India, Dec. 16 -- Bengali actor Subhashree Ganguly faced intense trolling after photos of her with football icon Lionel Messi surfaced during his GOAT India Tour 2025 in Kolkata. The backlash followed chaos at Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday, where more than 60,000 fans gathered to catch a glimpse of Messi. Poor crowd management led to unrest, forcing the footballer to leave the venue prematurely as angry spectators reportedly hurled bottles and chairs.

Responding to the criticism, Subhashree posted a video on her Instagram account to clarify her side of the story. She explained that she had received an official invitation to meet Messi and arrived at the designated hotel around 8:30 am. She met him for the first time and took photographs ...