‘We will abduct Somy Ali’: Salman’s ex-girlfriend reveals underworld phone threat from past

Mumbai: Actress Somy Ali, ex-girlfriend of Salman Khan, recently shared a shocking story about a threatening call from the Underworld made to the superstar in the 1990s.

Somy reflected on her time with Salman, her experiences in Bollywood, and her connection to Underworld figure Dawood Ibrahim. Asked if during her relationship with Salman in the 1990s, when Dawood Ibrahim's ties to Bollywood were rampant, did she witness or hear any discussions about the don and his connections with the film industry, Somy replied, “I heard multiple conversations about him, but nobody took Dawood's name directly, nor did anyone speak about Chota Shakeel. People used to call them the Underworld.”

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Somy continued, “Divya Bharti was my best friend. We grew very close while shooting for ‘Andolan’ in Bengaluru. I asked Divya what the Underworld was. Divya asked, ‘Do you know what mafia is?’ I said, ‘Yes, there's the Italian mafia in America.’ Divya said, ‘Underworld and mafia are similar.’”

She revealed that the threat was made over their landline. "I lived with Salman at his Galaxy apartment for three years," she recalled and added, "Once, I received a call on our bedroom's landline. The person on the other side threatened to abduct me, saying, 'Salman ko bol dena, Somy Ali ko hum utha kar le jayenge (Tell Salman that we will abduct Somy Ali).’”

Somy continued, "When I told Salman about this, he panicked but handled the situation. However, he never told me how he ‘handled’ it."

When asked if she ever tried to find out who it was from the underworld who had called the actor, Somy replied, "I asked Salman two to three times about this, but he replied, 'It's better that you don't know about these things.'" Somy mentioned that Salman kept her away from these dangerous situations because he knew she was inexperienced and naive.

IANS