Jun 25, 2025 02:56 PM IST

Sunjay Kapur handed away from a coronary heart assault on June 12. His spouse, Priya Sachdev, mentioned their relationship and household dynamics in an interview in May. 

Bollywood actor #Karisma Kapoor’s ex-husband and industrialist Sunjay Kapur handed away on 12 June after struggling a deadly coronary heart assault throughout a polo match in England. In the wake of his passing, a latest interview from May along with his third spouse, Priya Sachdev, has resurfaced. In the interview, Priya shared how she first met Sunjay, how they constructed a blended household along with his youngsters from earlier marriages, and mirrored on the unconventional nature of his relationship with ex-wife #Karisma Kapoor. (Also learn: Sunjay Kapur’s sister Mandhira reveals they did not converse for final 4 years attributable to ego: ‘I’d give something to see him’)

#Karisma Kapoor and Sunjay Kapur have been married from 2003 to 2016.

Priya talks about Sunjay and Karisma’s marriage

In a podcast with Kin and Kindness, Priya mentioned how she met Sunjay and her ideas on his marriage to Karisma.

“He was married, and his wife and children were living in Bombay at that time. So he would go, like a weekend father, and his business was here (in #Delhi). We started chatting, and that’s how our relationship started as friends, and eventually, he was out of his marriage. It wasn’t a conventional marriage, but one from which he had two beautiful children. We love them dearly, and today, we are one beautiful blended family,” Priya mentioned.

About Sunjay Kapur’s life

Sunjay was married thrice. His first marriage was to dressmaker #Nandita Mahtani in 1996, which lasted for 4 years. He later married actress #Karisma Kapoor in 2003. The couple had two youngsters collectively—Samaira, born in 2005, and Kiaan, born in 2010. Karisma and Sunjay filed for divorce by mutual consent in 2014, and the divorce was finalised in 2016. Following their separation, Sunjay married Priya Sachdev in 2017. The couple welcomed a son, Azarias, after their marriage.

Sunjay’s loss of life

Sunjay, 53, handed away on 12 June whereas taking part in polo in England. Initial studies indicated that he suffered a coronary heart assault in the course of the match, however later hypothesis urged {that a} extreme allergic response to a bee sting might have triggered the cardiac arrest. However, the precise reason for his loss of life has not been formally confirmed. His cremation was held on the #Lodhi Road Cremation Ground in #Delhi, and a prayer meet adopted on 22 June on the Taj Palace Hotel.