Pakistani Bollywood actress

Somy Ali (Urdu: سومی علی) is a Pakistani-American actress, writer, filmmaker, model and activist who has worked in Bollywood films. She runs a non-profit organization named No More Tears.

Contents

• 1 Career
• 2 Filmography
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Career

Ali became involved with women's rights issues in South Asia. She works toward publicizing bringing the plight of rape and domestic violence victims. Ali has written articles about rape victims Shazia Khalid, Sonia Naz and Mukhtaran Mai. "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 Ali. Revenue from her clothing line, So-Me Designs is donated to her non-profit organization No More Tears, which was founded in 2006.

In 2011, Ali was honored with the American Heritage Award from the American Immigration Council for her work with No More Tears, The Daily Point of Light Award April 15, 2015 by President George H. W. Bush and The National Domestic Violence Month "A Proclamation" by President Barack Obama for her work with No More Tears.

Filmography

• Buland (1992) Unreleased
• Anth (1994) as Priya
• Krishan Avtaar (1993) as Sonia Sawant
• Yaar Gaddar (1994) as Shashi
• Teesra Kaun? (1994) as Priyanka / Manjulah
• Aao Pyaar Karen (1994) as Sonu S. Rai
• Andolan (1995) as Anita
• Mafia (1996) as Kiran Pawar
• Chupp (1997) as Aasha

References

External links

• Official website
• Somy Ali at IMDb