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{{short description|Indian actor and director (1944–2023)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name =
| image = Gufi Paintal.jpg
| 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_date = {{birth date|1944|10|04|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Tarn Taran district|Tarn Taran]], [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|06|05|1944|10|04|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| occupation = Actor, Casting Director
| spouse = Rekha Paintal
| children = 1
| relatives = {{ubl|[[Paintal (comedian)|Paintal]] (brother) <br> [[Hiten Paintal]] (nephew)}} <br> Sara Paintal (granddaughter)
| yearsactive = 1978–2023
}}

'''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>

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==
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==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Films
! Roles
|-
|1975
|Rafoo Chakkar
|Salim
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Dillagi (1978 film)|Dillagi]]''
| Ganesh
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Des Pardes (1978 film)|Des Pardes]]''
|
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Suhaag (1994 film)|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 (film)|Ghoom]]''
| Vijay Dikshit's Boss
|-
|2013
|''[[Mahabharat Aur Barbareek]]''
|[[Shakuni]]
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Samrat & Co.]]''
| Dinesh Das a.k.a. DD Family Lawyer
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Serial !! Role !! Channel
|-
| 1986 || Bahadur Shah Zafar || || [[DD National]]
|-Charles Metcalfe
|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]]
|-
|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]]
|-
|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<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]]
|-
| 2013 || [[Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap]] || [[Humayun]] || [[Sony Entertainment Television|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==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name | id = 1031824 | name = Gufi Paintal }}
* [http://www.indiantelevision.com/special/y2k3/siblings.htm Article about siblings in Indian television]

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[[Category:1944 births]]
[[Category:2023 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Indian male television actors]]

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