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| 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 }}</ref>
| 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_date        = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1944|10|04}}
| birth_date        = {{birth date|1944|10|04|df=yes}}
| birth_place        = [[Tarn Taran district|Tarn Taran]], [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]]
| birth_place        = [[Tarn Taran district|Tarn Taran]], [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]]
| occupation        = Actor, Casting Director.
| death_date        = {{death date and age|2023|06|05|1944|10|04|df=yes}}
| spouse            = Rekha paintal
| death_place        = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| children          = Harry Paintal (son)<br>Sheetal Paintal (daughter-in-law)<br>Sarah Paintal (grand daughter)
| occupation        = Actor, Casting Director
| relatives          = [[Paintal (comedian)|Paintal]]
| spouse            = Rekha Paintal
| yearsactive = 1978 - present
| children          = 1
| relatives          = {{ubl|[[Paintal (comedian)|Paintal]] (brother) <br> [[Hiten Paintal]] (nephew)}} <br> Sara Paintal (granddaughter)
| yearsactive       = 1978–2023
}}
}}


'''Sarabjeet "Gufi" Paintal''' (born 4 October 1944) is an Indian actor and director. His most famous role was that of [[Shakuni]] in the TV serial [[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]]. He is the elder brother of the noted comedian and character actor [[Paintal (comedian)|Paintal]].
'''Gufi Paintal''' (4 October 1944 – 5 June 2023), also known as '''Sarabjeet Singh Paintal,''' 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>


== Career ==
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>
'''Gufi Paintal''' is an Indian actor who appeared in some notable [[Bollywood]] movies in 1980s, as well as television serials and plays. He was born in a Sikh Family.


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 and Gufi took up modeling, worked as an assistant director for movies and acted in various movies and serials. He has also directed his brother. His most well-known role is that of Mama (Maternal Uncle) [[Shakuni]] in the [[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]] adaptation by [[B.R. Chopra]] and his son [[Ravi Chopra]] which Paintal himself recognizes as his best role.<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/03/12/stories/2005031202210200.htm The other Paintal ]  {{webarchive|url=https://www.webcitation.org/5v4CdbLH3?url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/03/12/stories/2005031202210200.htm |date=18 December 2010 }}</ref> Indeed, he is 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://www.webcitation.org/5v4CeYs33?url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/special/election/y2k4/saharasamay.htm |date=18 December 2010 }}</ref>
==Death==
 
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>
Paintal has recently 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>http://www.timesmusic.com/chaitanyamahaprabhu.php {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309003405/http://www.timesmusic.com/chaitanyamahaprabhu.php |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|publisher=Indiatimes|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>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Films===
===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Year
! Year
! Films
! Films
! Roles
! Roles
! Notes
|-
|1975
|Rafoo Chakkar
|Salim
|-
|-
| 1978
| 1978
| ''[[Dillagi (1978 film)|Dillagi]]''
| ''[[Dillagi (1978 film)|Dillagi]]''
| Ganesh
| Ganesh
|
|-
|-
| 1978
| 1978
| ''[[Des Pardes (1978 film)|Des Pardes]]''
| ''[[Des Pardes (1978 film)|Des Pardes]]''
|   
|   
|
|-
|-
| 1994
| 1994
| ''[[Suhaag (1994 film)|Suhaag]]''
| ''[[Suhaag (1994 film)|Suhaag]]''
| Akshay kumar's maternal uncle
| Akshay kumar's maternal uncle
|
|-
|-
| 1995
| 1995
| ''Maidan-E-Jung''
| ''Maidan-E-Jung''
| Mamaji
| Mamaji
|
|-
|-
|1997
|1997
|''[[Daava]]''
|''[[Daava]]''
|Mangal Singh, One Piece kathiavadi Ghodo
|Mangal Singh, One Piece kathiavadi Ghodo
|
|-
|-
|2000
|2000
| ''[[The Revenge: Geeta Mera Naam]]''
| ''The Revenge: Geeta Mera Naam''
|
|-
|
|2006
| ''[[Ghoom (film)|Ghoom]]''
| Vijay Dikshit's Boss
|-
|-
|2013
|2013
|''[[Mahabharat Aur Barbareek]]''
|''[[Mahabharat Aur Barbareek]]''
|[[Shakuni]]
|[[Shakuni]]
|
|-
|-
| 2014
| 2014
| ''[[Samrat & Co.]]''
| ''[[Samrat & Co.]]''
| Dinesh Das a.k.a. DD Family Lawyer
| Dinesh Das a.k.a. DD Family Lawyer
|
|}
|}


===Television===
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Serial !! Role !! Channel !! Notes
! Year !! Serial !! Role !! Channel  
|-
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Bahadur Shah Zafar (TV series)|Bahadur Shah Zafar]]'' || || [[DD National]] ||
| 1986 || Bahadur Shah Zafar || || [[DD National]]  
|-Charles Metcalfe
|-Charles Metcalfe
|1988–1990 || ''[[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]]'' || [[Shakuni]] as an actor & Also the Casting Director || [[DD National]] ||
|1988–1990 || ''[[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]]'' || [[Shakuni]] as an actor & Also the Casting Director || [[DD National]]  
|-
|-
|1988–1990 || ''[[Kanoon (1993 TV series)|Kanoon]]'' || Justice Raghunath || [[DD Metro]]
|1988–1990 || ''[[Kanoon (1993 TV series)|Kanoon]]'' || Justice Raghunath || [[DD Metro]]
|-
|-
|1992 || ''Sauda'' || || [[DD National]] ||
|1992 || ''Sauda'' || || [[DD National]]  
|-
|1997–2001 ||[[Om Namah Shivay (1997 TV series)|Om Namah Shivay]]|| Shakuni||DD National
|-
|-
|1998-1999 || ''Akbar Birbal'' || Mulla Do Pyaza || [[DD National]] ||
|1998–1999 || ''Akbar Birbal'' || Mulla Do Pyaza || [[DD National]]  
|-
|-
| 2001 || ''[[ CID (Indian TV series) ]]'' ||Chander || Episode 195,196
|2001 || ''[[CID (Indian TV series)]]'' ||Chander || Episode 195, 196
|-
|-
|2002 || ''[[Ssshhhh...Koi Hai]]'' ||Dr. Jarkos || [[Star Plus]] ||
|2002 || ''[[Ssshhhh...Koi Hai]]'' ||Dr. Jarkos || [[Star Plus]]  
|-
|-
| 2003 || ''[[The Magic Make-Up Box]]'' || Brithari || [[Zee TV]] ||
|2003 || ''The Magic Make-Up Box'' || Brithari || [[Zee TV]]  
|-
|-
|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]] ||
|2011–2012|| ''Dwarkadheesh Bhagwaan Shree Krishn||Shakuni||Imagine Tv
|-
|-
| 2013 || [[Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap]] || [[Humayun]] || [[Sony Entertainment Television|Sony TV]] ||
|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]]  
|-
|-
| 2016–2018 || [[Karmaphal Daata Shani]] || [[Vishwakarma]] || [[Colors TV]] ||
| 2013 || [[Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap]] || [[Humayun]] || [[Sony Entertainment Television|Sony TV]]  
|-
|-
| 2018 || [[Karn Sangini]] ||[[Kripacharya]] || [[Star Plus]]||
|2016–2018 || [[Karmaphal Daata Shani]] || [[Vishwakarma]] || [[Colors TV]]  
|-
|-
| 2019–Present || [[RadhaKrishn]] ||[[Vishwakarma]] || [[Star Bharat]] ||
| 2018 || [[Karn Sangini]] ||[[Kripacharya]] || [[Star Plus]]
|-
|-
|2019–2023 || [[RadhaKrishn]] ||[[Vishwakarma]] || [[Star Bharat]]
|-
|2021–2022
|Jay Kaniya lal Ki
|[[Vishwakarma]]
|Star Bharat
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 20:24, 5 June 2023


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

(1944-10-04)4 October 1944
Tarn Taran, Punjab, British India
Died5 June 2023(2023-06-05) (aged 78)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActor, Casting Director
Years active1978–2023
Spouse(s)Rekha Paintal
Children1
Relatives

Sara Paintal (granddaughter)

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 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 by B.R. Chopra and his son Ravi Chopra, which Paintal himself recognized as his best role.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5][6]

Death[edit]

Paintal died on 5 June 2023 in a Mumbai hospital from age-related issues.[7]

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

Year Films Roles
1975 Rafoo Chakkar Salim
1978 Dillagi Ganesh
1978 Des Pardes
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
2013 Mahabharat Aur Barbareek Shakuni
2014 Samrat & Co. Dinesh Das a.k.a. DD Family Lawyer

Television[edit]

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[8] 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

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Guftagoo with Gufi Paintal". Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via YouTube.
  2. ↑ The other Paintal Archived 23 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Sahara Samay: banking on youth Archived 3 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Times Music : Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu". timesmusic.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2008.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Akshay inaugurates Abbhinnay Acting Academy". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  7. ↑ "Gufi Paintal the Shakuni Mama is sadly no more, he was 79". www.hamaribaat.com. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Gufi Paintal in Mrs. Kaushik". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013.

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