saif ali khan slaped businessmen publicity stunt or real?

saif ali khan was arrested and then released on bail, after a brawl that took place outside a five-star hotel in Mumbai.
Here is what happened, according to a statement by Iqbal Sharma, who was allegedly assaulted by Saif.

• Saif Ali Khan along with his girlfriend kareena kooper her sister Karishma Kapoor, Amrita Arora and her husband Shakeel Ladak, Bilal Amrohi and Malaika Arora Khan were seated adjacent to Iqbal Sharma’s table.


• Says Iqbal “They were making a lot of noise and I asked the management to request them to tone it down. This happened thrice but there was no change in their behaviour. Finally at around 12:30 am we decided to leave. As we were going down the stairs, Saif was coming up, probably from the toilet. As he passed me, he called me an idiot and asked ‘do you know who I am?’”
• The two later exchanged a few words, which is when Saif turned around to punch Iqbal, even as the two other men (Shakeel Ladak and Bilal Amrohi) pushed his 69 year old father-in-law.
• Sharma then went to the GT Hospital, where doctors informed him that he had fractured his nasal bone. He then lodged an FIR complaint at the Colaba Police Station in Mumbai
• Saif Ali Khan along with Shakeel Ladak and Bilal Amrohi were arrested at 7:30 PM and an hour later released on bail.

Saif on the other hand, denied the charges. In his official statement, the actor says

There was an ugly incident last night where my friends and the ladies with us were abused and I was assaulted.I was hit and I defended myself. I have been to the police station to answer the requirements of law as I am a law abiding citizen. I have also filed a complaint about what happened last night and I am confident justice will be done.
I have seen the interviews given on TV and they look like decent people and I cannot believe that the same people were so aggressive the night before and the lies that they are saying about me with such straight faces.
I think they have the CCTV footage in the restaurant that will prove everything.
I hope the media is able to remain impartial while the matter is being decided. I don’t think any gentleman would have behaved differently

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