Penniless Annu Kapoor had to borrow Rs 5,000 from Yash Chopra to fund ser’s divorce case against Om Puri: ‘To put him in further debt…’ | Bollywood News

After his ser Seema Kapoor separated from late actor Om Puri under strenuous circumstances, Annu Kapoor resolved to take the fight till the end. He was livid at how Om had treated Seema, cheating on her and refusing to accept that the child she was pregnant with was his. He had even accused her of adultery, making an already difficult situation worse. Seema said in an interview with Siddharth Kannan that her family supported her through it all, and promised that they were willing sell their jewellery and property to pay for her defence. At one point, Annu Kapoor even borrowed Rs 5,000 from filmmaker Yash Chopra, because he had no money himself.
Seema split from Om Puri after she discovered that he was cheating on her with journal Nandita. In an interview with Siddharth Kannan, Seema recalled what happened. She said that things became ugly between her and Om Puri after she left him. He slapped her with a legal case, accusing her of adultery. He even refused to accept the child that she was pregnant with as his. Seema said that she was shocked that someone she loved so much could accuse her of such things. Even though her family was supportive, she eventually decided to settle with Om mutually.
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She said, “My family told me that they would fight till the end. Annu bhai said he’d take him to the Supreme Court. My bhabhi said that she would sell her jewellery; my other brother was willing to sell off our property. These things aren’t easy; they last 25 years sometimes. But after he made his accusations, I told my mother that I don’t want to fight. All I’ll get if I win is property, I wouldn’t get him back. My family wasn’t in favour of this decision; one lawyer promised me that he’d have Om sahab jailed, all I had to do was accuse him of hitting me. But that man never raised a hand on me.”
She admitted that she accepted an alimony of Rs 6 lakh, and explained why. “My parents had taken out a lot of loans for our wedding. Puri sahab had bought some land, which hadn’t been paid off entirely. I wasn’t going to accept any alimony, but bhai reminded me that mom owed a lot of money. Secondly, I remember very well that Annu bhaiya had borrowed Rs 5,000 from Yash Chopra to pay my lawyer. He was broke. He returned that money, of course. But to put them in further debt at this time didn’t sound right to me.”
Seema said that she put her self-respect aside and accepted the alimony. But she turned down a house that she could’ve taken as well. She also refused to accept the Rs 25,000 that he sent her via his secretary when she lost their child.