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Coronavirus Pandemic: From Alia Bhatt to Saif Ali Khan, Bollywood celebs who are spending self-quarantine time reading books!

TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - Mar 20, 2020, 07:05 IST
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Coronavirus Pandemic: From Alia Bhatt to Saif Ali Khan, Bollywood celebs who are spending self-quarantine time reading books!

The Producers Guild of India released an official statement on Sunday, that the shoots of Hindi films, shows and ads across the country will be suspended from March 19 to 31. Due to this, our B-town celebs are spending self-quarantine time at home with their families. This precautionary measure is been practised to avoid the spread of the virus. Bollywood celebrities are trying their best to spread awareness about COVID-19 through social media.

While some are urging their fans to be safe and cautious, others are sharing important information and the importance of washing hands. This self-quarantine time has been beneficial as celebs are going back to their hobbies which they might have quit due to their busy schedules.

From Saif Ali Khan, Alia Bhatt to Sidharth Malhotra, Celebs who are spending self-quarantine time reading books!

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Alia Bhatt

Bollywood stars are sharing posts on their social media handles about how they are utilising the self-quarantine time. Recently, Alia Bhatt took to her Instagram to share a picture of a book which she is reading and captioned, "stay home & .... finish a book ����". She is reading the book on musician Nitin Sawhney. With her post, the actress is urging her fans to finish the book they have been wanting to for a long time.

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Saif Ali Khan

Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic, Kareena Kapoor Khan shared a glimpse of what the couple's week ahead will look like. Going by her post, it appears that her husband Saif Ali Khan is busy doing some reading while she will make the most of her new-found free time by using Instagram. Bebo shared two photos- one of Saif reading a book peacefully in a candle-lit study room and the other one the other side, she is be seen using her phone while sitting on a sofa chair. Kareena revealed what the couple will do during their self-isolation period: "Looks like he is 'booked' for the week... While I Instagram."

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Sidharth Malhotra

Recently, Sidharth Malhotra took to his Instagram to share a photo of himself dressed in formals enjoying a sip of his favourite beverage and reading a book. The post was captioned as, "It’s time to take some time off and focus on things we've always wanted to do but never had enough time for. Let’s read, reinvent and live our hobbies, spend time with our family and just try to do all we can to stay safe and keep others around us safe too! I love you guys, so please take good care of yourself, stay at home, wash your hands and avoid unnecessary travel."

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Parineeti Chopra

Parineeti Chopra is very active on social media. The star has been sharing important notices about the Coronavirus outbreak. A few days back, the actress took to her social media to thank the doctors and medical staff. The actress is spending time at her home and she took to her Instagram stories and gave us a glimpse of how she is using the self-quarantine time. The star is busy reading her favourite puzzle book. She shared the picture of her book on her Instagram stories.

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