Jayant K Yadav, father of actress and producer Pragya Kapoor, breathed his last on May 6. He passed away due to complications arising out of Covid-19. Her husband and filmmaker Abhishek Kapoor shared the unfortunate news of his father-in-law's demise on Instagram account. 

Kapoor wrote, “@pragyakapoor_ and I lost her father today to post covid complications. He was a gracious kind man and a loving father to 3 children. Our family, like the rest of the country, is going through very trying times. Lets pray these days are gone soon. Hari Om." [SIC]