By: JurmoloyaRava
Kangana Ranaut gave up eating meat despite her upbringing was in a typical Rajput household that thrived on meaty dishes. “Veganism as a way of life is deeply rooted in the Indian ethos. I switched to being a vegan and this has made a lot of difference in my life. I am very happy now.” Says Kangana.
2. Jacqueline Fernandez
Jacqueline Fernandez gave up meat since 2013 and never went back to her old eating habits. The Sri Lankan former beauty queen turned vegan and stated, “I went vegan, and I’ve never felt better. Now, I want to share that wonderful feeling with everybody I know. Going vegan is the best thing you can do to help stop animal suffering, protect the environment and safeguard your own health.”
3. Aamir Khan
Aamir Khan is a perfectionist which is a known fact but not many know that the actor is also vegan. He does not eat meat or dairy products and it is all thanks to his wife Kiran Rao. In an interview with Peta, Khan said: “At the end of it, I was convinced that vegans are way ahead of non-vegetarians and even vegetarians.”
4. Anushka Sharma
Anushka Sharma has been a vocal animal activist for several years. In an interview, Anushka revealed that she opted for vegetarianism because her pet ‘Dude’ hated the smell of meat. She liked the lifestyle so much, that she would continue it forever!
5. John Abraham
John Abraham is against animal cruelty and so, does not like eating meat. He is one of the fittest actors in Bollywood, John is also a vegetarian by choice, all thanks to his love for animals.
6. Sonakshi Sinha
A staunch supporter of animal cruelty, Sonakshi Sinha gave up meat to practise what she preached. In turn, it helped her lose a bunch of weight, and the actor confessed that turning vegan helped her in boosting her metabolism.
7. Sonam Kapoor
Her favourite included seafood and curd. Sonam gradually became more fitness conscious and was on her weight loss spree, she turned to vegetarianism, and ultimately hopped on to the vegan bandwagon as dairy products were not suiting her. “I stopped eating meat four years ago. What has happened now is that I have stopped consuming milk and milk products.”- Sonam Kapoor.
8. Shahid Kapoor
Everybody is aware of Shahid’s vegetarian food habits. He was also seen in several PETA ad campaigns and was felicitated by PETA as Asia’s sexiest vegetarian man in 2011.
9. Kiran Rao
Besides being a stellar producer, director and writer for cinema hits like Dhobi Ghat Kiran Rao is also vegan. Her decision to spare animal lives’, reduce her carbon footprint and be kind to animals is also good for her health. That’s why she lobbied for her husband, Aamir Khan to make the win-win transition.
10. Richa Chadha
Richa Chadha isn’t just a model-turned-actor; she’s also a vegetarian-turned-vegan. This B-town beauty decided to shed eggs and dairy for good.
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