Indian movie star Saif Ali Khan stabbed by intruder in his home – National

Indian movie star Saif Ali Khan was stabbed in a dispute with an intruder at his home early Thursday and underwent surgery in a hospital, media reports said.

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, with one near his 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 burglar entered the home at about 2:30 a.m. and fled after stabbing Khan. A female employee at Khan’s home was also injured in the attack and was being treated, they said.

The police are investigating and have started a search for the robber.

Kapoor, Khan’s wife, said in a statement that his family was fine and asked “the media and fans to be patient and not to speculate further as the police do all their investigations.”

Khan, who is also a film producer, has appeared in about 70 films and television series. He is the son of former Indian cricket captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Bollywood actor Sharmila Tagore.

He 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.