As Riteish Deshmukh-Genelia Deshmukh and Bhumi Pednekar announced about turning vegetarians, let's look at other Bollywood celebs who did it before.
On Wednesday, Bhumi Pednekar announced that she has turned into a vegetarian. The actor revealed that she has not been eating non-vegetarian food for over six months and continues to do so. Talking about the same, she had said in a statement, "For many years I had the want to go vegetarian but breaking habits are the toughest thing to do. My journey with Climate Warrior taught me a lot of things and I just didn't feel like eating meat anymore."
Before Bhumi, Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia Deshmukh announced that they have become vegetarians in order to have healthy organs as they pledged to donate it.
There are numerous Bollywood celebrities who have been practising vegetarianism and veganism for several years now. Celebs namely Alia Bhatt, Anushka Sharma, Jacqueline Fernandez, Richa Chadha, Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor and many others have spoken about changing their lifestyle.
Many are ardent animal lovers and stated that as the major reason for giving up consuming non-vegetarian food.
Let's take a look at the ten Bollywood actors who turned into vegetarians in detail below:
1. Alia Bhatt
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Alia Bhatt had earlier revealed that she has adopted a vegetarian diet to stay healthy, As per Cosmopolitan India, the actor had said, "It’s definitely because of the heat that I am staying off meat, and I’m beginning to enjoy my new diet. I never was a hardcore non-vegetarian anyway. As of now, I am a vegetarian, and I hope it will last."
2. Anushka Sharma
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In 2018, Anushka Sharma announced that she is a vegetarian. She had said, "Going vegetarian was one of the best decisions I ever made. I have more energy, I feel healthier, and I'm so happy that no animals had to suffer for my meals."
3. Bhumi Pednekar
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Being a climate warrior, Bhumi Pednekar has decided to go vegetarian. In a statement, she said, "For many years I had the want to go vegetarian but breaking habits are the toughest thing to do. My journey with Climate Warrior taught me a lot of things and I just didn't feel like eating meat anymore."
Bhumi added, "I was never heavy on non-vegetarian, but I took a call in the lockdown. It was actually something that happened organically. It's been six months and I'm good, guilt-free and feel physically strong as well."
4. Genelia Deshmukh
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On ditching meat, Genelia Deshmukh had confessed, "Turning vegetarian was a choice I took a couple of years ago.. I honestly thought it was going to be really really tough but I was determined to make it work.. On my journey I realised the beauty of plants, the various colours I see through them and eventually the nutrients I get through them but most importantly I feel less cruel to animals..."
5. Jacqueline Fernandez
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An ardent animal lover, Jacqueline Fernandez decided to give up meat and live a healthy life with vegetarian diet. Moreover, she has been on a meat and diary free diet for many years now.
6. Richa Chadha
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Richa Chadha has been following veganism since 2014. She had recently discussed with PETA about going vegan. The actor said, "I wanted to be able to talk about it without sounding preachy. The whole concept of veganism stems from 'live and let live', so the idea is not to force people to convert to veganism. Food is connected with culture and nostalgia. But by speaking about it in a practical fashion, we are hoping that people give this a shot. They can start by becoming vegan a few days a week. Hopefully, 2020 will usher in a lot of changes in mindset."
7. Riteish Deshmukh
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Riteish Deshmukh, who has pledged to donate his organs recently opened up on becoming a vegetarian. The actor said, "I have given up non-vegetarian food, black coffee and aerated drinks. I want to keep my body healthy. And eventually, when the time comes for donating my organs, people should say, 'Jaate jaate healthy organs chhod kar gaya' (he left healthy organs)."
8. Shahid Kapoor
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After stumbling upon the book Life Is Fair by Brian Hines, Shahid Kapoor completely transformed his lifestyle and became a pure vegetarian. He has been strictly following it for more than a decade now.
9. Shraddha Kapoor
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In 2019, Shraddha Kapoor turned into vegan and talking about the same, she had stated, "I think I am a smart eater. I love food, so I eat what I like. I love vada pav so I eat that too, but I also work out. Or else, in the night I may just have soup. But I can’t get too restrictive about my food as it’s an important part of my happiness."
10. Sonam K Ahuja
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Sonam Kapoor has been practising vegetarianism for many years and she turned into a vegan eventually. Sharing the same, the actor had said, "I’ve been vegetarian for many years, but I became vegan this year. I believe in making compassionate choices. So much so, I am having soya milk coffee now, I don’t even have dairy."
