The police said Mr. Khan was recovering in the hospital after an intruder attacked him. He sustained a major injury to his spinal cord, a doctor said.

Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan was out of danger, police said on Thursday, following stab injuries received in a scuffle with an intruder at his home in India’s financial capital of Mumbai for which he was undergoing surgery.

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was attacked in his Bandra flat at 2:30 am. He sustained stab wounds while intervening in an altercation involving his maid and an intruder. Saif underwent surgery for a major spinal injury and is currently recovering in ICU,