Saif Ali Khan Admits to Childhood Theft, Recalls Palace 'Struggles' and Terrifying Home Invasion

Saif Ali Khan recently shared childhood memories from growing up in Pataudi Palace. He revealed the 'struggles' of being the son of Nawab Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and admitted to once stealing money from his father, only to be caught by his mother, Sharmila Tagore.When Kajol asked if he took the money for food, Saif jokingly turned serious and recounted his “struggles.” “They weren’t feeding me,” he said, making everyone laugh. Twinkle then remarked that he grew up in palaces, to which Saif replied, “They were unpainted palaces. It was a big struggle. It was tough. It wasn’t air-conditioned.”On the same episode, Saif also recalled his stabbing incident. He said, “Kareena (Kapoor) had been out and I had just finished watching a movie with the boys (his children Taimur and Jeh). So, we went to sleep quite late, around two in the morning. After Kareena returned, we had a small chat before we turned in. Then, the maid came in and she said, ‘Jeh baba ke kamre mein koi hai. Uske haath mein chaaku hai aur bol rahe hai usko paisa chahiye‘ (There’s someone in Jeh’s room. He has a knife in his hand, and he says he wants money).”He continued, “I kind of heard that and rolled out of bed. I barged into Jeh’s room in the dark and I saw this guy standing over his bed with a knife.” When Akshay Kumar, who was with Saif as a guest on the show, asked him if the attacker was pointing the knife at the boy, Saif said that he wiggled the weapon around so much that it eventually left cut marks on both Jeh and the nanny. “I thought he was smaller than me, which means he’s not very large. And I jumped on him. Jeh later told me, ‘It was a big mistake. You should have punched or kicked him instead.’ But I jumped and we started this fight. He went mad. He had two knives and he started slashing all over me.”