Karisma Kapoor‘s ex-husband Sunjay Kapur passed away on June 12 and just a few days after his death, there’s been a lot happening. There’s a family feud regarding his Rs 30,000 crore estate. Amidst that, his mother Rani Kapur came out in the media and said that she was made to sign some papers immediately after his death, while she was still mourning. And now, Sunjay’s sister Mandhira has shared more details in a recent interview. She revealed that it was a bunch of people including Sunjay’s widowed wife Priya Sachdev who made Rani Kapur sign some papers. She said during an interview with Republic, “What papers are they not showing us that they’d gotten signed in this 13-day period that they’ve taken over? My mother was made to sign papers behind locked doors. And this wasn’t once, but twice.” She added that she cannot take the names of other people involved in this due to legal reasons but pointed out that Priya was appointed as a Non-Executive Director at Sona Comstar days after her husband’s death.“I was standing at the door banging on it. She was grieving. There were two doors, actually — a door inside and a door outside. So she couldn’t hear me. The bottom line is she signed some papers during the mourning period. She was in deep grief. She came to me and said, ‘I don’t know what papers I’ve signed. And since then, we’ve been asking and getting no response. So, what are you hiding from us? I think this will all unfold at some point, and the truth will come out,” said Mandhira.Mandhira shared that although she hasn’t yet spoken to Priya directly, her mother has urged her to get hold of the documents Priya had signed. But so far, there’s been no progress. “We’ve written to the people asking them (for the papers), and we’ve been told her email is compromised. So we can’t send her anything,” she said, adding that Priya had assured her mother-in-law she would forward the papers.Acknowledging her strained relationship with her brother Sunjay, Mandhira admitted they hadn’t been on speaking terms for four years. However, she has now reconciled with the family, largely to support her mother. “We had a fight between a brother and a sister. But it doesn’t take away the 40+ years before that. It doesn’t take away from the fact that I’m Dr. Kapur’s daughter. Why wouldn’t I fight for my mother? Who’s everyone else who’s coming in and claiming anything,” she remarked.Looking back at their father’s decision, she explained that he had encouraged his children to pursue different ventures — Sunjay took charge of Sona Comstar, while she built Smick, a company first launched under the name Sona Mandhira. The sibling rivalry even spilled into court when Sunjay sued her over the use of the name. “I changed it to Smick. He signed an agreement that he wouldn’t take the case further. And we ended stuff amicably. There was no loss or win,” she clarified.Brushing aside suggestions that she is chasing her brother’s inheritance because her business is struggling, Mandhira was firm in her response. “Who’s once said my business isn’t doing well? This is the beauty of this entire thing unfolding — I get told a new thing every day. I’m not fighting for inheritance, but for legacy. When you’ve built something, you know its value. When you’re standing on the outside, you only see the money value. We have emotional attachment to this brand,” she stressed.She also pointed out that while a UK-based subsidiary of her company has declared insolvency, it is hardly a crisis. “It’s not a big deal. You can ask any business, we all do it. It’s not the end of the world. I’m sorry I hate to break people’s hearts, but I’m fine,” Mandhira added.
