Vegetarian Star

“Spiritually being a non-vegetarian was blocking me. It was hard to leave and I won’t say that I don’t crave it, but you can do it with your will power. Eating just vegetables and food without blood or flesh, is so nice. My skin, face and how I feel as a person has changed. And I feel it’s a small price to pay for so many things.”

–Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut, on how she benefited from switching to a vegetarian diet.

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Several Bollywood actors are featured on a film that teaches the art of eating right.

Actress Kareena Kapoor, Karishma Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan are all featured in The Indian Food Wisdom and the Art of Eating Right, a DVD which explores healthy eating and nutrition.

Several other celebrities join Rujuta Diwekar, a popular Indian nutritious and fitness expert, to give their insights into healthy eating using staples commonly found in Indian culture.

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Richa Chadda knows how to play any part.

Except the part of the meat eater on screen.

The Bollywood actress was shooting a scene for film that required she eat a product that at least looked like chicken.

But vegetarian Chadda and the producer’s found a tasty and creative way to change the script.

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Sherlyn Chopra, Bollywood actress who has worked with the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, will be baring a lot more than she did in her PETA India “Wings and Chains Belong in the Bedroom, Not in the Circus” ad.

Chopra has signed on to be the first Indian woman to pose nude for Playboy.

Expect to see Chopra in the November issue, but don’t look for a copy in India, where the magazine is illegal.

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Several Bollywood and Hollywood celebrities have collaborated to create a vegan cookbook filled with recipes and tips that is set for release in 2013.

The Bolly Holly Vegan Cookbook contains contributions from big names like Amrita Rao, Vidya Balan, Sonakshi Sinha and Neha Dhupia.

“It will be perfect for everyone – veteran vegans, curious newcomers and those who just want to try the occasional meatless meal – as well as both kitchen novices and culinary wizards,” said Poorva Joshipura, head of animal rights organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India and vice president (International Operations), PETA Foundation UK.

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Kareena Kapoor is one of those hot Bollywood actresses that won’t eat anything on screen she wouldn’t off.

Kapoor plays a hairstylist in the film Short Term Shaadi, and she was all set to shoot a breakfast scene in a cafe in the United States when she discovered the producers wanted her to eat pancakes with eggs.

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“This is something very personal. I changed because something inside me made me want to change. These are very personal choices, which can only be made by yourself; nobody else can force them on you. So I will never profess such a thing because it is an individual decision.”

—-Shahid Kapoor, on his decision to go vegetarian, as quoted by Indian Express.

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Bollywood beauty and ex Miss Universe Lara Dutta has been a vegetarian for 5 years and says she eats 5-6 small meals a day to stay healthy.

She gave Mid-Day an example of how she might start the day before filming scenes for the upcoming film Housefull, and high protein nuts are a big part of her day.

“Breakfast usually depends on the kind of day I’m going to have. If I’m looking forward to a relaxed day at home then I stick to eating raw food, say a bowl of papaya and maybe an apple, till about noon. If I’m shooting, then I have a big bowl of porridge with some nuts sprinkled on top, or maybe an omelette made from egg whites with whole-wheat toast. I do have one rule though — the first thing that goes into my system should not be caffeine.”

Lunch consists of more nuts–but never mixed with fruit!

“I usually eat a small cube of cheese and a few nuts like badams, pistas and walnuts. I never mix nuts with dried fruits, as it doesn’t suit me. I might even eat some low-fat yoghurt.”

Dutta tries to restrain herself at dinner time, but admits she loves her pasta too!

Read Dutta’s tips for great skin and more at Mid-Day.

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