With ₹10,300 Cr Net Worth, Sunjay Kapur Surpasses Shah Rukh Khan, Entire Kapoor Clan — Inside His $4 Billion Empire

With ₹10,300 Cr Net Worth, Sunjay Kapur Surpasses Shah Rukh Khan, Entire Kapoor Clan : Business tycoon and former spouse of Bollywood actress Karisma Kapoor, Sunjay Kapur, tragically passed away in London on Thursday. The 52-year-old industrialist reportedly suffered a fatal cardiac arrest after accidentally ingesting a bee. His unexpected demise has left his loved ones and the business world in mourning.

The late businessman was not just a David Polo player, but also a passionate advocate, a devoted father to his children, and a loving husband.

Known for his prominent role as chairman of auto parts giant Sona Comstar, Sunjay was also a father to three children: Samaira and Kiaan with Karisma Kapoor and Azarias with his third wife, Priya Sachdev. He had also taken on the role of a father to Priya’s daughter from an earlier relationship.

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Earlier, in a conversation with the YouTube channel Indian Silicon Valley by Jivraj Singh Sachar, Sunjay revealed that he hired a parenting coach to become a better father. “It was “very important that our family comes together and stays together." He also shared that he and Priya were taking “coaching sessions on parenting because we want to become better parents." He also spoke about coming from a “blended family" and shared, “It’s not always easy when you have a blended family. but we have been very fortunate to have a system where we all work together, where we all love each other, and I want that to continue even after my wife and I, our lifetime," he added.

Before marrying Karisma Kapoor, Sunjay Kapur was married to designer Nandita Mahtani. Their marriage lasted two years before they separated in 2003. The same year, he tied the knot with Karisma, but the couple parted ways in 2014, and their highly publicised divorce was finalised in 2016.

In 2017, Sunjay married his longtime partner, model Priya Sachdev, in an intimate ceremony reportedly held in Delhi. The couple welcomed a son, Azarias Kapur, and also co-parented Priya’s daughter, Safira Chatwal, from her previous marriage.

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According to Forbes, Sunjay Kapur had a net worth of $1.2 billion ( ₹10300 crore) at the time of his death. The magazine noted that Sunjay's peak wealth was valued at $1.6 billion ( ₹13000 crore) in both 2022 and 2024. This enormous wealth made Sunjay Kapur richer than almost all of Bollywood, including India's richest actor, Shah Rukh Khan, who has a net worth of $880 million ( ₹7700 crore). In fact, the entire extended Kapoor family (Sunjay's former in-laws) have a collective net worth of around ₹2000 crore, just one-fifth or Sunjay's wealth. Karisma Kapoor's net worth has been estimated at ₹120 crore in various reports.

Just at the tender age of 14, Sunjay bagged his first internship. It was for BMW in Munich, Germany, which lasted for a month. Later, at 19, he took a summer job at TRW in Koyo, Tennessee, USA. Even before he turned 24, Kapur was working in his family-run business firm, Sona Koyo Management Group, as an HR Manager.

In 2015, Kapur took over his family's business after his father's passing and focused on expanding his company globally.

As per reports in Zeebiz.com, Sunjay Kapur's estimated net worth is around 1.19 billion dollars, which makes him a bona fide billionaire. He was termed the 2703rd wealthiest man in the world.

Sunjay held the Chairman position in his family business firm. Sona Comstar is a leading Indian automotive technology company with a strong global presence.

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