Celina Jaitley, ex-Miss India and the star of No Entry and Shakalaka Boom Boom, had been invited to perform at the Indian Cricket League match between Pakistan and India.

On Sunday, after she had finished performing, she ran around the stadium (much the same way players do for a glory run) with her security personnel. And was shocked to hear abuses coming from where the players –from both sides of the border –sat. She made doubly sure it was coming from there.

"At first I couldn't believe where it was coming from,” she said to the press. “I still want to give them the benefit of doubt because it's so hard to believe they could behave this way," she said with a shudder, recalling that she wanted to rush back to her car and drive away from the nightmare. "But I couldn't because the security guys wouldn't let me pass. So I was stuck listening to myself being described in the most colourful language,"

Celina avoided naming any one player in particular but points out that she did recognize some Pakistani players from having participated in a TV interview with them. She also said: "But what hurts and offends me more is the fact that people from our own country have chosen to speak on behalf of those who abused me. As they say, I am 'just another Bollywood actress'. Fine. Does that mean I don't command even the respect that other woman get?"