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“Karisma has joined us on dinners and family vacations and has also been a part of our New Year card,” a claim Priya Kapur had made earlier in May, in an episode of Kin & Kindness podcast called Blended Family – Pure Love w/ Priya S Kapur.

Cut to September, and the “warm, touching image of a blended family living in harmony” as portrayed by Priya collides head-on with the drama unfolding in the Delhi High Court. In a shocking twist, Priya claimed that Karisma had been “absent for 15 years” with little to no interaction between the two households. Her lawyer Rajiv Nayyar’s exact words to Karisma were, “Please have sympathy for a man who died while playing polo. Your husband and you left each other years ago. You were nowhere to be seen for the last 15 years.”

For a saga involving a high-stakes legal battle over late industrialist Sunjay Kapur’s ₹30,000- crore empire, the contradiction between Priya’s podcast and her court statement has only added fuel to the fire. The Kin & Kindness episode had painted a picture of inclusivity, of blended holidays and of the bond among the children.

But in court, Priya’s narrative changed entirely. And if that wasn’t enough drama, her repeated push for a “confidentiality club” was dismissed by the court. While sealed covers have been allowed, her insistence on NDAs, confidentiality pacts and secrecy has only intensified speculation about what she may be trying to hide. Sunjay Kapur’s sister Mandhira Kapur’s combative tell-all interview on a popular podcast show a day ago has unquestionably cast the shadow of doubt on the circumstances leading upto Sunjay Kapur’s sudden demise.

Then there is the bizarre “bee sting” rumor that had made headlines right after Sunjay’s sudden demise in June before being put to rest by Surrey Coroner’s report. From a podcast of blended bliss to courtroom contradictions and an obsession with secrecy, the saga raises multiple questions: Has the bee sting rumor stung Priya? Why the insistence on NDAs? And, most importantly, what is Priya Kapur really trying to hide?