▁the ▁young ▁man ▁k ills ▁his ▁mother , ▁dest ro ys ▁everything ▁around ▁him ▁and ▁is ▁then ▁killed ▁by ▁his ▁father . ▁Ali ▁differ ed ▁with ▁his ▁father ' s ▁vision ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁act ▁in ▁the ▁movie . ▁" I ▁felt ▁the ▁story ▁lack ed ▁hope ," ▁he ▁said . ▁However , ▁he ▁sang ▁his ▁first ▁song ▁for ▁the ▁film . ▁ ▁Best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁music , ▁singing ▁and ▁acting , ▁Ali ▁has ▁also ▁b red ▁horses , ▁worked ▁on ▁an ▁oil ▁rig ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁P ond icher ry ▁in ▁South ▁India , ▁clean ed ▁and ▁sold ▁car p ets ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁far mer ▁with ▁a ▁strong ▁opinion ▁on ▁organ ic ▁methods ▁in ▁far ming . ▁ ▁Personal ▁albums ▁Ali ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁on ▁the ▁Indian ▁music ▁scene ▁with ▁the ▁album ▁Sun oh , ▁which ▁established ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁singer . ▁This ▁album ▁won ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁awards ▁in ▁Indian ▁music , ▁including ▁the ▁Best ▁Pop ▁Male ▁V ocal ist ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Screen ▁Awards ▁and ▁the ▁Channel ▁V ▁View ers ▁Cho ice ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁It ▁stayed ▁on ▁the ▁MTV ▁Asia ▁Ch arts ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁three ▁for ▁ 6 0 ▁weeks . ▁The ▁song ▁" O ▁San am " ▁from ▁Sun oh ▁launched ▁his ▁career . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁nominated ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁MTV ▁Video ▁Music ▁Awards ▁His ▁next ▁album , ▁S if ar , ▁was ▁noted ▁for ▁its ▁music , ▁lyr