Jab we met or we never did?
Pakistani model Iman Ali and Indian filmmaker Imtiaz Ali have reportedly ended their secret relationship
Highway and Rockstar fame Imtiaz Ali’s girlfriend, Pakistani actor and model, Iman Ali has recently returned back home to Pakistan. According to the Times of India, rumour mills in Pakistan were abuzz with growing whispers of her camaraderie with the Pyarey Afzal actor, Hamza Ali Abbasi.
The Times of India further reported that Iman’s decision to return to Pakistan from India had further strengthened the rumours that Iman and Imtiaz were no longer a couple.
A source close to the model-cum-actor told the Mirror that, “She is going to spend more time in Pakistan now. She came down to Mumbai to make a career in Bollywood but couldn’t make much headway. Also, her relationship with Imtiaz is not all rosy now.”
Imtiaz has refused to comment on the status of his relationship with the model from Pakistan. Iman too gave little away about the current situation of her relationship with the renowned Indian director, “I have always lived in Pakistan. I am in Pakistan and shall continue to live here.” Iman Ali was also seen at the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Dharna in Karachi a few weeks ago alongside other notable actors and celebrities of the country such as Humayun Saeed, Hamza Ali Abbasi and Mani.
The Times of India revealed that a friend of the actor had noted her visits to Mumbai had decreased with the passage of time. She was last spotted in India at a party hosted by Ranbir Kapoor almost a month and a half ago, where Imtiaz’s ex-wife Preety was also present.
A friend of the Jab We Met and Rockstar director told the Times of India that, “While I cannot say if Iman is out of Imtiaz’s life, there has definitely been a drastic change in him over the last month. He wants to mingle with his old friends, whom he had stopped interacting with after meeting Iman. Also, he is more calm now, not so edgy.”
Imtiaz who had separated from his wife Preety a few years ago, had grown close to the Pakistani model and actor, who had appeared in hit films across the Indian border such as Bol and Khuda Kay Liye.
Iman Ali who is the daughter of renowned television actor Abid will next be seen in the biopic Mah-e-Meer opposite Fahad Mustafa. The film is based on the life of poet Mir Taqi Mir. The film co-stars Sanam Saeed, Manzar Sehbai and Alyy Khan.
Meanwhile Iman Ali’s younger sister, Rahma Ali is all bet set to make her debut on Coke Studio season 7 as a featured artist.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 11th, 2014.