Hai Ye" last year.

After setting her foot on Twitter, the actress praised actress Vidya Balan, calling her "a woman of talent".

She posted: "A woman of talent, a woman of charm! Such an amazing time shooting with the lovely @Vidya_Balan for @MissionSapne".