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Saif Ali Khan Reflects on Stabbing Trauma and Recovery
Saif Ali Khan was badly hurt when someone broke into his Mumbai home in January 2025.
The attacker stabbed him several times with a knife.
Saif needed emergency surgery and spent five days in the hospital.
One injury came close to his spinal cord, and he temporarily could not feel his leg.
He says he is much better but still reacts when he sees knives.
The experience made him want to enjoy time with family and friends more.
Saif also said he might forgive the attacker.
He believes poverty and desperation can sometimes lead people to do terrible things.
He feels very lucky that the injuries did not leave him permanently paralysed or kill him.
Saif Ali Khan said he is still not completely over the January 2025 stabbing and reacts when he sees knives.
The actor was stabbed multiple times during an attempted burglary at his Mumbai home on January 16, 2025.
He suffered six injuries, including a major thoracic-spine injury, and temporarily could not feel his leg.
Saif underwent emergency surgeries at Lilavati Hospital and was discharged five days later.
He said he feels fortunate to have survived and could understand forgiving the attacker, whom he believed may have been desperate for money.
- Who
- Actor Saif Ali Khan was attacked during an attempted burglary at his home.
- What
- He was stabbed multiple times, suffered six injuries and underwent emergency surgery; he has now discussed the lasting trauma.
- Where
- Saif’s home in Mumbai; he was treated at Lilavati Hospital.
- When
- The attack occurred in the early hours of January 16, 2025; he discussed it in a recent interview more than a year later.
- Why
- The stabbing occurred during an attempted burglary, which Saif suggested may have involved someone desperate for money.
Key facts
- Attack date
- January 16, 2025
- Location
- Saif Ali Khan’s home in Mumbai
- Injuries
- Six injuries, including wounds to his neck and left hand and a major thoracic-spine injury
- Hospital treatment
- Emergency surgeries at Lilavati Hospital, including removal of a knife fragment from his spine
- Hospital stay
- Saif was discharged five days after the attack
- Ongoing impact
- He said seeing knives still triggers a reaction and memories of the attack
- Current film
- Haiwaan, starring Saif Ali Khan alongside Akshay Kumar, recently reached theatres
Quotes
Saif Ali Khan
Actor describing his continuing reaction to the stabbing trauma
“I start thinking about it. It’s just incredibly lucky because the knife broke. It was the worst knife in the history of knife attacks. If he had a proper Rambo knife, I’d be dead. You poke, it can go anywhere. I was cut everywhere, but it didn’t kill me.”
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“Maybe, something has sunk in later finally in this thick skin, that I want to be a bit more present. I remember lying in the hospital and thinking that I want to have really good wine with my good friends. I want to enjoy my life.”
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