Jump to content

Gufi Paintal: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
+ cat.
Menarie221 (talk | contribs)
251 edits
No edit summary
 
(41 intermediate revisions by 24 users not shown)
Line 6: Line 6:
| image = Gufi Paintal.jpg
| image = Gufi Paintal.jpg
| caption = Paintal in 2010
| caption = Paintal in 2010
| birth_name = Sarabjeet Singh Paintal<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=WHXjL6Gnv-8 |access-date=16 November 2019 |via=[[YouTube]] |title=Guftagoo with Gufi Paintal }}</ref>
| birth_name = Sarabjeet Singh Paintal<ref name="Guftagoo">{{Cite web |url=https://youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=WHXjL6Gnv-8 |access-date=16 November 2019 |via=[[YouTube]] |title=Guftagoo with Gufi Paintal }}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date|1944|10|04|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1944|10|04|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Tarn Taran district|Tarn Taran]], [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]]
| birth_place = [[Lahore]], [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]]<ref name="Guftagoo"/>
| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|06|05|1944|10|04|df=yes}}<ref name="The Times of India 2023">{{cite web | title=Gufi Paintal Death News: Mahabharat’s Shakuni Mama aka Gufi Paintal passes away at the age of 78 - - Times of India | website=The Times of India | date=5 Jun 2023 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/mahabharats-shakuni-mama-aka-gufi-paintal-passes-away-at-the-age-of-78/articleshow/100757519.cms | access-date=6 Jun 2023}}</ref>
| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|06|05|1944|10|04|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| occupation = Actor, Casting Director
| occupation = Actor, casting director
| spouse = Rekha Paintal
| spouse = Rekha Paintal
| children = 1
| children = 1
| relatives = {{ubl|[[Paintal (comedian)|Paintal]] (brother) <br> [[Hiten Paintal]] (nephew)}} <br> Sara Paintal (granddaughter)
| relatives = {{ubl|[[Paintal (comedian)|Kanwarjit Paintal]] (brother)|[[Hiten Paintal]] (nephew)}}
| yearsactive = 1978–2023
| years_active = 1978–2023
| module = {{Infobox military person
| embed = yes
| embed_title = Military service
| allegiance = {{IND}}
| branch = {{army|India}}
| branch_label =
| serviceyears = 1962–1968
| rank =
| unit =
| battles = [[Sino-Indian War]]
| awards =
}}
}}
}}


'''Gufi Paintal''' (4 October 1944 – 5 June 2023), also known as '''Sarabjeet Singh Paintal''', was an Indian actor and casting director.
⚫
'''Gufi Paintal''' (4 October 1944 – 5 June 2023), also known as '''Sarabjeet Singh Paintal Ahluwalia ,''' was an [[India]]n actor and casting director. Initially trained as an [[engineer]], he would go on to follow his younger brother (who had been trained at the [[Film and Television Institute of India]]) into acting. Arriving in [[Bombay]] in 1969, Gufi took up modelling, worked as an assistant director for movies and acted in various movies and serials. He also directed his brother. His most well-known role is that of Mama (Maternal Uncle) [[Shakuni]] in the adaptation of [[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]] by [[B.R. Chopra]] and his son [[Ravi Chopra]], which Paintal himself recognized as his best role.<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/03/12/stories/2005031202210200.htm The other Paintal ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023214742/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/03/12/stories/2005031202210200.htm |date=23 October 2012 }}</ref> He was so associated with his Shakuni character in India that Paintal presented a political discussion show on the news channel [[Sahara Samay]] in the character of Shakuni.<ref>[http://www.indiantelevision.com/special/election/y2k4/saharasamay.htm Sahara Samay: banking on youth] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603234555/http://www.indiantelevision.com/special/election/y2k4/saharasamay.htm |date=3 June 2011 }}</ref>
⚫
Initially trained as an [[engineer]], he joined the [[Indian Army]] during the [[Sino-Indian War]] in 1962. While on the border, a folk play of [[Ramlila]] was conducted in which he performed the role of Sita, from where he became interested in acting. Then he came to Bombay where his younger brother [[Paintal (comedian)|Paintal]] (who had been trained at the [[Film and Television Institute of India]]) was trying his career in acting.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/tv/news/know-everything-about-mahabharat-shakuni-mama-gufi-paintal-served-in-indian-army-played-sita/articleshow/100760143.cms |title= एक्टर बनने से पहले आर्मी में थे 'शकुनि मामा' गूफी पेंटल, चीन के बॉर्डर पर बनते थे सीता |language=hi |access-date=6 June 2023}}</ref> Arriving in [[Bombay]] in 1969, Gufi took up modelling, worked as an assistant director for movies and acted in various movies and serials. He also directed his brother. His most well-known role is that of Mama (Maternal Uncle) [[Shakuni]] in the adaptation of [[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]] by [[B.R. Chopra]] and his son [[Ravi Chopra]], which Paintal himself recognized as his best role.<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/03/12/stories/2005031202210200.htm The other Paintal ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023214742/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/03/12/stories/2005031202210200.htm |date=23 October 2012 }}</ref> He was so associated with his Shakuni character in India that Paintal presented a political discussion show on the news channel [[Sahara Samay]] in the character of Shakuni.<ref>[http://www.indiantelevision.com/special/election/y2k4/saharasamay.htm Sahara Samay: banking on youth] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603234555/http://www.indiantelevision.com/special/election/y2k4/saharasamay.htm |date=3 June 2011 }}</ref>


Paintal directed the movie ''[[Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]]'', which sketches the life of [[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]], a 16th-century devotee of [[Krishna]] who is recognised as an incarnation of the god by followers of [[Gaudiya Vaishnavism]]. The film was produced by Pawan Kumar with music by [[Ravindra Jain]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timesmusic.com/chaitanyamahaprabhu.php |title= Times Music : Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu|website=timesmusic.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309003405/http://www.timesmusic.com/chaitanyamahaprabhu.php |archive-date=9 March 2008}}</ref> In 2010 he was appointed head of facility at the Abbhinnay Acting Academy in [[Mumbai]], a school established by his ''Mahabharata'' co-star [[Pankaj Dheer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=15898|title=Akshay Kumar inaugurates Pankaj Dheer's acting academy – Abbhinnay|date=9 April 2010|publisher=businessofcinema|access-date=25 September 2011|archive-date=25 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225065832/http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=15898|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/Features-Events/Events/Akshay-inaugurates-Abbhinnay-Acting-Academy/eventshow/5773825.cms|title=Akshay inaugurates Abbhinnay Acting Academy|work=The Times of India|access-date=25 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412012114/http://movies.indiatimes.com/Features-Events/Events/Akshay-inaugurates-Abbhinnay-Acting-Academy/eventshow/5773825.cms|archive-date=12 April 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Paintal directed the movie ''[[Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]]'', which sketches the life of [[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]], a 16th-century devotee of [[Krishna]] who is recognised as an incarnation of the god by followers of [[Gaudiya Vaishnavism]]. The film was produced by Pawan Kumar with music by [[Ravindra Jain]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timesmusic.com/chaitanyamahaprabhu.php |title= Times Music : Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu|website=timesmusic.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309003405/http://www.timesmusic.com/chaitanyamahaprabhu.php |archive-date=9 March 2008}}</ref> In 2010 he was appointed head of facility at the Abbhinnay Acting Academy in [[Mumbai]], a school established by his ''Mahabharata'' co-star [[Pankaj Dheer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=15898|title=Akshay Kumar inaugurates Pankaj Dheer's acting academy – Abbhinnay|date=9 April 2010|publisher=businessofcinema|access-date=25 September 2011|archive-date=25 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225065832/http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=15898|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/Features-Events/Events/Akshay-inaugurates-Abbhinnay-Acting-Academy/eventshow/5773825.cms|title=Akshay inaugurates Abbhinnay Acting Academy|work=The Times of India|access-date=25 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412012114/http://movies.indiatimes.com/Features-Events/Events/Akshay-inaugurates-Abbhinnay-Acting-Academy/eventshow/5773825.cms|archive-date=12 April 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Death==
==Death==
Paintal died in a Mumbai hospital on 5 June 2023, at the age of 78.{{Cn|date=February 2024}}
Paintal died on 5 June 2023 in a Mumbai hospital from age-related issues.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gufi Paintal the Shakuni Mama is sadly no more, he was 79 |url=https://www.hamaribaat.com/gufi-paintal-shakuni-mama-dead-at-79 |access-date=2023-06-05 |website=www.hamaribaat.com |language=en}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
Line 32: Line 46:
! Films
! Films
! Roles
! Roles
⚫
|-
|1975
|Rafoo Chakkar
|Salim
|-
|-
| 1978
| 1978
Line 44: Line 54:
| ''[[Des Pardes (1978 film)|Des Pardes]]''
| ''[[Des Pardes (1978 film)|Des Pardes]]''
|
|
⚫
|-
|1984
|''[[Aaj Ki Awaaz|Aaj Ki Awaaj]]''
|
|-
|1992
|''[[Kal Ki Awaz]]''
|Srivastav, Bank Manager
|-
|-
| 1994
| 1994
Line 56: Line 74:
|''[[Daava]]''
|''[[Daava]]''
|Mangal Singh, One Piece kathiavadi Ghodo
|Mangal Singh, One Piece kathiavadi Ghodo
|-
|1998
|''[[Sham Ghansham]]''
|Chintamani
|-
|-
|2000
|2000
| ''The Revenge: Geeta Mera Naam''
| ''The Revenge: Geeta Mera Naam''
|
|-
|-
|2006
|2006
| ''[[Ghoom (film)|Ghoom]]''
| ''[[Ghoom (film)|Ghoom]]''
| Vijay Dikshit's Boss
| Vijay Dikshit's Boss
|-
|2010
|''[[Toofan (2010 film)|Toofan]]''
|Pooru Chacha
|-
|-
|2013
|2013
Line 75: Line 102:
===Television===
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Serial !! Role !! Channel
! Year !! Serial !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1986
⚫
| Bahadur Shah Zafar
⚫
|Charles Metcalfe
|
|-
|1988–1990
| ''[[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]]''
| [[Shakuni]]
|also casting director
|-
|-
⚫
|1988–1990 || ''[[Kanoon (1993 TV series)|Kanoon]]''
⚫
| 1986 || Bahadur Shah Zafar || || [[DD National]]
| Justice Raghunath
⚫
|-Charles Metcalfe
|
|1988–1990 || ''[[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]]'' || [[Shakuni]] as an actor & Also the Casting Director || [[DD National]]
|-
|-
⚫
|1992 || ''Sauda'' || ||
⚫
|1988–1990 || ''[[Kanoon (1993 TV series)|Kanoon]]'' || Justice Raghunath || [[DD Metro]]
|-
|-
|1997-1999 || ''[[Aahat (Indian TV series)|Aahat]]''|| Raghu, Vijendra||
⚫
|1992 || ''Sauda'' || || [[DD National]]
|-
|-
|1997–2001 ||[[Om Namah Shivay (1997 TV series)|Om Namah Shivay]]|| Shakuni||DD National
|1997–2001 ||[[Om Namah Shivay (1997 TV series)|Om Namah Shivay]]|| Shakuni||
|-
|-
|1998–1999 || ''Akbar Birbal'' || Mulla Do Pyaza || [[DD National]]
|1998–1999 || ''Akbar Birbal'' || Mulla Do Pyaza ||
|-
|-
|2001 || ''[[CID (Indian TV series)]]'' ||Chander || Episode 195, 196
|2001 || ''[[CID (Indian TV series)]]'' ||Chander ||
|-
|-
|2002 || ''[[Ssshhhh...Koi Hai]]'' ||Dr. Jarkos || [[Star Plus]]
|2002 || ''[[Ssshhhh...Koi Hai]]'' ||Dr. Jarkos ||
|-
|-
|2003 || ''The Magic Make-Up Box'' || Brithari || [[Zee TV]]
|2003 || ''The Magic Make-Up Box'' || Brithari ||
|-
|-
|2011–2012|| ''Dwarkadheesh Bhagwaan Shree Krishn||Shakuni||Imagine Tv
|2011–2012|| ''Dwarkadheesh Bhagwaan Shree Krishn||Shakuni||
|-
|-
|2012–2013 || ''[[Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein]]'' || Brijbhushan Bhalla<ref>{{cite news|title=Gufi Paintal in Mrs. Kaushik|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-23/tv/35318518_1_zee-tv-rakhi-vijain-comedy |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103140330/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-23/tv/35318518_1_zee-tv-rakhi-vijain-comedy |url-status=dead |work=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=2013-01-03 }}</ref> || [[Zee TV]]
|2012–2013 || ''[[Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein]]'' || Brijbhushan Bhalla<ref>{{cite news|title=Gufi Paintal in Mrs. Kaushik|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/Meet-the-ghosts-of-Mrs-Kaushik/articleshow/17335722.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103140330/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-23/tv/35318518_1_zee-tv-rakhi-vijain-comedy |url-status=live |work=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=2013-01-03 }}</ref> ||
|-
|-
| 2013 || [[Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap]] || [[Humayun]] || [[Sony Entertainment Television|Sony TV]]
| 2013 || [[Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap]] || [[Humayun]] ||
|-
|-
|2016–2018 || [[Karmaphal Daata Shani]] || [[Vishwakarma]] || [[Colors TV]]
|2016–2018 || [[Karmaphal Daata Shani]] || [[Vishwakarma]] ||
|-
|-
| 2018 || [[Karn Sangini]] ||[[Kripacharya]] || [[Star Plus]]
| 2018 || [[Karn Sangini]] ||[[Kripacharya]] ||
|-
|-
|2019–2023 || [[RadhaKrishn]] ||[[Vishwakarma]] || [[Star Bharat]]
|2019–2023 || [[RadhaKrishn]] ||[[Vishwakarma]] ||
|-
|-
|2021–2022
|2021–2022
|Jay Kaniya lal Ki
|Jay Kaniya lal Ki
|[[Vishwakarma]]
|Vishwakarma
|
|Star Bharat
|}
|}


Latest revision as of 04:00, 13 December 2024

Gufi Paintal
Paintal in 2010
Born
Sarabjeet Singh Paintal[1]

(1944-10-04)4 October 1944
Lahore, Punjab, British India[1]
Died5 June 2023(2023-06-05) (aged 78)[2]
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation(s)Actor, casting director
Years active1978–2023
SpouseRekha Paintal
Children1
Relatives
Military service
Allegiance India
Service / branch Indian Army
Years of service1962–1968
Battles / warsSino-Indian War

Gufi Paintal (4 October 1944 – 5 June 2023), also known as Sarabjeet Singh Paintal, was an Indian actor and casting director.

Initially trained as an engineer, he joined the Indian Army during the Sino-Indian War in 1962. While on the border, a folk play of Ramlila was conducted in which he performed the role of Sita, from where he became interested in acting. Then he came to Bombay where his younger brother Paintal (who had been trained at the Film and Television Institute of India) was trying his career in acting.[3] Arriving in Bombay in 1969, Gufi took up modelling, worked as an assistant director for movies and acted in various movies and serials. He also directed his brother. His most well-known role is that of Mama (Maternal Uncle) Shakuni in the adaptation of Mahabharat by B.R. Chopra and his son Ravi Chopra, which Paintal himself recognized as his best role.[4] He was so associated with his Shakuni character in India that Paintal presented a political discussion show on the news channel Sahara Samay in the character of Shakuni.[5]

Paintal directed the movie Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, which sketches the life of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, a 16th-century devotee of Krishna who is recognised as an incarnation of the god by followers of Gaudiya Vaishnavism. The film was produced by Pawan Kumar with music by Ravindra Jain.[6] In 2010 he was appointed head of facility at the Abbhinnay Acting Academy in Mumbai, a school established by his Mahabharata co-star Pankaj Dheer.[7][8]

Death

[edit]

Paintal died in a Mumbai hospital on 5 June 2023, at the age of 78.[citation needed]

Filmography

[edit]

Films

[edit]
Year Films Roles
1978 Dillagi Ganesh
1978 Des Pardes
1984 Aaj Ki Awaaj
1992 Kal Ki Awaz Srivastav, Bank Manager
1994 Suhaag Akshay kumar's maternal uncle
1995 Maidan-E-Jung Mamaji
1997 Daava Mangal Singh, One Piece kathiavadi Ghodo
1998 Sham Ghansham Chintamani
2000 The Revenge: Geeta Mera Naam
2006 Ghoom Vijay Dikshit's Boss
2010 Toofan Pooru Chacha
2013 Mahabharat Aur Barbareek Shakuni
2014 Samrat & Co. Dinesh Das a.k.a. DD Family Lawyer

Television

[edit]
Year Serial Role Notes
1986 Bahadur Shah Zafar Charles Metcalfe
1988–1990 Mahabharat Shakuni also casting director
1988–1990 Kanoon Justice Raghunath
1992 Sauda
1997-1999 Aahat Raghu, Vijendra
1997–2001 Om Namah Shivay Shakuni
1998–1999 Akbar Birbal Mulla Do Pyaza
2001 CID (Indian TV series) Chander
2002 Ssshhhh...Koi Hai Dr. Jarkos
2003 The Magic Make-Up Box Brithari
2011–2012 Dwarkadheesh Bhagwaan Shree Krishn Shakuni
2012–2013 Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein Brijbhushan Bhalla[9]
2013 Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap Humayun
2016–2018 Karmaphal Daata Shani Vishwakarma
2018 Karn Sangini Kripacharya
2019–2023 RadhaKrishn Vishwakarma
2021–2022 Jay Kaniya lal Ki Vishwakarma

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Guftagoo with Gufi Paintal". Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "Gufi Paintal Death News: Mahabharat's Shakuni Mama aka Gufi Paintal passes away at the age of 78 - - Times of India". The Times of India. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  3. ^ "एक्टर बनने से पहले आर्मी में थे 'शकुनि मामा' गूफी पेंटल, चीन के बॉर्डर पर बनते थे सीता" (in Hindi). Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  4. ^ The other Paintal Archived 23 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Sahara Samay: banking on youth Archived 3 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Times Music : Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu". timesmusic.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2008.
  7. ^ "Akshay Kumar inaugurates Pankaj Dheer's acting academy – Abbhinnay". businessofcinema. 9 April 2010. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  8. ^ "Akshay inaugurates Abbhinnay Acting Academy". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  9. ^ "Gufi Paintal in Mrs. Kaushik". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013.
[edit]


Stub icon

This article about an Indian actor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Gufi_Paintal&oldid=1262787171"