Actress and host Shaista Lodhi recently shared how people took videos of her while praying in Riaz Ul Jannah in Masjid-e-Nabwi, Madina during a guest appearance on AAN TV’s Bahar-e-Ramadan iftaar transmission. She and host Faysal Quraishi spoke about the infringement on celebrities’ privacy when they’re in public spaces.

Quraishi spoke about how his friends were awkwardly approached by strangers with bizarre questions when spotted in public, particularly during Umrah. “In Riaz Ul Jannah, women have time because there are limited slots. And the person is in a different state then, unaware of oneself. I’m praying on the side and there are women taking videos, asking, ‘what are you doing here?’rdblquote she recalled.

“I was praying namaz in hateem, and people were secretly taking videos. What will they do with my video?” Asked Lodhi. “This is why elders tell you to think before you speak,” said Quraishi. He theorised that sometimes, fans’ intentions were misconstrued. “In an attempt to start a conversation, they end up saying something bizarre.”