Lockdown diaries: Celebs go back to basics with indoor games!

Indoor games have turned out to be the go-to entertainers for a whole lot of celebrities, who are readily playing with their parents, partners and kids.

If there’s something that the coronavirus-led lockdown has taught us, it’s the importance of bonding with family and loved ones, and the value of good ol’ modes of indoor entertainment. And so, it’s all the more delightful to see celebrities setting an example of how immersing yourself in solving picture puzzles, interlocking Lego bricks, playing card and board games, is the way to go to beat social distancing blues.

Actor Hrithik Roshan played a game of chess with his son during the lockdown. (Photo:Instagram/hrithikroshan)

From a veteran such as Satish Kaushik to younger stars including Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Kartik Aaryan, Shilpa Shetty, Huma Qureshi, Anushka Sharma, and Parineeti Chopra, they’re all making the most of the free time within home to indulge in these forgotten joys.

Kaushik says Ludo is his favourite game, something one can never be bored of. And he enjoys the company of his daughter Vanshika while playing it. He tells us, “Apart from taking all the precautions during this lockdown period, it’s very necessary to get rid of your mental stress. It’s a great time to relive your childhood. Try playing Ludo, Snakes and Ladders or Housie — they’re sure to be great stress busters.”

Meanwhile, Aaryan took to his Instagram stories to share a video in which he’s engrossed in a session of Jenga, which is about carefully pulling out one block out of a tower of wooden blocks.

Actor Kartik Aaryan played a game of Jenga with his mother.

Couples are also bonding over indoor games. Cricketer Harbhajan Singh and wife Geeta Basra have been playing scrabble and darts, apart from doing yoga and watching movies together”. Kapoor revealed he’s playing Sequence to kill time.

The Bhatt sisters enjoyed a game of Catan, and the actor, it seems from her sister’s post, always aces the game.

Actor Alia Bhatt enjoyed a game of Catan with her sister Shaheen Bhatt.

Actor Arjun Bijlani and his friends, who were in Lonavala for a vacation, also rejoiced a game of card game Uno. “Gang war is happening while playing Uno,” he wrote while sharing a ‘groupfie’. There’s also Aamna Shariff, who is indulging in chess.

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