Mumbai riots

"He (Gavaskar) told the mob, whatever you are going to do to that family, you are going to do to me first. It takes a special kind of courage to put your life at risk and confront the hate mob."

Khanna was completing his shift in the Sea Rock Sheraton hotel in Mumbai when found out about the news of rioters taking over the city. Following this, the staff was also barred from going out of the hotel.