Kanwarjeet Paintal
Kanwarjit Paintal Walia, better known as Paintal (born 22 August 1948), is an Indian actor and comedian. He started off as a comic actor and moved on to teaching the art of acting. He has extensively worked not only in numerous movies but also television. He was born into a Sikh family in a village named Tarn Taran which is near Amritsar, Punjab. He lived his early life with his family members in Sadar Bazaar, Delhi. Paintal learnt acting at the Film and Television Institute of India and in 2008 was the Head of the Acting Department of FTII. He came to Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1969. His brother Gufi Paintal played the role Shakuni in B.R. Chopra hit show 'Mahabharat (1988 TV series)', in which he himself played the roles of Shikhandi and Sudama. His son, Hiten Paintal, is also an actor, who worked in movies such as Dil Maange More (2004) and Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008)
Known for
ActingBirthday
August 8, 1947Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
69Place of birth
Tarn TaranAlso known as
पेंटलCast credits
Raahee
Lal Patthar
Satte Pe Satta
Budh AnandBawarchi
GurujiSaazish
Maqaar
Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar
Champak BhumiaParichay
Panditji (Astrologer)Saajan Ki Saheli
Saawan KumarMere Apne
BansiKaalo
Pandit Ram SrivastavJawani Diwani
RattanPyar Ke Naam Qurban
GulfamBalika Badhu
ShambhuYaar Mere
PascalPiya Ka Ghar
ArunJangal Mein Mangal
Totaram (as Paintal)Sikandar Sadak Ka
Mano BhaiInsaniyat Ke Dushman
Das