India, July 13 -- Actor Ankit Gupta recently opened up about switching to a vegetarian diet, saying he took the decision after suffering a gastric and panic attack.

In a candid conversation with Farah Khan in her vlog, Ankit shared the story behind his decision. In the video, Farah said she had planned to cook tawa chicken but was shocked that Ankit had changed his diet. She asked him about it, to which the actor said, "I've turned vegetarian, but will eat chicken since you're making it."

Ankit made it clear that his switch to vegetarianism wasn't based on religious beliefs, but was instead triggered by a health crisis. He shared, "I didn't turn vegetarian for any religious reasons. I had a gastric and panic attack for which I was hospi...