World Vegan Day: Know 8 Cricketers, Bollywood Actors Who Turned Vegan

As the global trend of veganism and plant-based diets continues to rise, Indian celebrities and sportspersons are enthusiastically joining the movement. Here 8 cricketers and Bollywood actors who have turned vegan.

Virat Kohli: Virat has follows a vegan diet and credits his fitness to his choice of vegetarian foods. All his protein intake comes from plant based proteins and not animal proteins.

Hardik Pandya: Faced with a series of career setbacks, notably related to lower back injuries, Hardik Pandya decided to transition to a vegan diet in 2020.

Bhubaneswar Kumar: He follows a plant-based diet, which helps him with post-match recovery and improves digestion.

Anushka Sharma: The Zero actress switched to a plant-based diet in 2015. Anushka Sharma adopted Veganism because her Dog Dude didn’t like the smell of meat.

Alia Bhatt: The Gangubai actress took the decision of opting to veganism in 2015 and there has been no looking back ever since. She seems to be enjoying her changed food habits and now would continue the diet for a lifetime.

Aamir Khan: Aamir made the conscious choice to adopt a fully plant-based diet in 2015. The decision was prompted by a video shared by his ex-wife Kiran illustrating the common diseases caused by consuming animal products and how a diet change can prevent them.

Kangana Ranaut: Despite her upbringing on a diet rich in hearty meat-based dishes, Kangana decided to abstain from meat upon entering Bollywood. After following a vegetarian diet for some time, she realized that dairy products did not suit her, ultimately leading her to embrace a vegan lifestyle.

Shahid Kapoor: The Kabir Singh actor is known to follow vegetarian diet for a long time now after his father Pankaj Kapoor gifted him a book- ‘Life is Fair’ by Brian Hinesl.