Actor Saif Ali Khan recently met with Bhajan Singh Rana, the rickshaw driver who once saved his life, to personally thank him for his bravery. Joined by his mother, Sharmila Tagore, Saif expressed heartfelt gratitude and commended Rana for his selflessness. The actor promised to settle the unpaid fare and assured Rana of his support, encouraging him to continue being a source of help to others, according to IANS.
A photo on X shows actor Saif Ali Khan sitting next to Bhajan Singh Rana, the rickshaw driver who saved his life, in his hospital room. Saif, dressed in a white shirt and sunglasses, ready to be discharged, smiles warmly with his arm around Rana, who is wearing a blue shirt and a mask around his neck.
Everyone was left shocked last week when it was reported that the Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was attacked and stabbed by a robber at his Mumbai residence. Saif was rushed to the hospital in an auto following the incident, where he immediately underwent surgery. Days after the incident, it was reported that the auto-driver was rewarded. As reported by News24, Bhajan Singh Rana has been rewarded by an institution. Reportedly, he has been given Rs 11,000 for good deeds.
Previously, it was also reported that the auto-driver refused any payment from Saif for this act of service. “I was called there (Bandra Police Station) for questioning…I did not think about money that night…I have not been contacted by Kareena Kapoor or anyone else so far. I have not had any conversation with them,” Bhajan Singh, the auto-rickshaw driver said while speaking to ANI.
The auto-rickshaw driver further described the events and narrated his account. “His back was hurt. I felt very bad because he was bleeding. I had no idea that Saif Ali Khan was sitting in my rickshaw. I thought that some injured person must have been sitting there…When Saif and his son got down from the rickshaw after going to Lilavati Hospital, I realised that the star actor was sitting in the rickshaw,” he said.
