Reportedly, Kapoor allegedly fell down from the terrace of an apartment complex in Andheri, Mumbai at around 2 p.m. While it is widely believed that it is a suicide, the police have registered a case of accidental death. The exact reason for his taking this extreme step is yet to be ascertained. His family members who are living in Hyderabad has been informed.

Nithin Kapoor who is also the cousin of Bollywood actor Jeetendra is a film producer himself. Kapoor married Jayasudha in 1985. They have two sons, Nihar and Shreyas. For the past few weeks, Nithin was under treatment for depression at the Kokilaben D. Ambani Hospital, Versova.

Jayapradha has been acting in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films, since the early 1970s. In Malayalam, she is popular for her role in Dileep's blockbuster movie 'Ishtam'. She is also roles in movies such as 'Pattakathi Bairavan', 'Ninaithaley Inikkum', 'Pandiyan' and as Shalini's mother in Mani Ratnam's classic Romantic entertainer, 'Alaipayuthey'.