The 23-year-old Manushi Chhillar plays chess regularly to sharpen her mind and it seems her father, Dr. Mitra Basu Chhillar, is her coach and sparring partner! The father-daughter duo loves a close game of chess and the gorgeous actress, who is set to debut opposite Akshay Kumar in Prithviraj,<\/em> is actually an extremely competitive chess fanatic.<\/p>\n \u201cChess stretches your mind in terms of strategy and imagination because you really have to outwit your opponent at any cost. Playing chess with my dad is something that I have always loved doing because he\u2019s the most unpredictable, intelligent, and the sharpest person I\u2019ve ever played with,\u201d says Manushi.<\/p>\n The actress thanks her father for infusing a sense of competitiveness in her through chess which has definitely helped her to focus on her goals. Manushi made India proud by winning back the coveted Miss World crown 17 years after Priyanka Chopra won the crown!<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m fiercely competitive and my father fuelled this, encouraged this thoroughly because he always wanted me to beat him at the game which I did manage once! He is a very clever chess partner and I love to play with him because he doesn\u2019t give me any room to make an error even though I\u2019m his daughter!\u201d says Manushi.<\/p>\n Manushi, whose debut in Prithviraj<\/em> is one of the most anticipated big Bollywood launches, says her father is also equally competitive. \u201cIt\u2019s exasperating and it\u2019s equally thrilling! He is equally competitive! So, the games just become too much fun. We have had several nail biters and I can say that I\u2019m still learning from him,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n Catch us for latest Bollywood News<\/a>, New Bollywood Movies<\/a> update, Box office collection<\/a>, New Movies Release <\/a>, Bollywood News Hindi<\/a>, Entertainment News<\/a>, Bollywood News Today<\/a> & upcoming movies 2020 <\/a> and stay updated with latest hindi movies only on Bollywood Hungama.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"On](\"https:\/\/media2.bollywoodhungama.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/On-International-Chess-Day-Manushi-Chhillar-reveals-she-is-a-closet-chess-fanatic.jpg\")
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