Saif Ali Khan Attack: Actor calls security following him around a ‘nightmare’; reveals why he doesn’t have a gun at his Bandra home

Actor Saif Ali Khan has responded to all conspiracy theories floating around the stabbing attack on him. In his first interview after the stabbing incident, Saif Ali Khan talks about his security, not having a gun and keeping weapons in his Mumbai residence.

Saif Ali Khan on security in Mumbai

Talking about his security, Saif Ali Khan said, “I’ve never believed in security. People were saying, ‘Why don’t they have more security?’ I’ve never believed in security. I don’t want it. I never wanted to walk around with three of these guys. And, I think it would be a nightmare for me. And I still won’t, because I don’t think this is an attack on me. I’m not under threat.”

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The actor added, “None of us are under any kind of threat. This is a mistake that happened. I firmly believe a guy climbed up a drainpipe and squeezed through a hole and arrived in our house. I don’t think he knew whose house it was. It’s not an inside job. It’s none of these things. And the police have done a fantastic job. I feel very safe in Mumbai. I think it’s a completely safe city, but yeah, we hear about stuff like this. Like in every other place in the world, whether it’s New York or London or Paris, you have to lock the doors properly and you’ve got to lock the windows. You can’t tempt fate. You can’t leave stuff open. I mean, it’s not some village in Switzerland.”

Saif Ali Khan on NOT having a gun

Talking about why does he not have a gun, Saif said, “I didn’t believe in that anymore. I thought some kid will get hold of it, and then there’ll be other problems. I mean there are guns around at Pataudi. All the people who have guns – Rajwaras and the Rajasthanis – have been messaging me that they can’t believe that guy got away with it. My father used to sleep with a shotgun by his bed. But sometimes, I believe accidents happen because there was a gun. Young kids would definitely play with it or God knows what can happen.”

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Saif on keeping weapons at home in Mumbai

During the interview the actor speaks on keeping weapons in Mumbai house, Saif said, “No, there are no weapons. There are some talvars which are ceremonial and decorative. Some people are now like, you should have protection with you at all times. The world is not safe. Sleep with a gun.”

He further added, “I don’t think so. Nothing will change. See, if you start doing that… because I don’t feel I’m under threat. It was not a premeditated attack. I think it just was a burglary attempt gone wrong. That poor guy, his life is more screwed than mine. So, very cliched question, but if you had to enter that room again, would you have done anything differently? I would put on the light and firstly tell him, ‘Do you know who I am?’ (Laughs) And I think he would say, ‘Oh shit! I’m in the wrong house.’ And I’d say ‘Right, put the knife down and let’s talk about this’. I think I would have tried to reason. But it was a mixture of anger, outrage and a kind of defense. I don’t know. It was just… it was too quick. And it was completely instinctive.”

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Khan concluded, “I’ll tell you something funny – when we were fighting, I hit him as hard as I could with my bare hand on the back of the head. And I thought to myself – that is the most ineffectual punch in the history of punches. This guy is gonna kill me because (he has) a weapon – two knives – and (I’m) a barefooted, bare-handed man. I mean unless it’s a good movie, there is just no contest there.”

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