Karisma Kapoor's kids challenge dad's will, claim forgery

NEW DELHI: The high-stakes tussle over the inheritance of industrialist Sunjay Kapur took a fresh twist on Tuesday as his children from ex-wife and actor Karisma Kapoor approached Delhi high court challenging their exclusion from his assets, reported at Rs 30,000 crore, alleging his will was forged.

Daughter Samaira and son Kiaan, through their legal guardian Karisma, filed a civil suit accusing Priya Kapur, Sunjay's third wife, of fabricating their father's will to gain complete control over his assets.


Kapur, 53, died on June 12 this year after suffering a heart attack while playing polo in Surrey, UK. The suit claims that Kapur, while he was alive, never mentioned the will and seeks partition of the estate, rendition of accounts, and a permanent injunction against Priya and other defendants.

Likely to come up for hearing on Wednesday, the suit also challenges Sunjay's March 21 will, which purportedly leaves his entire personal estate to Priya. The children have alleged that Priya's conduct since their father's death in June demonstrated "without a doubt, that the alleged will has been fabricated" by her.

"The purported will allegedly executed by the plaintiffs' father is not a legal and valid document, is forged and fabricated, and in any event, surrounded by suspicious circumstances. It is for this reason that neither the original of the alleged purported will has been shown to the plaintiffs nor a copy of the alleged purported will has been provided," the suit submits.

Seeking a direction to Priya to disclose the entire personal assets and effects of Kapur at the time of his sudden death, the plea says that "plaintiffs do not have complete information regarding the personal assets and effects of their father at the time of his bereavement."

Karisma and Sunjay married in 2003 but divorced in 2016. The children argue they enjoyed a close relationship with their father until his sudden death. Accusing Priya of first denying the existence of a will, the plea claims it was in a family meeting on July 30 this year that she presented a document dated March 21, 2025, describing it as a will, prompting suspicions of forgery and manipulation. The plaintiffs added the original will or copy has not been shared with them and sought to arraign Priya, her minor son, Sunjay's mother Rani Kapur, and one Shradha Suri Marwah, as defendants. Marwah is the executor of the will.

According to the children, their late father repeatedly assured them of their financial security and future well-being. They claim he initiated business ventures in their names, acquired assets both personally and through corporate entities, and named them as beneficiaries of the family trust. In July, Sunjay's mother Rani publicly objected to Priya's elevation as director in the company, alleging coercion, ahead of Sona Comstar's AGM. The plaintiffs allege they were summoned to corporate meetings of Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd (Sona Comstar) and asked to sign paperwork without being provided full transparency regarding the trust deed or associated records.

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