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Mahabharat Katha (1997-1998) as Shakuni
Mahabharat Katha (1997-1998) as Shakuni
The Kapil Sharma Show Season 2 as Himself [episode 145]
The Mukesh Khanna Show Season 1 as Himself [episode 3]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 13:37, 1 October 2023

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

(1944-10-04)4 October 1944
Died5 June 2023(2023-06-05) (aged 78)[2]
Occupation(s)Actor, casting director
Years active1978–2023
SpouseRekha Paintal
Children1
Relatives

Sara Paintal (granddaughter)
Military service
Allegiance India
Service / branch Indian Army
Years of service1962–1968
Battles / warsSino-Indian War

Gufi Paintal Walia (4 October 1944 – 5 June 2023), also known as Sarabjeet Singh Paintal Walia, 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

Paintal died in a Mumbai hospital on 5 June 2023, at the age of 78.[9]

Filmography

Films

Year Films Roles
1975 Rafoo Chakkar Salim
1978 Dillagi Ganesh
1978 Des Pardes
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
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

Year Serial Role Channel
1986 Bahadur Shah Zafar DD National
1988–1990 Mahabharat Shakuni as an actor & Also the Casting Director DD National
1988–1990 Kanoon Justice Raghunath DD Metro
1992 Sauda DD National
1997–2001 Om Namah Shivay Shakuni DD National
1998–1999 Akbar Birbal Mulla Do Pyaza DD National
2001 CID (Indian TV series) Chander Episode 195, 196
2002 Ssshhhh...Koi Hai Dr. Jarkos Star Plus
2003 The Magic Make-Up Box Brithari Zee TV
2011–2012 Dwarkadheesh Bhagwaan Shree Krishn Shakuni Imagine Tv
2012–2013 Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein Brijbhushan Bhalla[10] Zee TV
2013 Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap Humayun Sony TV
2016–2018 Karmaphal Daata Shani Vishwakarma Colors TV
2018 Karn Sangini Kripacharya Star Plus
2019–2023 RadhaKrishn Vishwakarma Star Bharat
2021–2022 Jay Kaniya lal Ki Vishwakarma Star Bharat

Mahabharat Katha (1997-1998) as Shakuni The Kapil Sharma Show Season 2 as Himself [episode 145] The Mukesh Khanna Show Season 1 as Himself [episode 3]

References

  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 the Shakuni Mama is sadly no more, he was 79". www.hamaribaat.com. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Gufi Paintal in Mrs. Kaushik". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013.