Karisma Kapoor’s ex-husband Sunjay Kapur had net worth of Rs 10,300 crore, hired ‘parenting coach’ to be a better father to his 4 children | Bollywood News

Bollywood actor Karisma Kapoor’s ex-husband, businessperson Sunjay Kapur, died of a heart attack after swallowing a bee in London on Thursday. Sunjay was the Chairman of Sona Comstar, and shared two children with Karisma, Samaira and Kiaan. He was also father to Azarias, with third wife Priya Sachdev, whose daughter from a previous marriage he adopted. Sunjay first stepped into the limelight when he married Karisma at a star-studded ceremony in 2003. He was married to designer Nandita Mahtani previously. After Karisma and Sunjay’s divorce in 2016, he married former model Priya Sachdev.
Sunjay has been an active part of Samaira and Kiaan’s lives, and over the years, his wife Priya shared many pictures from family holidays and celebrations together. In a chat with the YouTube channel Indian Silicon Valley Jivraj Singh Sachar, Sunjay described himself as someone who valued trust and respect, and said that it was “very important that our family comes together and stays together.” He also shared that he and Priya were taking “coaching sessions on parenting because we want to become better parents.” He also spoke about coming from a “blended family” and shared, “It’s not always easy when you have a blended family. but we have been very fortunate to have a system where we all work together, where we all love each other and I want that to continue even after my wife and I, our lifetime.”
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Sunjay with his and Karisma’s kids Samaira and Kiaan. (Phtoo: Priya Sachdev/Instagram)
Sunjay Kapur, wife Priya and their children. (Photo: Priya Sachdev/Instagram)
Sunjay Kapur net worth
As per Forbes, Sunjay’s net worth at the time of his death was $1.2 billion (Rs 10,300 crore) and he was the 2703th wealthiest individual in the world. As of a few months ago, his publicly led company was valued at Rs 40,000 crore. Sunjay’s company manufactured automobile parts for seven out of the top ten car companies in the world, and was known for being one of the leaders in the EV revolution.
Sona Comstar was founded Sunajy’s father, Surinder Kapur, in 1997. After his death in 2015, Sunjay took over the company as the Managing Director. The company operated factories in nine countries including India, China, Mexico, Serbia and the US.
In the same chat from three months ago, Sunjay spoke about writing down a 10-year plan for himself regarding his personal and professional life, since he was not an active executive anymore. Talking about his non-work related roles, he shared that he was on the board of Doon School, ran a polo team, was the Chairperson of northern region of CII, was also working with the The Young Business Leaders Forum and he was also spending his time at a think tank on building manufacturing competitiveness in India.