Bollywood celebrities react to ‘shocking’ Saif Ali Khan attack in Mumbai home: ‘Lawlessness’
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Actor has injuries close to his spine and neck but is now stable, says medical team. Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan is recovering after surgery at a hospital in Mumbai after a suspected burglar who broke into his home stabbed him several times in the early hours of Thursday.
![[The residential building that houses the home of Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan where he was stabbed]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/16/11/450fbb4c27a94e2c9d545852604a877e.jpg)
The incident reportedly took place around 2.30am while the actor, 54, was sleeping. His wife, Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan, 44, and sons Taimur, 7, and Jeh, 3, were also present in the house at the time of the incident but were unhurt, according to media reports.
Khan was rushed to Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital where he underwent surgery for injuries close to his spine and neck and is now stable and recovering. Local media reported that Ibrahim, Khan’s son from his first marriage to actor Amrita Singh, took him to the hospital via public transport because he was unable to find a car at the time.
While Khan is now in recovery, several celebrities and politicians have shared dismayed and concerned reactions to the incident, wondering about the recent spate of similar cases in Mumbai, both the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and India’s financial hub.
Actor Pooja Bhatt posted on X, formerly Twitter, to question “lawlessness”. “Can this lawlessness please be curbed Mumbai Police? We need more Police presence in Bandra. The city & especially the queen of the subburbs, have never felt so unsafe before.”.
Jr NTR, who is an Indian actor and producer who primarily works in Telugu cinema and Saif’s costar in the film Devara, posted on X: “Shocked and saddened to hear about the attack on Saif sir. Wishing and praying for his speedy recovery and good health.”.
