The Rs 30,000 crore estate dispute between business magnate Sunjay Kapur and Karisma Kapoor's ex-husband has been in the news since October. In a recent podcast, Mandhira Kapur, Sunjay Kapur's sister, asserted that Priya Kapur is trying to remove her brother's lineage and continue his legacy through her daughter from her ex-husband, Vikram Chatwal.
Mandhira Kapur's Remarks Regarding the Will
Given that Safira's biological father is still alive, Mandhira Kapur questioned the validity of inserting her name in the will. "Safira has been called the daughter (in the will)," Mandhira remarked, raising concerns about the purpose of this inclusion. It is Samaira, not Safira, who is the daughter. The stepdaughter is Safira. She still has her biological father.
Priya Kapur and hotelier Vikram Chatwal are the parents of Safira. In 2017, Priya wed Sunjay Kapur six years after divorcing Vikram. Safira resided at Sunjay's house with her mother while he was still alive.
"Nobody is denying that my brother cared for Safira," Mandhira said, asking, "How are you even doing this to that family?" However, don't assume control while Samaira is present. Don't refer to Safira as "the daughter." The stepdaughter is her. Put an end to rewriting ancestry.
Mandhira's response followed an October hearing in which senior attorney Mahesh Jethmalani, who is defending Samaira and Kiaan, the children of Karisma Kapoor, called Priya's will "suspicious."
Mandhira pointed out differences, saying, "My brother was a particular human being." Neither his daughter's address nor his son's name can be spelled incorrectly. These are giveaways, not errors. The behaviors we developed as children cannot be eliminated just because you have been with someone for seven years. Nobody transforms into a completely different person in just seven years. Errors in pronouns and spelling are indicators.
What Is Stated in the Will?
Samaira and Kiaan, Sunjay's biological children with Karisma, are not named in the will Priya gave to the court; only Priya, Azarius, and Safira are.
Mandhira pointed out differences, saying, "My brother was a particular human being." Neither his daughter's address nor his son's name can be spelled incorrectly. These are giveaways, not errors. The behaviors we developed as children cannot be eliminated just because you have been with someone for seven years. Nobody transforms into a completely different person in just seven years. Errors in pronouns and spelling are indicators.
The entire family is being deprived by you. Our family has been robbed by you. You've committed theft. We own this. You don't own it. As in, what have you done? Married? Really? had a child, and now it's all yours? This is how everyone should get married: "Go, get married, have a baby, and chalo, it's all yours!" Mandhira slammed Priya with a direct statement.
The Estate Battle Samaira and Kiaan Kapur, the daughters of Sunjay Kapur, have filed a lawsuit claiming that Priya Sachdev Kapur, their stepmother, "forged" their father's will in order to "disown" them from his Rs 30,000-crore estate.Senior attorney Mahesh Jethmalani, who represented them in court, stated that Sunjay's children from his prior marriage were "disinherited" under the will. He further claimed that "only Priya Kapur profits from this forged will" and that Sunjay's mother, Rani Kapur, had been "sidelined" in the document.
Additionally, Jethmalani highlighted what he called peculiar linguistic inconsistencies in the will, such as the usage of feminine pronouns while referring to Sunjay.
Priya Kapur was represented in court by senior counsel Rajiv Nayar, who rejected allegations that the will had been falsified due to a misspelled name. He pointed out that no one had questioned the signature and contended that a fake will would not include "so many mistakes."
Following Sunjay Kapur's tragic death in the UK on June 12 of this year, the legal dispute has gotten more intense in recent months.
Following a hearing on November 17, Priya Kapur and Shradha Suri Marwah, the executor of the purported will, received notifications from Joint Registrar (Judicial) Gagandeep Jindal instructing them to submit their responses within three weeks. The date of the matter is now set for December 16.