Somy Ali on Faisal Khan’s Allegations: “He Said What Millions of the Unseen and Unheard Feel”

In the wake of Faisal Khan’s startling revelations about being confined and forced psychiatric medication by his family, actress-turned-activist Somy Ali has spoken out in solidarity. Faisal, brother of Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, recently shared that he was allegedly kept at home for nearly a year and medicated against his will, a claim that has sparked widespread discussion about mental health and family control in the film industry.

Somy Ali, who today runs the US-based NGO No More Tears, says she deeply relates to Faisal’s account.

> “I lived through open-air gaslighting, whispers of ‘crazy,’ sneers that I was ‘overreacting.’ Every scar, visible or hidden, was my shame to bear alone. When I watched Faisal Khan’s interview, something inside me stirred. His courage reminded me that the wounds we carry in silence can echo across lives if we stay silent too long. To those who’ve felt dismissed, belittled, or erased, know this: you are not alone. We’re rewriting the narrative — it starts with truth, continues with healing, and ends with no more tears,” Somy says.

Having herself faced intense scrutiny, rumors, and defamation in Bollywood, Somy explains that gaslighting within the industry is real and damaging.

> “I know firsthand what it means to be silenced, labeled ‘crazy,’ and made to question your own memory. The actor I was once involved with turned my friends, directors, producers, and even family against me by spreading lies — from calling me a liar and an addict to claiming I was dying of cancer. These fabrications not only hurt me but also deeply impacted my loved ones. That’s the power of gaslighting: it destabilizes and isolates survivors.”

She points out that Faisal Khan’s claims about forced medication highlight another alarming issue — the misuse of psychiatry.

According to Faisal, in 2007–2008 he was allegedly given Serenace (haloperidol), an antipsychotic drug used to treat conditions such as schizophrenia, mania, and severe anxiety. Somy emphasizes that this medication has historically been misused in countries like Russia as a punitive psychiatric tool against dissidents, reflecting patterns of silencing rather than healing.

Faisal has repeatedly denied suffering from any mental illness, and after a legal battle, was declared mentally fit by the court to handle his own matters. Yet, he maintains that the treatment left him with severe side effects and harmed his career.

Somy adds:

> “Gaslighting is a slow burn. It starts with a comment like ‘You’re imagining this,’ and over time coils around your mind until you’re fighting for your own truth. I’ve lived this. Survivors of abuse are often dismissed, doubted, and branded with labels meant to destabilize them. But truth is a lifeline. Faisal’s honesty struck a chord because his words reflect what millions of the unseen and unheard feel.”

Turning her pain into purpose, Somy founded No More Tears USA in 2007, an NGO dedicated to helping survivors of abuse and human trafficking.

> “I endured abuse and I lost pieces of myself in the hands meant to hold me. But I turned that wreckage into resistance. Pain once meant to isolate me became a bridge — a reason to speak, act, and save others who still believe silence is safer.”

For Somy, Faisal’s story is not just about one man’s struggle but a mirror to many untold stories within Bollywood and beyond.

> “I see the same pattern echo again and again: abuse dismissed, survivors doubted, voices muted until trauma becomes a shock reveal. But what if we rewrite that script? What if the story starts with healing, rather than scandal?”