‘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
said,
“I’m
right
here,
dad”.’
‘And
then
he
said,
“If
you
were
there,
you
would’ve
beaten
that
guy
up”.’
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Ibrahim
Ali
Khan/Instagram
‘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,’
Ibrahim
Ali
Khan
tells
GQ
India
magazine.
He
was
addressing
the
January
16,
2025
attack
on
his
father
Saif
Ali
Khan
at
his
home
in
Bandra,
northwest
Mumbai.
‘I
was
shooting
a
night
shift
at
that
point
of
time.
He
was
stabbed
around
2:30
am
and
I
was
informed
at
5:30
am.
I
hadn’t
slept
that
night
and
I
rushed
to
see
him.
‘He
had
just
come
out
of
the
ICU
after
surgery.
He
opened
his
eyes,
spoke
to
Sara
(Ali
Khan)
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”.’
To
this,
Ibrahim
started
crying.
‘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.’
Ibrahim
clarified
that
he
did
not
accompany
his
father
to
the
hospital;
his
younger
brother
Taimur
Ali
Khan
did.
‘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”,’
Ibrahim
said.
Ibrahim
revealed
that
he
had
a
speech
problem.
‘Soon
after
I
was
born,
I
had
very
bad
jaundice
and
that
went
straight
to
my
brainstem.
I
went
on
to
lose
quite
a
bit
of
my
hearing
and
that
impacted
my
speech.
‘My
speech
is
something
that
I’ve
had
to
work
hard
on
since
I
was
a
child,
with
coaches
and
therapists.
It’s
not
perfect;
I’m
still
working
really
hard
on
it,’
he
said.
So
who
gave
him
the
best
advice?
‘It
was
from
two
people.
My
dad
said
this
is
not
the
year
2000
when
a
star
can
just
walk
around
in
a
movie
and
it
can
be
a
blockbuster.
Today
you
must
be
very
prepared,
and
be
a
quick
learner.
Most
importantly,
he
said
the
script
and
the
filmmaker
are
two
things
you
cannot
compromise
on.’
The
second
person
he
revealed
was
Priyanka
Chopra.
‘She
sent
me
a
very
sweet
message,
saying
she
watched
the
film
and
thinks
I
have
a
bright
future.
She
said
I
have
to
hold
my
head
high
and
keep
grinding;
and
that
I
must
grow
a
thick
skin.
‘Coming
from
someone
as
accomplished
as
she
is,
I
felt
really
comforted
and
motivated.’
