India, June 15 -- Businessman Sunjay Kapur's death has not just sent shockwaves across the business and entertainment worlds, but also created a mini crisis of succession at his company, Sona Comstar. The billionaire ex-husband of actor Karisma Kapoor was the head of one of the biggest auto component manufacturers in the world. His death saw a tumble in the company's shares as speculations about succession and inheritance began to surface. (Also read: With Rs.10300 crore net worth, Sunjay Kapur was richer than Shah Rukh, entire Kapoor family; about his $4 billion empire)

Sunjay Kapur was the chairman of auto components maker Sona Comstar. He took over after the death of his father in 2015 and spearheaded the expansion of the company into...