Somy was born on March 25, 1976 in Karachi, Pakistan, to an Iraqi mother and a Pakistani father. She has a younger brother, Mohammed. She studied in Convent of Jesus & Mary High School in Karachi up until the age of 7, then re-located to Florida, USA, along with her mom and brother.She re-located to Bombay and was involved in several modeling assignments as well as appearances in 9 movies. Her successful career in Bollywood spanned from 1992 to 1999. She was leading actor Salman Khan’s girlfriend until she ended the relationship.Somy Ali pursued education seriously – she has obtained a degree on film making, psychology and journalism from schools like Nova Southeastern University, The New York Film Academy, Connecticut School of and the University of Miami.She has produced documentaries on issues such as ‘Abortion’, ‘Teenage Suicide’, ‘Domestic Violence’ and ‘Lives of Muslim Women’.
Somy Ali
Movies
Andolan
Collegian Adarsh and his elder brother, Aniket paves two different path ways leading to the same goals when they excel in studies leading to bright futures only to find their respective lives shifting when things do not go as planned resulting in fair, despair and anxiety.
Teesra Kaun
Three Bollywood-stricken, Calcutta-based slackers, Vijay Verma (Chunky Pandey), Bingo Nagpurkar (Satish Shah), and Khoka Ganguli (Rakesh Bedi), board the Howrah-Bombay Mail, to watch a cricket match, and to meet Mithun Chakraborty. After boarding, the trio consume considerable alcohol. Vijay introduces himself to two other passengers, C.K. Kadam (Amol Palekar), and…
Fun Facts
Her father is Pakistani, mother is Iraqi.
Had an long running affair with actor Salman Khan.
Worked as an actress in India before moving to Florida.
She is currently very active in social awareness of world issues. She created "intellectual fashion""
Quotes
We must do something to help those that are less fortunate than we are - even if that means helping just one child, one woman or one man.
I refuse to be aware of all the injustices and suffering in our world and do nothing about it.
Apathy is completely unacceptable.