Broke up with Salman Khan because he cheated on me, Somy Ali reveals

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Former Bollywood actor Somy Ali, who was in a relationship with superstar Salman Khan for years, revealed that she broke up with him after he cheated on her. In a recent interaction with Zoom, Ali, who had earlier said she moved to Mumbai with the sole intention of 'marrying' Salman Khan, said there was nothing that kept her in Bollywood after their break-up.

She said she hasn't spoken to Khan in five years and added that they have moved on. " It’s been 20 years since I broke up with him. He cheated on me and I broke up with him and left. It’s as simple as that," she was quoted as saying.

Earlier, in an interaction with Bombay Times, Ali, who is now an activist, working for women rights and victims of domestic and sexual abuse, had said, "It was 1991 and I was 16. I saw Maine Pyar Kiya, and I went, ‘I have to marry this guy!’ I told my mom that I am going to India tomorrow. She, of course, sent me off to my room, but I kept pleading that I have to go to India and marry this guy — Salman Khan."

Admitting that she learnt "not a single thing" from Salman Khan when they were dating, she said she, however, learnt a lot of good things from his parents. "The biggest thing I learned is that they never saw religion and treated every human being equally," she was quoted as saying.