Fact Check: Viral photo of Saif Ali Khan faked with claim of injury in attack, know what is the truth

New Delhi: Nowadays, a picture of the injured face of Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan is being shared on social media, linking it to the attack on him/her. It is being claimed that this photo was taken after the attack. Saif Ali Khan has many injury marks on his/her face in the viral selfie. Apart from this, one of his/her eyes also appears to be badly injured. BOOM found in its fact check that the viral picture is of a look of the character played by Saif Ali Khan in the 2019 film ‘Lal Kaptaan’. This has no connection with the recent attack. Actually late night of 16 January saif ali khan But there was an attack in his/her house in Bandra. he/she suffered six injuries in this attack. After this he/she was admitted to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai. At present he/she is out of danger.

instagram But a user shared the picture as the injury caused by the attack on Saif Ali Khan.

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According to related media reports, after the attack on Saif Ali Khan, his/her team or family has not yet released any picture. The same selfie posted on X on October 8, 2019 was found through reverse image search. In this post it was shared as Behind the Scenes of the film ‘Lal Kaptaan’.

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It was clear from this that this picture has been present on the internet since 2019 and it has nothing to do with the recent attack on Saif. of 8 October 2019 immortal light And times of India This picture is also present in the report. According to the report, this is the character of Saif’s film ‘Lal Kaptaan’. In this film he/she was seen in the role of a Naga Sadhu. It was clearly stated in these reports that the bruises on Saif’s face are not real but are the look of his/her character.

Apart from Saif, Deepak Dobriyal and Sonakshi Sinha also played lead roles in this film. ‘Lal Kaptaan’ was released on 18 October 2019.filmfare And India Forum The picture can also be seen on the website of. Then Saif’s look was compared to that of the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ franchise. Johnny Depp Was also done with the look of.
(This story was originally published BoomAnd republished by NBT as part of Shakti Collective.)