Somy Ali

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Somy Ali
Born	25 March 1976 (age 38) Karachi, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Occupation	Actress, designer, social worker, journalist
Modeling information
Height	5' 9" (1.75 m)

Somy Ali (Urdu: سومی علی‎; born 25 March 1976)^[1]^[2] is a former Pakistani Bollywood actress of the early 1990s. She has her own clothing line, So-Me Designs^[3] apart from running a non-profit organisation, No More Tears.^[4]

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Early life[edit]

Born into a Muslim family to an Iraqi mother, Tehmina and a Pakistani father, Madan, in Karachi, Pakistan. She has two sisters, Hina and Huma and one younger brother, Mohammed. After studying at the Convent of Jesus and Mary High School in Karachi until the age of 7, she, her mother and brother re-located to Florida USA, before moving to Mumbai, India to focus on her acting career, where she appeared in 10 movies and had several modelling assignments.^[2]

In January 1999, Somy returned to the USA to obtain a Bachelor's degree in Psychology. She attended Nova Southeastern University in Florida and graduated in three years' time. It was during this time that she became very interested in journalism and decided to attend the University of Miami to obtain a Master's degree in print journalism.^[1] During the mid-90s, she dated Bollywood actor Salman Khan. They ended their relationship in 1999.^[5]

Work[edit]

In February 2003 while attending the University of Miami, Somy developed an interest in documentary films, therefore left university to attend the New York Film Academy. She graduated with a degree in film making, direction, script writing, and editing. Some of her first projects included short films on abortion, domestic violence, and teenage suicide.^[1]

Ali has been involved with women's rights issues in South Asia. She is working towards bringing the plight of rape and domestic violence victims to the media's attention. Somy has written articles about Dr. Shazia Khalid, Sonia Naz, and Mukhtaran Mai. All of these women are victims of rape and have fought and are still fighting for justice in Pakistan. "My goal is to help all of these women and make sure that every girl/woman in my country and universally is able to obtain an education and has her basic human rights," says Somy. Revenue from her clothing line, So-Me Designs is donated to her non-profit No More Tears, which was founded in 2006.^[6]

In 2011, Ali was honoured with the American Heritage Award from the American Immigration Council for her work with No More Tears.^[7] As of April 2012, No More Tears has rescued 182 abuse victims.^[2]

Filmography[edit]

Bulund (1993)
Anth (1993) as Priya
Krishan Avtaar (1993)
Yaar Gaddar (1994) as Jai's girlfriend
Teesra Kaun? (1994) as Priyanka
Aao Pyaar Karen (1994) as Sonu S. Rai
Andolan (1995) as Anita
Mafia (1996) as Kiran Pawar
Agnichakra (1997) as Guest Appearance in song

Other works[edit]

Articles[edit]

Article	Description	Link
"Embrace Diversity"	Nova Knight News, GSSA Issue, 20 November 2002	[1]
"Our National Parks"	Remote Park is Home to Tiny Group of Residents	[2]
"Forgotten Victims"	n/a	[3]
"Pakistani Woman Forced to Live in Shame"	n/a	[4]
"Veiled Pain"	n/a	[5]
"ANAA Rally for the Dignity and Safety of Pakistani Women"	n/a	[6]
"The Sonia Naz Story"	n/a	[7]

References[edit]

^ Jump up to:^a ^b ^c "Journalist and Model – Official Website". Somy Ali. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
^ Jump up to:^a ^b ^c http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/Salman-helps-Somy-Ali-s-charity-foundation/Article1-848302.aspx
Jump up^ "So-Me Designs". So-Me Designs. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
Jump up^ "No More Tears Project | We're working every day to assist victims of domestic violence". Nmtproject.org. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
Jump up^ "Sallu's ex Somy Ali finally speaks up". Hindustan Times. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
Jump up^ "Somy Ali helps domestic violence victims – Robbs Celebrity OOPs Free Celebrity News". Robbscelebrityoopsfree.com. 28 September 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
Jump up^ Landry, Julie. "Somy Ali honored for helping immigrant women – Plantation". MiamiHerald.com. Retrieved 4 October 2011.

External links[edit]

Somy Ali at the Internet Movie Database

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