Khan is currently undergoing surgery after suffering six stab wounds as police search for a suspect.

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was stabbed to death after a burglar broke into his home in Mumbai.

Khan, 54, was rushed to a nearby hospital in Mumbai at around 3:30 a.m. (10:00 p.m. GMT Wednesday) with six injuries, two deeper than the others and one near the spine, news agency ANI said, citing the Head of the hospital with operations manager.

Khan’s public representatives also confirmed the incident, calling it an “attempted burglary” and adding that “the rest of the family is fine.”

Later on Thursday, senior police officer Gedam Dixit told Reuters that the actor was out of danger.

“He (Khan() is being treated… and is out of danger,” Dixit said.

An employee at her home was also attacked and treated, police said.

It’s scary to imagine a burglar going into an apartment and stabbing the resident! Lots of questions as to how this can happen, but first all of our prayers with you #SaifAliKhan and his family.

— Saba Naqvi (@_sabanaqvi) January 16, 2025

Khan lives with his wife Kareena Kapoor-Khan, also an actress, and their two children in an apartment in the western Mumbai suburb of Bandra.

According to news channel NDTV, police are still searching for the suspect and have launched an investigation into the attack.

Khan is one of the country’s richest actors and has appeared in more than 70 films and television series, including as a producer in some. He is the son of former Indian cricket captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi and actress Sharmila Tagore.

“So insecure”

Messages of solidarity and prayers poured in across social media, including from fans, politicians and Khan’s Bollywood colleagues.

“Sir is shocked and saddened to hear about the attack on Saif. I wish and pray for his speedy recovery and good health,” actor Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Jr., also known as NTR Jr., wrote on X.

Celebrities, opposition leaders and other public figures also called for stricter security measures.

“If such high-ranking people with… security can be attacked in their homes, what could happen to ordinary citizens?” Clyde Crasto, spokesman for the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party, said on social media.

Actress and filmmaker Pooja Bhatt also called for a stronger police presence in the suburb, which is home to many film industry representatives.

“The city, and especially the queen of the suburbs, has never felt so unsafe,” she posted on X, using a popular description for the trendy neighborhood.