Somy Ali: I love watching Aamir Khan, Tapsee Pannu and Kangana Ranaut’s movies, they have a message and are meaningful – Times of India

Bollywood actress Somy Ali, who left the Hindi movie business, 20 years in the past, is predicated in Miami, US now. Somy did many movies with Bollywood star Salman Khan and additionally acted with Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Govinda and Saif Ali Khan in a few movies. In a casual chat, the actress shares how she has been dealing with the pandemic and what does she like about Indian cinema.

Somy mentioned, “I do a lot of social work here in US and the last entire year, I worked on many domestic violence issues in my city. In the past one year I have learnt that life is unpredictable and we have little control over how we plan our present and future. I believe in the popular quote, ‘Man proposes and God disposes’. It falls true for the situation we all are facing right now due to the pandemic. These are tough times for all and we can only hope that things turn to normal soon.”

For somebody who briefly did Bollywood movies and then left India, ask her if she has continued watching Hindi movies, and she mentioned, “I prefer watching documentaries and biographies. I am not a fan of mainstream cinema. But, I love watching any Hindi film with Taapsee Pannu, Nandita Das, Shabana Azmi, Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut and Aamir Khan. I know their films will have a message and significant depth.”

Somy added, “I like meaningful films better than any other genre. The Lunch Box, Thappad, Pink, Arth, Mandi, Fashion and Anand are some of my favourite Hindi films.”