The legal battle over Karisma Kapoor’s ex-husband Sunjay Kapur’s Rs 30,000 crore estate continues with shocking twists, as new claims have emerged from within Sunjay’s own family. Since October, right after Sunjay’s death, the legal battle has been unfolding in court. Sunjay’s sister Mandhira Kapur has been accusing Priya Sachdev Kapur (widow of Sunjay Kapur) of attempting to overwrite the family lineage in the disputed will.

What did Mandhira Kapur accuse Priya of?

In one of the latest podcasts, Mandhira accused Priya of trying to replace Sunjay’s biological heirs with her own daughter Safira, whom she has from her first marriage. The irony, she pointed out, is that her former husband and Safira’s father, hotelier Vikram Chatwal, is alive. Mandhira asked a simple question — why was the will naming Safira? She pointed out that her biological father is alive and legally Safira is Sunjay’s stepchild. “Safira has been called the daughter. Samaira is the daughter, not Safira. Safira is the stepdaughter. Her biological father is alive,” Mandhira asserted.

She acknowledged the fact that Sunjay cared for Safira, but also pointed out that affection and lineage are two different things: “Don’t take over when Samaira is there. Don’t name Safira ‘the daughter’. Stop rewriting lineage.”

What does Sunjay’s controversial will state?

As per the will submitted by Priya in court, the beneficiaries are named Priya, Sunjay and Priya’s son Azarius, and Safira. What makes the will conspicuous is that while Sunjay’s stepdaughter Safira’s name is mentioned, Sunjay’s biological children from his marriage with Karisma Kapoor — Samaira and Kiaan — are missing. During the podcast, Mandhira highlighted that there are many inconsistencies in the will, including misspellings of names, incorrect addresses, and even feminine pronouns for Sunjay. “These are not mistakes; these are giveaways… Nobody changes so drastically within seven years.” She even accused Priya of trying to keep away the Kapur family from what is rightfully theirs: “You are depriving the whole family. You have stolen from our family. This is ours. It doesn’t belong to you.”

What are the forgery claims by Sunjay and Karisma’s children?

Senior lawyer Mahesh Jethmalani, who is representing Samaira and Kiaan, told the court that the will was forged with a clear intention of disinheriting Sunjay’s children from his marriage with Karisma Kapoor. He also claimed that Sunjay was very close to his mother, Rani Kapur, yet even she has been pushed aside in the document. He pointed out that “only Priya Kapur profits from this forged will.”

He requested the court to carefully examine the ‘unusual anomalies’ — the language, pronoun usage, and overall drafting style — noting that it is very different from Sunjay’s known habits and personality. However, the allegations have been dismissed by Priya’s counsel, Rajiv Nayar, asserting that a person who commits forgery would never make so many errors, and also noting that Sunjay’s signature has not been disputed by any party.

After the high-octave hearing on November 17, Joint Registrar (Judicial) Gagandeep Jindal issued notices to Priya Kapur and Shradha Suri Marwah, who are named executors of the will, and ordered them to submit replies within three weeks. The next hearing is scheduled for December 16.

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