Popular 90s actress Somy Ali has responded to claims made by a journalist in a video which was posted on YouTube.
In the said video, the journalist made a statement about the actress suffering from cancer and also went on to allege that whatever movies she got in her seven-year-long career were because of her ex-boyfriend and superstar Salman Khan.
Sharing her thoughts on the video, she said, "I was tagged in it by a friend, and I was astounded and horrified. My aunt, my mom's sister, died of breast cancer a year and a half ago. My extended family is on Facebook, and for a journalist to fabricate such cruel and disturbing lies about me was baffling. My mother couldn't stop crying when she saw and heard the female reporter repeatedly say I have or have had cancer. I had to comfort my mom and reassure her that I get mammograms yearly and don't miss any appointments."
"How can a journalist say this when our first job is to conduct facts and thorough research before stating anything we deem to be factual? This is a dire mistake in the journalism profession, and that too means throwing the word cancer around like it's some meaningless cold or cough that one has or has had.
Although Somy Ali did come to India to meet Salman Khan, who was her crush, Somy refuted the claims made by the journalist about getting five movies because of the Bollywood superstar.
"Salman has absolutely nothing to do with my career. As someone who went to India on an inane crush and ended up doing 13 films as a leading heroine opposite the biggest actors, from Sanju (Sanjay Dutt) to Om Puri to Govinda, fate and pure luck," she maintained.
In the video, the journalist even said that Somy has had plastic surgery done.
"Then another shock came with the insinuation of my changing my looks and face through plastic surgery, which I have never been in favour of because I am not willing to do any voluntary surgery. Additionally, I am always told that I look ten years younger than my age by my loved ones, who have no benefit from me, so why should I go under the knife? When I feel the need to do anything, be it fillers, Botox, or even plastic surgery, I will shout it out loud without any apprehension. It's a norm and nothing to be ashamed of, and I commend people who are openly engaging in it as it builds their self-esteem," she concluded.
