• It says, ‘Dharti gol, ambar gol, suraj chand sitare gol, goal hua toh hua, main bhi gol’ It goes on to suggest that you had compromised.

I was a victim of this sort of yellow journalism. I felt as if someone very close to me in my family had died. There was absolute silence. I think for two days we did not have any food. We were very scared to come out of the National Stadium.

• You did face shouts of, ‘Gaddar!’

Yes, yes. Everywhere I went. I faced whatever is shown happening to Kabir Khan (in the film).

• You faced more in life.

It was more horrifying than what is shown in the film.

• Give us some examples of what happened.

Two days we did not have food. Then we went to a restaurant near Pandara Road. I was accompanied by some team-mates. Suddenly we were gheraoed by some 50 people who were having a party. They shouted at us, shouted slogans and literally chased us away from the place. We had to forgo our food and go back. My uncle booked a first class ticket for me so that I wouldn’t be troubled. But after I got in, within no time there were 50-100 people outside the compartment shouting slogans. I came to my house in Indore and found all the window panes broken.

• What were they saying?

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