Archive · 18 Sep 2026
Kareena Kapoor Says Taimur Urged Saif To Forgive Attacker
An intruder entered Saif Ali Khan’s home in Mumbai in January 2025 and stabbed him several times.
Saif was seriously hurt and needed surgery at a hospital.
Police later arrested a man identified as Shariful Islam Shehzad.
Kareena Kapoor said the family was told he wanted money for his mother’s surgery.
Taimur reportedly told his father to forgive the accused.
Saif also said he wanted to forgive him.
Saif believes poverty and inequality may have played a role.
Kareena said the situation is difficult because Saif still suffered serious pain.
Saif said seeing a knife can still make him react.
Kareena Kapoor said her son Taimur urged Saif Ali Khan to forgive the man accused of stabbing him.
Saif was stabbed multiple times by an intruder at the family’s Mumbai home on January 16, 2025.
Kareena said police told the family the accused wanted money for his mother’s surgery.
Saif said he believed inequality and financial desperation may have contributed to the attack.
The accused, identified as Bangladeshi national Shariful Islam Shehzad, was arrested by Mumbai Police days later.
- Who
- Saif Ali Khan was attacked; Kareena Kapoor, Taimur, and the accused Shariful Islam Shehzad are central to the account.
- What
- An intruder allegedly stabbed Saif multiple times, and Kareena said Taimur encouraged Saif to forgive him.
- When
- The attack occurred in the early hours of January 16, 2025; Kareena discussed it in a later conversation with Barkha Dutt.
- Where
- The attack took place at Saif’s family home in Bandra, Mumbai.
- Why
- Kareena said police told the family the accused sought money for his mother’s surgery; Saif suggested financial desperation and inequality may have been factors.
Forgiveness and empathy
Justice and accountability
How to respond to the accused
Forgiveness and empathy
Taimur and Saif supported forgiveness, with Saif saying the accused may have made a mistake and may have been driven by desperation.
Justice and accountability
Kareena emphasized that Saif suffered serious physical and emotional harm and questioned how justice could address that pain.
Interpreting the motive
Forgiveness and empathy
Saif linked the incident to inequality and suggested the accused may have been seeking money, a meal, or other basic help.
Justice and accountability
The attack involved an intruder entering the family home and stabbing Saif, and the accused was arrested and could face a long period in jail, according to Saif.
- Attack date
- January 16, 2025
- Location
- The family’s Bandra residence in Mumbai
- Victim
- Actor Saif Ali Khan
- Reported injuries
- Multiple stab wounds, including an injury near the spine; Saif said he was temporarily unable to feel his leg.
- Hospital
- Lilavati Hospital, where Saif underwent surgery and was later discharged
- Accused
- Shariful Islam Shehzad, identified in the article as a Bangladeshi national
- Reported motive
- According to Kareena’s account of what police told the family, the accused wanted money for his mother’s surgery