The news of the attack on Saif Ali Khan on January 16th this year spread like wildfire. Around 2:00 am, one of the house helps rushed to Saif and Kareena’s bedroom, informing the couple about an intruder who had entered their son Jeh’s room. Saif rushed to save his son and, in the attempt, sustained serious injuries. 

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In a recent interview, Ibrahim Ali Khan — son of Saif Ali Khan and his ex-wife Amrita Singh — talked about the emotional conversation that he had with his father when he was admitted to the hospital following the attack. 

Ibrahim recalled “I was shooting a night shift when it happened. He was stabbed around 2:30 am, and I was informed at 5:30 am. I hadn’t slept that night and rushed to see him. He had just come out of the ICU after surgery. He opened his eyes, spoke to Sara for a bit, and asked for me. I was so happy; I said, ‘I’m right here, dad.’ And then he said, “If you were there, you would’ve beaten that guy up.” That made me weep. I wish I had been there. At one point, when I heard he got stabbed, I started to think of the worst-case scenario. That’s a very scary feeling. And it was bad; it was very scary.”

He also clarified, “To everyone saying I drove him to the hospital with my baby brother, I would like to clarify that my dad walked into the hospital himself. He walked in with a knife stuck in him and said, ‘I need help’”. 

Reflecting on how the incident changed his relationship with his father, Ibrahim shared that he started feeling closer to his dad. “I feel a lot closer to him now. If someone in your immediate family has a near-death experience, you don’t take them for granted. You become more present in the relationship”.