Karisma Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan publicly confirmed their relationship at Amitabh Bachchan’s 60th birthday in 2002, and their engagement took place soon after. However, the relationship ended in early 2003, after only a few months. Despite years of speculation, neither the Kapoor family nor the Bachchan family have publicly stated the reason for their separation. There has been an honorable silence on this matter and now Abhishek is happily married to Aishwarya Rai since 2007. However, now, the filmmaker. Suneel Darshan who directed the duo in ‘Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya Hai’ has now revealed that Karisma went to Bangkok to celebrate the new year after her breakup and suddenly heard the news of her marriage to Sunjay Kapoor.Darshan spoke about his close relationship with Karisma at that time. Having directed her in films including ‘Jaanwar’, ‘Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love’, and ‘Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya’, she saw her relationship with Abhishek evolve over the years.Recalling the episode, Darshan said that the couple had already planned to get married by the time “Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya” went on floors. He said in an interview with Hindi Rush, “Their relationship started even before Ek Rishtaa and it grew a lot. By the time I was preparing for Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya, it was already confirmed that they would get married. They were a beautiful couple – Amitabh Bachchan’s son and Raj Kapoor’s grandson.” Ironically, the only film they got to do together was Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya. “The filmmaker also recalled the day the engagement was called off, revealing that he was at Karisma’s house when the development took place.“Fortunately, I was at Karisma’s house when the engagement was called off. It’s sad that the marriage was called off. I don’t think anyone can fully analyze the past or the confusion that followed. Then they went to Bangkok for New Year’s celebrations, and suddenly I heard that she was going to marry Sunjay. I didn’t understand that decision.”Speaking about the long-standing sentiments surrounding the separatism, Darshan said he does not believe that one person should be blamed. According to him, relationships are personal, and outsiders cannot fully understand what is happening.“People blame Babita ji, Jaya ji, Karisma or Abhishek, but I think these things should be left to the future. They had a fiery relationship. Love shows differently to different couples, and every relationship has its strengths. There was a lot of disagreement between the two.”Later that year, on September 29, 2003, Karisma married businessman Sunjay Kapur in a Sikh wedding ceremony. The couple had two children, Samaira and Kiaan, before they separated. Their divorce was finalized in 2016 following a lengthy legal process. In 2017, Sunjay married ex-Priya Sachdev, and the couple welcomed a son, Azarias. Sunjay Kapur died on June 12, 2025, in England while playing polo at the age of 53. He was married to Priya Sachdev at the time of his death.