The film industry is in shock after the recent attack on Saif Ali Khan, where an intruder stabbed him six times during a robbery attempt at his house. A lot of celebrities have been wishing Saif a speedy recovery. Recently, at a press conference in Delhi, actor and Saif’s Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994) co-star Akshay Kumar also expressed relief about his well-being on behalf of the entire industry and called him “brave” for protecting his family.

Akshay was at a promotional event for his upcoming film Sky Force, when asked about the attack on Saif he said, “It’s very nice that he is safe. It’s very good, we are happy. The whole industry is very happy that he is safe. And, it was very brave of him that he protected his family and hats off to him for that.”

Akshay then jokingly went on to say that if they do a film together again, it should be titled ‘Do Khiladi’. “Meine uske saath ek film ki hai Main Khiladi Tu Anari lekin agli baar agar hum karenge toh banayenge film Do Khiladi (I would say that I did a film with him earlier called ‘Main Khiladi Tu Anari’. Now, if we do a film together, then it will be a called ‘Do Khiladi’),” he said.

Akshay was last seen in Singham Again (2024). Saif’s last work was the Telugu film Devara: Part 1.