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Actor Aadesh Choudhary is a quitter! And we mean it in a nice way. He has kicked the smoking habit.

He tells us why. I realised I had zero stamina while shooting fight scenes in my show - I would be short of breath within minutes of a shot. When I joined the gym I just couldn't do the treadmill for more than a few minutes at a time. That was a wake up call was for me. I knew I had to follow a healthier lifestyle and diet," says Aadesh. Coping with withdrawal symptoms wasn't easy, but where there's a will, there is a way. "I stopped smoking last year around August but cheated once or twice after that. But in the last four months, I have not touched cigarettes. I am working hard on my body now," he says.

Television actor Aadesh Choudhary known for his stint as Deegu in 'Laagi Tujhse Lagan' is the latest actor to join the 'I quit smoking' league.

The actor who is serious about his work and wants to go all the way to make it big in his career, does not want to fall short anywhere anymore - be it working towards a fitter body or a healthier lifestyle.

'I had zero stamina'

"I realised I had zero stamina while shooting the fight scenes in my show - I would be short of breath within minutes of a shot. When I joined the gym I just couldn't do the treadmill for more than a few minutes at a time. That was a wake up call was for me. I knew I had to follow a healthier lifestyle and diet," says Aadesh.

'Ek kash maarte hain'

Aadesh wasn't a smoker earlier but after coming to Mumbai around five years ago he began smoking thanks to a friend and it's been five years now. For him it had all begun with "Ek kash toh maar ke dekh lete hain," and now Aadesh cautions, "You should never get into this habit because it is very difficult to quit - your body craves for nicotine, and mind reacts aggressively."

'I fought the withdrawal symptoms'

The actor confesses that when he stopped smoking, he had to combat not just the urge to smoke but all the negative reactions and withdrawal symptoms - his mood swings, his low patience, his aggressiveness towards everyone in general.

Talking about how difficult it was to give up Aadesh confesses, "I had given up smoking last year around August but then I cheated once or twice later."

But the harmful effects of the bad habit got to him finally, and the actor says happily, "In the last four months I have not touched cigarettes. I am working very hard on my body and diet. Being an actor I have realised that I need to be perfect and have a tough, good body and for that I need to live a healthy lifestyle."

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