Salman Khan's ex-girlfriend Somy Ali dedicates an entire chapter to him in autobiography

Mumbai: Former actress-turned-social activist Somy Ali, who is writing her autobiography has dedicated an entire chapter to her former boyfriend Salman Khan.

In an interview with Mid-Day, Somy opened up about Salman. She was quoted saying, “People found my life story people interesting as well as insane, especially how I went to India at the age of 16 after seeing 'Maine Pyar Kiya' (1989). I had a dream about marrying Salman the night I saw the film. I woke up and ran around the house looking for a suitcase and told my mom how I needed to move to India to marry an actor I had dreamt of. She was initially angry, but later I convinced her and the rest is history. We are precocious in our teenage years and quite ridiculous as well."

It is also said that the former starlet had endured abuse in her eight year long relationship with Salman. She clarified reports of the infamous incident when Salman smashed a cola bottle on her head when they were dating in the 90s. She was quoted saying, "No, if he had done that, I would have been hospitalised and bleeding profusely. He was not happy because I was trying alcohol for the first time, so in his frustration, he poured the drink all over the table."

As a teenager, Somy Ali decided that stepping into Bollywood was the only way to catch the attention of her crush, Salman Khan. She not only got a break in the industry but also dated Salman for almost eight years. They broke up in 2000 and Somy then headed back home to Florida. She took an initiative to start up a NGO, ‘No More Tears’ for hundreds of abused women in the States.