'He forced me to sleep with his friends, auctioned me': Karisma Kapoor on divorce with Sunjay Kapur

It is a known fact that despite being one of the most beautiful and accomplished actors of her time in Bollywood, Karisma Kapoor’s personal life was an uphill struggle, at least until her marriage with Sunjay Kapur dissolved, followed by an ugly legal battle over the custody of their children.

The actor may have been shining bright on the professional front but the Biwi No.1 star was once “auctioned” by Sunjay to one of his friends, as per Zoom TV. Karisma's revelations came during her recollection of how her life changed completely after marriage, during her divorce proceedings.

After her breakup with Abhishek Bachchan, with whom Karisma was engaged to be married, the Dil To Pagal Hai star tied the knot with businessman Sunjay Kapur. Theirs was an arranged marriage and trouble started brewing soon after.

While sharing a disturbing story of their honeymoon, Karisma had revealed that he [Sunjay] tried to force her to sleep with his friends. And when she refused, he beat her up and even put a price tag on her, to auction to one of his friends. Karisma also alleged that Sanjay refused to follow up on his financial commitments, to which, Sunjay argued that Karisma only married him for his money.

Karisma and Sunjay tied the knot in 2003 in a grand wedding ceremony and after 11 years, the duo parted ways in 2014. Their divorce was an ugly affair, seeing both parties levelling nasty allegations against one another. Karisma had also filed a dowry harassment case against Sunjay and his mother Rani.

During one of the proceedings, Karisma claimed that once Rani, her then mother-in-law, gifted her a dress during the time she was pregnant. But seeing Karisma incapable of fitting into that dress, Sunjay asked Rani to slap her. Karisma stated that Sunjay looked at his mom and told her, “Why don’t you just slap her?”

She also alleged Sunjay enjoyed a philandering lifestyle which involved living with another woman. She recalled his mother supporting all his wrongdoings too and claimed that Sunjay was still in a physical relationship with his first wife when they tied the knot.

Karisma and Sunjay were legally battling to get the custody of their kids, which required them to air their dirty laundry in public to deem the other party an unfit parent. The two were granted divorce in 2016, with Karisma winning custody over the children, Samaira Kapoor and Kiaan Raj Kapoor. While Sunjay was allowed occasional visits.

In an interview with the Hindustan Times, Karisma’s father, Randhir Kapoor had revealed that he never wanted his daughter to marry Sunjay. He was quoted as saying, “Everyone knows our ­credentials. We are Kapoors. We don’t need to run after anyone’s money. We have been blessed with not only money, but our talent can support us for the rest of our lives. Sunjay is a third-class man. I never wanted Karisma marrying him. He has debauchery in his ­system and never cared for his wife. He has been giving bull*** to her, and living with another woman. The entire Delhi knows how he is. I would not like to say anything more than this.”

Sunjay had also claimed that Karisma married him as a rebound for her broken engagement with Abhishek. And in his divorce petition, he said Karisma isn’t a good mother. On this, Randhir had added, “Everyone knows Karisma has always been a good mother. Her husband has been living with another woman. I was against this marriage since day one. The matter is sub judice and hence, I can’t comment further. Eventually, the entire truth will come out.”

At present, Sunjay is married to Priya Sachdev and the two have a son together. While Karisma was rumoured to be dating Sandeep Toshniwal recently.

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