Indian film star Saif Ali Khan was stabbed in a fight with an intruder at his home early Thursday and underwent surgery at a hospital, media reported.
The 54-year-old actor was rushed to hospital from his home in Mumbai, the country's financial and entertainment capital, where he lives with his wife, film star Kareena Kapoor, and their two children.
Two of the six wounds were deep, one of them near the spine, the Press Trust of India news agency quoted a doctor at Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital as saying.
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Indian media cited police as saying the intruder broke into the house around 2:30 a.m. and fled after stabbing Khan. An employee of Khan's household was also injured during the attack and was being treated, they said.
Police are investigating and have launched a search for the attacker.
Kapoor, Khan's wife, said in a statement that her family was fine and asked “the media and fans to be patient and not speculate further as the police are already doing their due investigations.”
Khan, who is also a film producer, has appeared in around 70 films and television series. He is the son of former Indian cricket captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Bollywood actress Sharmila Tagore.
He won multiple awards for his roles in Hindi cinema, including seven Filmfare Awards. In 2010, he was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.
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