Khan is currently undergoing surgery after receiving 6 stab wounds as police search for a suspect.
Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was stabbed by a thug after he ransacked his house in Mumbai.
Khan, 54, was taken to a nearby hospital in Mumbai around 3:30 am (22:00 GMT Wednesday) with six injuries, two of which were deeper than the others and one near the spine, ANI reported, citing a senior official. the hospital. employee.
Representatives of Khan's family also confirmed the matter, calling it an “attempted robbery”, adding that “the whole family is doing well”.
Later on Thursday, police chief Gedam Dixit told Reuters that the actor was in danger.
“He (Khan) is undergoing treatment… and is in critical condition,” Dixit said.
A female servant at his home was also assaulted and is being treated, police said.
It's scary to think of someone breaking into a house and stabbing the occupant! Many questions about how this can be done but first all our prayers are #SaifAliKhan and his family.
– Saba Naqvi (@_sabanaqvi) January 16, 2025
Khan lives in a flat in Bandra, west Mumbai, with his wife Kareena Kapoor-Khan, also an actress, and their two children.
According to NDTVThe police are looking for this person and have started to investigate the attack.
Khan is one of the country's most bankable actors, having acted in more than 70 films and television series, including as a producer. He is the son of former Indian cricket captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi and actress Sharmila Tagore.
'So insecure'
Messages of solidarity and prayers poured in on social media, including from fans, politicians and Khan's Bollywood colleagues.
“I was shocked and saddened to hear about the attack on Saif sir. I wish and pray for his speedy recovery and good health,” actor Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Jr, also known as NTR Jr, wrote on X.
Celebrities, opposition leaders and others have called for tighter security.
“If such well-known security personnel can be attacked in their own homes, what will happen to ordinary citizens?” Clyde Crasto, the spokesperson of the Nationalist Congress party led by Sharad Pawar, said on social media.
Actress and filmmaker Pooja Bhatt also called for more police presence in the locality, which is home to many filmmakers.
“The city, especially the queen of the countryside, has never felt so safe before,” he wrote on X, using a familiar description of the area.