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Somy Ali was born in [[Karachi, Pakistan]]. Her mother Tehmina is Iraqi, and her father Madan is Pakistani. After studying at the [[Convent of Jesus and Mary, Karachi]] till age 12, she, her mother and brother moved to [[Florida]]. Inspired by a teenage crush on Bollywood actor Salman Khan, Ali convinced her mother to allow her to move to [[Bombay, India]] at 16. In Bombay, Ali was involved in modeling projects and also performed in Hindi movies. She appeared in ten Hindi movies between 1991 and 1998, as a leading lady with top Bollywood actors.<ref name=ht1/> While in Mumbai, she was in a relationship with Bollywood's leading actor [[Salman Khan]] for eight years . In December 1999, she returned to Florida to continue her studies.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Sallu-s-ex-Somy-Ali-finally-speaks-up/Article1-680772.aspx|title=Sallu's ex Somy Ali finally speaks up|date=4 April 2011|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=27 July 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711153652/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Sallu-s-ex-Somy-Ali-finally-speaks-up/Article1-680772.aspx|archive-date=11 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | Somy Ali was born in [[Karachi, Pakistan]]. Her mother Tehmina is Iraqi, and her father Madan is Pakistani. After studying at the [[Convent of Jesus and Mary, Karachi]] till age 12, she, her mother and brother moved to [[Florida]]. Inspired by a teenage crush on Bollywood actor Salman Khan, Ali convinced her mother to allow her to move to [[Bombay, India]] at 16. In Bombay, Ali was involved in modeling projects and also performed in Hindi movies. She appeared in ten Hindi movies between 1991 and 1998, as a leading lady with top Bollywood actors.<ref name=ht1/> While in Mumbai, she was in a relationship with Bollywood's leading actor [[Salman Khan]] for eight years. In December 1999, she returned to Florida to continue her studies.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Sallu-s-ex-Somy-Ali-finally-speaks-up/Article1-680772.aspx|title=Sallu's ex Somy Ali finally speaks up|date=4 April 2011|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=27 July 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711153652/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Sallu-s-ex-Somy-Ali-finally-speaks-up/Article1-680772.aspx|archive-date=11 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | ||
She attended [[Nova Southeastern University]] in Florida, majoring in Psychology, and obtained her undergraduate degree in two years. 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 broadcast journalism.<ref name="bio">{{cite web|url = http://www.somyali.com/biography|title = Journalist and Model – Official Website|publisher = Somy Ali|date = |accessdate = 4 October 2011}}</ref> | She attended [[Nova Southeastern University]] in Florida, majoring in Psychology, and obtained her undergraduate degree in two years. 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 broadcast journalism.<ref name="bio">{{cite web|url = http://www.somyali.com/biography|title = Journalist and Model – Official Website|publisher = Somy Ali|date = |accessdate = 4 October 2011}}</ref> | ||