India, Oct. 9 -- The bitter inheritance tussle over late industrialist Sunjay Kapur's Rs.30,000-crore fortune took a dramatic turn in the Delhi High Court on Thursday, with senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani, representing Kapur's children from his marriage to actor Karisma Kapoor, likening their stepmother Priya Sachdev Kapur to "Cinderella's stepmother," media reports said.

"She is like Cinderella's stepmother," Jethmalani remarked during a fiery exchange in court, accusing Sachdev Kapur of being in an "unseemly rush" to curtail the children's inheritance.

The proceedings stem from a petition filed by Samaira (20) and Kiaan Kapoor (15), who have contested their late father's alleged will dated March 21, 2025, calling it a forgery and a ...