A day after being embroiled in a police case following a scuffle with an NRI businessman from South Africa, actor Saif Ali Khan has publicly said sorry for the incident. He also clarifies that the incident has nothing to do with the promotion of his forthcoming film "Agent Vinod".
"Whatever I needed to say, I had cleared yesterday. It would not have happened. It was an unfortunate incident. In some way I NEED to mention sorry for whatever happened," Saif told reporters at a press conference here Thursday.
The 41-year-old actor, son of the late Nawab of Pataudi and Sharmila Tagore, was arrested Wednesday evening with two others -- Shakeel Ladak and Bilal Amrohi for assaulting Iqbal Sharma, an Indian-origin businessman from South Africa, early Wednesday on the seafront Taj Mahal Hotel and Towers.
They were out on bail same day, and upon getting bail Saif spoke to the media at a press conference Wednesday night. He has also filed a case against Sharma, who claimed the actor and his friends abused and assaulted him.
On Thursday, Saif addressed another press conference to unveil the trophy of worldwide Series Hockey. He was bombarded with questions on the incident.
Asked if it was a publicity stunt, Saif denied it, adding: "I never publicise my film through negative publicity. Whoever does that, it depends upon the mentality of the production house and their class."
