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Sunjay Kapur's wife Priya Sachdev on ending her first marriage: '20 weeks into my pregnancy, I felt this was not right and...'
Sachdev said, 'My ex-husband ticked all the boxes… He went to Wharton, worked at Morgan Stanley. I did mathematics at UCLA, a double major with UCLA and LSE… So I thought this is a perfect match.' read more
Sunjay Kapur's wife Priya Sachdev has recalled the time about ending her first marriage with American hotelier Vikram Chatwal. In an interview with Kin and Kindness on YouTube, Sachdev said, 'My ex-husband ticked all the boxes… He went to Wharton, worked at Morgan Stanley. I did mathematics at UCLA, a double major with UCLA and LSE… So I thought this is a perfect match.'
She added, 'You know how you do your career path, but it doesn't always work. I thought I had it all right… but I guess I chose wrong. When I had her and I realised, a few 15 to 20 weeks into my pregnancy, I realised this marriage is not right. But I still continued to make this work.'
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'My ex-in-laws called me apologising… I wasn't valued or appreciated for the sacrifices I made. That was one victory.' Priya also fought a long custody battle and emerged victorious. 'The divorce wasn't easy, but I won those," she added.
Karisma Kapoor's ex-husband and businessman Sunjay Kapoor passed away in England while playing Polo on Thursday due to a heart attack at the age of 53 in England.
As per new reports, Sunjay swallowed a bee by mistake during a game of polo, which led to a heart attack.
The businessman's sister Mandhira shared a long note along with their childhood pictures. The post also got a reaction from the businessman's first wife Nandita Mahtani.
Mandhira wrote- 'My brother and I may not have spoken for the last 4 years, a silly sibling squabble escalated to crazy levels due to egos and natural bullishness, however, that will never take back what we were and what we had.'
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