Karisma
Kapoor
with
Sunjay
Kapoor.
Photograph:
Rediff
Archives.
Indian
automotive
industry
leader
Sunjay
Kapur,
chairman
of
Sona
Comstar,
passed
away
suddenly
on
Thursday.
He
was
53.
Confirming
his
demise,
business
consultant
Suhel
Seth
told
ANI
that
Sunjay
died
of
a
heart
attack,
which
was
triggered
after
swallowing
a
bee
during
a
polo
match
in
England.
‘Deeply
saddened
at
the
passing
of
@sunjaykapur:
he
passed
away
earlier
today
in
England:
a
terrible
loss
and
deepest
condolences
to
his
family
and
to
his
colleagues
@sonacomstar…Om
Shanti,’
Seth
posted.
Karisma
Kapoor
and
Sunjay
Kapoor
at
their
wedding.
Photograph:
Jewella
C
Miranda/Rediff
Sunjay
was
Karisma
Kapoor’s
former
husband.
The
couple
became
parents
to
daughter
Samaira
in
2005
and
son
Kiaan
in
2010.
In
2014,
Karisma
and
Sanjay
filed
for
divorce
through
mutual
consent.
Their
divorce
was
finalised
in
2016.
Saif
Ali
Khan,
Kareena
Kapoor,
Karisma
Kapoor
and
Sunjay
Kapur
at
Amrita
Arora’s
wedding.
Photograph:
Pradeep
Bandekar.
After
the
separation,
Sunjay
married
Priya
Sachdev.
Just
a
few
hours
before
his
demise,
Sunjay
had
expressed
grief
over
the
tragic
Air
India
plane
crash
in
Ahmedabad.
‘Terrible
news
of
the
tragic
Air
India
crash
in
Ahmedabad.
My
thoughts
and
prayers
are
with
all
the
families
affected.
May
they
find
strength
in
this
difficult
hour.
#planecrash,’
Sunjay’s
last
post
on
X
read.
Sunjay
Kapoor.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Sunjay
Kapur/
X
Kareena
Kapoor,
Saif
Ali
Khan,
Malaika
Arora
and
Amrita
Arora
visited
Karisma’s
home
late
on
Thursday
night
to
offer
their
support
to
Sanjay’s
children.
