Ashwini Kalsekar Gave Up Non-Vegetarian Food for 10 Years, Says Husband Murli Sharma Doesn’t Even Eat Garlic

Mumbai, Feb 10: Actress Ashwini Kalsekar, known for her strong performances in television and films, has revealed that she once gave up non-vegetarian food for nearly 7 to 10 years after marrying actor Murli Sharma, who follows a strict vegetarian lifestyle.

In a recent interview with the team of Curly Tales, Ashwini opened up about her personal life and food habits, sharing how her husband’s dietary discipline influenced her lifestyle significantly.

Ashwini, who belongs to a Marathi background, admitted that she was a hardcore non-vegetarian earlier and never enjoyed vegetarian meals. “I never liked vegetarian food. Except potatoes, nothing used to excite me,” she said, adding that she learned cooking from her sister-in-law.

Murli Sharma: ‘I’m a strict vegetarian’

Murli Sharma, during the same conversation, revealed that he is a dedicated vegetarian and avoids several ingredients completely.

“He doesn’t even eat garlic,” Ashwini said, while Murli added with humour that he also avoids items like mushrooms and baby corn, calling them unfamiliar foods that he never developed a taste for.

No Non-Veg Cooking at Home

Ashwini further revealed that although she resumed eating non-vegetarian food later, the couple does not cook it at home due to religious beliefs.

She shared that during the shooting of Golmaal, Murli Sharma once felt pity seeing her craving non-veg food in Goa and encouraged her to eat it outside.

“Our family deity is Balaji, so we don’t cook non-vegetarian food at home. We only eat it outside,” she explained.

Murli’s Funny Remark on Her Return to Non-Veg

Adding a light-hearted touch, Murli Sharma jokingly remarked that Ashwini chose non-veg food again once “love reduced a little,” leaving everyone laughing.

Career and Personal Life

Ashwini Kalsekar has been active in the entertainment industry since 1995 and is widely known for her roles in popular shows such as CID, Aahat, Kasamh Se, Jhansi Ki Rani, and Hitler Didi. She has also worked in several films and web series.

The actress was earlier married to actor Nitesh Pandey but later divorced. She married Murli Sharma in 2009. The couple has no children, and Ashwini has previously stated that health complications related to her kidneys affected her ability to conceive.