Saif Ali Khan, the Bollywood star who got into a brawl with South African businessman Iqbal Sharma, has publicly apologized for what happened last week.Khan said: “I would like to apologize for what happened and what everyone saw. I think this situation could have been handled in a different manner.”He added that actors had a responsibility to be an example to people and to their fans, but reminded everyone that actors were still human beings.

Meanwhile, actress Kareena Kapoor has finally broken her silence on the events of the evening. The actress was at the Taj Hotel, along with Amrita and Malaika Arora. Malaika has come out as a stoic supporter of Khan, and it appears that Kareena is also supporting him.She spoke to ZeeNews in India and said: “I haven’t spoken about what happened that night, but now I feel I should because whatever is being said is completely one-sided. This man [Iqbal Sharma] is publicity-hungry. How can a man with a broken nose and jaw speak continuously on TV for more than 10 hours?”

She added that Khan was provoked, and would never get into a fight because he was a gentleman and also respected women.She admitted that they were laughing and talking at the table, but denied that they were rowdy. Sharma apparently went to their table to shout at Saif, and she added: “…Saif said sorry, but he continued to rant.”She also added that Sharma’s wife, South African-born actress Tarina Patel (pictured above), did nothing to stop her husband during the altercation: “she got into the lift and ran away!”

What do you think is the truth, especially considering that Khan issued an apology?