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IndiaFMWednesday, July 25, 2007
Film stars
Kareena
Kapoor and R. Madhavan have been crowned winners in the first-ever "Cutest
Vegetarian" online poll conducted by petaDishoom - People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals' (PETA) India's youth division. It was a close race with
stiff challenges mounted by a bevy of hottie runners-up, including
Mallika
Sherawat,
Mahima
Chaudhary,
Shahid
Kapoor and Rajneesh Duggal.
One look into Bollywood beauty Kareena
Kapoor's radiant hazel eyes and there's no doubt that cute and vegetarian are
one and the same. The youth icon and reigning screen queen also has the talent
to match her captivating looks: Kareena recently won the Best Actress Star
Screen Award for her performance in
Omkara.
In the male category,
it's no surprise that heartthrob Madhavan has triumphed. A veteran of Hindi TV
serials before going on to star in dozens of films - including the much
acclaimed
Alaipayuthey and
Guru- Madhavan has always encouraged
young people to go vegetarian for their health, the animals and the environment.
He has also helped his friends at PETA help animals every chance he gets. He
shot an ad in which he crammed himself into a cage to show how chickens suffer,
made a pro-vegetarian public service announcement, did an introduction in Tamil
for PETA 's "Compassionate Citizen" education program and launched
petaDishoom.com's popular pro-vegetarian online e-card.
Explains
Madhavan, "Chickens may not be cute and cuddly like some animals, but they still
feel pain just like you and me. It's simple - I love animals, so I don't eat
them".
Why are so many celebrities shunning meat faster than you can say
"veggie burger"? Celebrities cite many reasons for forgoing flesh, from avoiding
the cruelty inherent in all meat production to improving their health and energy
levels and helping the environment by not contributing to factory-farm
pollution.
Tags: kareena kapoor, r madhavan, petadishoom, mallika sherawat, mahima chaudhary, shahid kapoor, rajneesh duggal, omkara.
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