Years after legendary actor Om Puri’s death, his first wife, writer and filmmaker Seema Kapoor, has shared heartbreaking details about one of the darkest phases of her life. In a candid interview, Kapoor revealed that she lost her unborn child while dealing with the emotional turmoil caused by the collapse of her marriage.
Seema and Om Puri got married in 1991 after being in a relationship for several years. However, their marriage was short-lived. According to Seema, things began falling apart when she discovered that Om Puri had allegedly become involved with another woman while she was pregnant. The revelation left her devastated and eventually pushed her to return to her mother’s home in Rajasthan.
Recalling that painful period, Seema said her unborn child was incredibly precious to her because she had accepted that Om Puri was not going to return to her life and she never intended to marry again. Tragically, the baby did not survive. She described the loss as something that deeply changed her forever.
The emotional blow was so severe that, according to reports, she coped with her grief by writing letters to her unborn child. Those letters became her way of expressing feelings she could not put into words and processing a loss that remained etched in her memory.
Seema also revealed that her brother, actor Annu Kapoor, was deeply affected by her suffering. He reportedly wanted to take legal action against Om Puri because he could not bear to see his sister in pain. However, Seema chose not to fight any legal battle and instead decided to move forward with her life.
Despite the bitterness of their separation, Seema shared that years later, Om Puri apologised to her before undergoing a major surgery in London, uncertain about his own future. Their relationship eventually reached a place of reconciliation, even though the memories of their painful past remained.
Om Puri and Seema Kapoor divorced in 1993. The late actor later married journalist and author Nandita Puri. Yet, Seema’s recent revelations have once again brought attention to the deeply personal struggles hidden behind one of Indian cinema’s most celebrated names—a story of love, betrayal, loss and a grief that, by her own admission, never truly faded.