Bollywood star ‘out of danger’ after attack at his Mumbai home

In style Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan has undergone surgical procedure and is out of hazard after he was stabbed by an intruder in his house in a single day, his group has mentioned.

The assault passed off early on Thursday morning in an upscale neighbourhood within the Indian metropolis of Mumbai, the place Khan lives along with his household.

Metropolis police advised BBC Marathi that the actor was injured after a scuffle broke out between him and an unidentified man who entered his home someday after midnight.

Police have shaped groups to research the matter.

“Khan has come out of surgical procedure and is out of hazard. He’s at present in restoration and the docs are monitoring his progress,” Khan’s group mentioned in a press release.

Chatting with reporters after the surgical procedure, Dr Nitin Dange of Lilavati Hospital, the place Khan is admitted, mentioned that the actor “sustained a significant damage to the thoracic spinal wire on account of a lodged knife within the backbone”.

“A surgical procedure was carried out to take away the knife and restore leaking spinal fluid. Two different deep wounds on his left hand and one different on his neck have been repaired by the cosmetic surgery group,” he mentioned.

Khan is married to Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor Khan and the couple have two youngsters. The household haven’t made any public statements but however Khan’s group mentioned they have been protected.

The precise particulars of the assault will not be clear but. Police have mentioned that “an unknown individual” had entered the actor’s house.

“After that, an argument broke out between Khan and the intruder,” Mumbai’s Deputy Commissioner of Police Dixit Gedam advised BBC Marathi.

Khan’s group mentioned it was a case of “tried housebreaking” however didn’t share extra particulars.

“We request the media and followers to be affected person. It’s a police matter,” they mentioned.

Khan, who made his Bollywood debut in 1993, primarily works in Hindi cinema and is thought for his fast wit and comedian timing.

Amongst his in style motion pictures are romantic comedies equivalent to Dil Chahta Hai and Kal Ho Naa Ho and up to date motion dramas equivalent to Tanhaji and Devara: Half 1.

His function as an antagonist in Omkara, a 2006 critically acclaimed adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello, was broadly appreciated.

Khan comes from a household of erstwhile Nawabs who dominated Pataudi, a small princely state on the outskirts of Delhi, and is married right into a household of movie stars.

His father Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi was a cricketer who captained the Indian group within the Sixties. His mom Sharmila Tagore is a veteran actress who has featured in outstanding Hindi and Bengali movies from the age of 14.

His sister Soha Ali Khan additionally acted in movies for some years.

Khan’s spouse Kareena comes from a household of celebrated actors, administrators and producers who’ve been energetic in Bollywood for nearly a century.

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