FIFA fever gave Lara Dutta a bad cold!

Lara Dutta blowed the vuvuzela and cheered so vigorously at the just-concluded FIFA World Cup 2010 that she has ended up with a cold.

"Down with a cold brought back in from South Africa. All that yelling at the games has left me whispering at home, much to the delight of my maids," Lara posted on her Twitter page.

The actress' last release was Sajid Khan's Housefull.