Who is Rujuta Diwekar? Age, Height, Net Worth, Career, Family, Dietitian, Wiki, Biography

Rujuta Diwekar is a well-known Indian celebrity nutritionist, fitness expert, sports science expert, author, and health and wellness speaker. Her fitness books are bestsellers and have sold over 1 million copies in 7 languages, and was awarded the Nutrition Award by the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology in 2010. Rujuta has also received accreditation from Sports Dietitians Australia. She is one of the world’s most-followed nutritionists. 

Rujuta Diwekar Biography / Wiki

Rujuta Diwekar was born on 5 October 1973 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She currently lives in Mumbai. She is 48 years old. Rutuja holds Indian nationality and her zodiac sign is Libra. 

Rujuta Diwekar Age

As per Rujuta Diwekar’s date of birth, her age is 48 years (as of January 2023). 

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Rujuta Diwekar Height and Weight

Rujuta Diwekar’s height is about 5 feet 6 inches and her weight is approximately 55 kg.

Rujuta Diwekar Career 

Just after Rujuta completed her post-graduation she opened her own gym “Urja”. Later in 2000, she started working with Bollywood celebrities. She started off as the fitness instructor for Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan’s mother ‘Lally Dhawan’. She got recognition after she started working with Bollywood clients.

In 2004 Rujuta trained ‘Anil Ambani’ to run the Tata Mumbai Marathon. She helped him lose one-third of his body weight. This success helped launch her own nutrition brand “Rujuta Diwekar ”. In April 2008 Rujuta started working with the Bebo of Bollywood “Kareena Kapoor Khan”. 

Her diet plan helped the actress to achieve a Zero size figure for the movie ‘Tashan’. She soon became Kareena Kapoor’s personal dietician. She became very popular and rose to fame after she was appointed as the personal dietician of the actress. 

Rujuta started working with several Bollywood clients like ‘Karisma Kapoor’, ‘Saif Ali Khan’, ‘Shahid Kapoor’, ‘Varun Dhawan’, ‘Alia Bhatt’, ‘Rohit Shetty’, ‘Anupam Kher’, ‘Anil Ambani’, ‘Daler Mehndi’, and many more. 

She has also won several awards including the ‘Nutrition award’ from the ‘Asian Institute of Gastroenterology’. In 2013 she won 2 awards ‘Mukta Sanman’ from IBN Lokmat and the ‘Mata Sanman’ Youth achiever award by Maharashtra Times. 

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Rujuta was voted as the ’50 most powerful Indian’ by People magazine in 2012. In 2016 she was nominated as ‘India’s most Promising Face in Diet and Nutrition’ at the 9th Annual Pharmaceutical Leadership Summit and Pharma Leaders Business Leadership Awards.

She was also listed among the ’35 achievers of India’ and the ‘Change Makers of Mumbai’ by India Today magazine. She was also invited as a guest speaker and to conduct workshops in countries like ‘China’, ‘Singapore’, ‘Nepal’, and many more.

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Rujuta Diwekar Family

Rujuta grew up in her hometown with her family. She was born into a small and well-educated family. Her family consists of her father, mother, and sister. Her father’s name is V.P. Diwekar, he runs an engineering company in Mumbai that Manufactures machinery for the cosmetic and coating industries. 

And her mother Rekha Diwekar is a chemistry professor from the Sathaye College in Mumbai. Her mother is also an author. Rujuta’s sister Ankita Diwekar Kabra works as the co-founder of the Fountainhead School and Fountainhead Preschool in Gujarat. 

Rujuta Diwekar Boyfriend / Husband 

Rujuta Diwekar married her husband Gaurav Punj in 2012. He is an engineer and an author. He is also the owner of ‘connect with Himalaya’. They both married when they had gone on Trekking from Kashmir to Manali. 

She had a very simple wedding at the local seventh-century Krishna Temple in Manali attended by only 15 guests. Moreover, it is not known if she and her husband have kids. 

Facts

• Rujuta Diwekar hails from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
• She is a celebrity nutritionist.
• She loves Maharashtrian food.
• Rujuta follows a vegetarian diet.
• She is the world’s most-followed nutritionist.
• Her nutrition brand is run by five women.
• Rujuta writes her own nutrition book.
• She is the personal dietitian of Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan.

Rujuta Diwekar’s Net Worth 

Rujuta Diwekar’s net worth as of now, in 2023 is between 1-2 crore rupees. The main source of her income mainly comes from her profession as a celebrity Nutritionist. She makes a huge amount of money by working with known celebrities and also through several other business ventures.