Mumbai: Karisma Kapoor’s former husband Sunjay Kapur died of a heart attack while playing golf on June 12. Karisma and Sunjay’s son Kiaan lit the funeral pyre at the Lodhi Road Crematorium in New Delhi.
Before marrying Sunjay, Karisma was engaged to Abhishek Bachchan, However, the couple broke up in 2002.
In an old interview with Subhash K Jha, Karisma shared that her breakup with Abhishek was a traumatic experience for her.
She thanked her family for being by her side during the tough time.
“It is time I spoke. I owe it to everyone. The beginning of this year was traumatic for me. I wouldn’t wish any girl to go through it. I was forced to deal with my hurt and pain on my own. I guess time is the best healer. Though I have been through a lot, I have come to terms with whatever has happened. All I will say is, whatever is destined is bound to happen. I was emotionally unprepared to confront my problems. Life deals you different cards. You have to just go with the shuffle,” Karisma said.
She added, “I want to thank the media for being so understanding and supportive. Everyone left me alone. I don’t want to say anything more on this except that I couldn’t have come out my trauma if it wasn’t for my parents [Babita and Randhir Kapoor], sister [Kareena], my Dadiji [Krishna Raj Kapoor], my two Buas [Rima Jain and Ritu Nanda] and my close friends.”
Though Karisma and Abhishek never spoke about the reason for their breakup, Amitabh Bachchan blamed it on unfavourable circumstances.
In 2005, when Amitabh and Abhishek appeared on the first season of Karan Johar’s reality show ‘Koffee With Karan’, Big B had said, “It was a sensitive moment. Relationships are being formed, relationships are being destroyed. It can be distressing for any young man, and obviously distressing for the family. We don’t wish that to happen to anyone, but if the circumstances are not conducive for a union, then it’s better that you go different ways. That’s what happened.”
Karisma married Delhi-based industrialist Sunjay Kapur in 2003. Parents to daughter Samaira and son Kiaan, the couple divorced in 2014.
Abhishek, on the other hand, married Aishwarya Rai in 2007. The couple has a daughter, Aaradhya Bachchan.
