Priya, Karisma aur woh: Who is the third lady in late Sunjay Kapur's 30,000 crore estate dispute?

Since the death of Sona Comstar’s Chairman emeritus Sunjay Kapur in the UK about three months ago, a legal battle over his Rs.30,000 crore estate has broken out in the family. It started with his mother filing a case against his wife Priya of usurping his entire wealth and then the case by Sunjay’s children from his ex-wife Karishma Kapoor.

Madhira Kapur, Sujay’s sister has now come forward in support of Karishma’s children. Karisma’s children, daughter Samaira and son Kiaan, have approached the Delhi High Court claiming that their stepmother, Priya Kapur, allegedly forged Sunjay’s will to make herself the sole beneficiary.

Who is Mdhira Kapur?

Madhira Kapur as reported by News-18 is the Managing Director of SMIC Autoparts Pvt. Ltd. Founded in 2012, the company is headquartered globally in London. She is the daughter of the late industrialist Dr. Surinder Kapur and Rani Surinder Kapur. She is married to Luke Smith and is the mother of two children, Nyna and JaiVee.

Mandhira and Sunjay also have a sister, Superna Motwane, and was estranged from her brother Sunjay for four years, which she described as the result of a 'silly sibling squabble.' Reflecting on their bond, she wrote on Instagram: 'My brother and I may not have spoken for the last four years—a silly sibling squabble escalated to crazy levels due to egos and natural bullishness. However, that will never take away what we were and what we had.’

Madhira says that the family has been unable to properly grieve since that late industrialist’s death. HT quoted her saying, “It’s been horrible. It’s like I keep saying, it’s a nightmare we want to wake up from, and we’re not being allowed to even grieve.”

Madhira has expressed her disbelief that Karishma’s children have been excluded from the will given the warm relationship between the Sunjay and his children, and Priya Kapur has made herself the sole beneficiary.

She says her mother didn’t want to take the matter and hopes Sunjay’s third wife will come around and give them what they want.

Mandhira has accused the board members of Sona Comstar of locking her mother in a room and forcing her to sign documents she didn’t understand.

“I was there, banging on the door, not knowing what was happening,” she said. “My mother later told me the doors were locked. She was in a grieving state and unaware of what she was signing. She said, ‘I did what I was told. I don’t know what I signed.’ She was very upset.”

Mandhira added that the family has been trying to find out what her mother signed, but has received no answers.

The coming weeks in court will be crucial for Karisma’s children, as the legal battle over Sunjay Kapur’s ₹30,000 crore estate continues.