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Shahid Kapoor was spotted in a suburban Mumbai studio, shooting for an ad campaign for PETA (People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals). The actor is a vegetarian by choice and gave up eating non-vegetarian food 10 years ago after reading a book (he didn't want to mention the name). Shahid said that he didn't want to profess about vegetarianism or implore everyone to turn vegetarian as this is best left to each one's choice. "Being a vegetarian or non-vegetarian is a very personal thing. But it's a great cause and being an actor if I can associate myself with a good cause,why not? I am happy with my choice of turning vegetarian, and others should be happy with theirs," said Kapoor.
The ad, which was shot by ace photographer Atul Kasbekar, will be out in a few days. It is very simple according to Shahid and sans the striking get-ups the other film celebs have donned when shooting for the same organisation. "They didn't ask me to wear anything outlandish, or maybe my face is naturally different," he added jokingly. Some of the other film celebs who have done PETA campaigns are John Abraham, Shilpa Shetty, Celina Jaitly and R. Madhavan.
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