Indian movie star Saif Ali Khan he was stabbed in a fight with an intruder in his home early Thursday morning and underwent surgery at the hospital, according to media reports.
The 54-year-old actor was rushed to the hospital from his home in Mumbai, the country’s financial and entertainment capital, where he lives with his film star wife Kareena Kapoor and two sons.
Two of the six wounds were deep and one near the spine, the Press Trust of India news agency quoted a doctor at Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital as saying.
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Indian media quoted police as saying the intruder broke into the house around 2:30 a.m. and fled after stabbing Khan. An employee of Khan’s house was also injured during the attack and was treated, they said.
The police are conducting an investigation and have launched a search for the attacker.
Kapoor, Khan’s wife, said in a statement that his family was doing well and urged “the media and fans to be patient and stop speculating as the police are already conducting their due investigation.”
Khan, who is also a film producer, has acted in around 70 films and television series. He is the son of former Indian cricket captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Bollywood actress Sharmila Tagore.
He has won multiple awards for his roles in Hindi cinema, including seven Filmfare Awards. In 2010, he received the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian award.
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