Details about Boney Kapoor's First Wife - Mona Kapoor

Mona Shourie Kapoor was only 19 when she got married to film producer Boney Kapoor. The duo was in a happily wedded bliss when Boney Kapoor started dating actress Sridevi and got married to her in 1996. Leaving a 13-year-old marriage, it was time for Mona Kapoor to live life on her own terms with her kids – Arjun Kapoor and Anushula Kapoor. But once, the producer had bared her heart on how she felt when she got to know of her husband’s affair.

For Mona Kapoor, she had only heard about second relationships until it happened to her. While she did have her family’s support, she felt 'humiliated' to say the least. She would often get suggestions like losing weight, joining spas since her husband was married to a top actress.

In a throwback interview, Mona Shourie Kapoor had spoken about the tough times and had recalled, “The humiliation was painful because I was pitted against a heroine. I was made to feel lesser. Industry wives gave me suggestions like, ‘Why don’t you lose weight?’ or ‘Why don’t you join a spa?’”

That was the time when she realised that she needs to make a place for herself. And later, a piece of advice by a friend’s mother became the gospel of truth for her. “She [Her friend Meena Goculdas’ mother] said, ‘If somebody has no place in your life, then you can have no place for them in yours.’ This was my aakashwani. I understood that I had not failed – my relationship had!”

It was on March 25, 2012, when Mona Shourie Kapoor breathed her last due to multiple organ failure after battling cancer. Her children Arjun and Anshula have kept her alive in their hearts and often post her throwback photos with heart-wrenching messages.