Saif Ali Khan has eventually spread out in element about the stabbing incident of January 2025 at his Bandra residence, in which he and his son, Jeh, had been attacked by means of an interloper.

Speaking to Barkha Dutt on Mojo Story, Saif Ali Khan recalled how a nanny rushed to him and informed him about the intruder. He said, “This burglar broke into the bathroom window. The nanny got here in and informed us, ‘Jeh baba ke kamre mein koi aaya hai, uske haath mein churi hai, usko paisa chahiye’ (anyone was in Jeh's room preserving a knife and inquiring for money). I went to the toddler's room, and he turned into protecting the toddler. He had cut the infant a little bit, and he had cut the maid a little bit.”

The actor admitted that he reacted right away with out questioning and got into a physical fight with him. “Something took over me, and I jumped on him. We had a fist combat. He went crazy together with his knives, and there have been cuts and blood anywhere. He wasn’t a very huge fellow, however two knives are  knives. Just then, my maid came in, picked him up and chucked him across the room,” brought Saif.Saif Ali Khan, who will quickly be visible in Haiwaan, sustained six stab wounds, together with one near his spine. "I become carrying a white kurta pyjama blanketed in blood, and at one factor, I turned into mendacity on the floor. I thought I may die," stated Saif.

He similarly recalled how his elder son, Taimur, asked him whether he turned into going to pass away. Saif said, "I clearly desired to be with Taimur, and I asked him if he would accompany me to the hospital. He asked me, 'Are you going to die?' I informed him no, and we went to the health facility together.”

The Kartavya actor concluded by using bringing up that he wanted to forgive the intruder. Saif Ali Khan said, “I even wanted to forgive this man due to the fact I suppose he made a massive mistake, and I suppose he turned into no longer seeking out a fight. I would be glad to forgive him, however that part where he tried to kill me is some thing that I am finding difficult to allow pass of. It's a question of haves and feature-nots, and it's miles the inequality that has brought about this.”

The intruder turned into arrested 3 days after the incident. He changed into diagnosed as Mohammad Shariful Islam, a Bangladeshi national.