Shah Rukh Khan who once admitted to smoking 100 cigarettes in a day has now quit smoking. On his 59th birthday, King Khan has inspired his fans that it's never too late to give up on a bad habit. During the meet and greet event celebrating his 59th birthday, SRK officially announced that he has quit smoking. While he still feels breathless he is optimistic that this adjustment period too shall pass. As we speak about him, here’s a list of other Bollywood stars who gave up on cigarettes.
Salman Khan
Salman Khan was once a chain smoker but gave up on this injurious habit in 2012, after undergoing treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia, also known as the suicidal disease. For better health and lifestyle he stopped drinking and smoking.
Aamir Khan
Aamir Khan dumped smoking after he welcomed Azaad with his ex-wife Kiran Rao in 2011. His kids Junaid Khan and Ira Khan from his first wife Reena Dutta insisted him to take this step towards a healthy life.
Hrithik Roshan
Hrithik Roshan was also reportedly a chain smoker but eventually, he left the habit after realizing its harmful effects. He clarified to be a nonsmoker and called cigarettes a virus.
Ranbir Kapoor
Back in 2011, filmmaker Anurag Basu held a bet with Ranbir Kapoor to not smoke on the sets of Barfi. This helped him reduce the count of smoking cigarettes in a day and even her mother Neetu Kapoor insisted him for a healthy lifestyle. Well, he became 100% non-smoker when he welcomed daughter Raha Kapoor in 2022.
Ajay Devgn
Ajay Devgn too once smoked 100 cigarettes a day. He quit smoking in 2018 while filming the movie Raid on the insistence of his daughter Nysa and wife Kajol.
Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan ditched smoking in 2007 after being hospitalized for chest pain which was later reported to be a mini heart attack. He even quit drinking alcohol after that incident.