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Kanwarjeet Paintal

8th August 1947 Tarn Taran Acting

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)

68 Movies 5 TV Shows 84 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Kaalo poster
Kaalo 17th December 2010 as Pandit Ram Srivastav
Bepanaah poster
Bepanaah 6th September 1985 as Dasbihari Brahmachari
Shapath poster
Shapath 1st January 1984 as Bar waiter
Kalakaar poster
Kalakaar 9th December 1983 as Ravi's neighbour
Sadma poster
Sadma 8th July 1983 as Paintal
Dostana poster
Dostana 17th October 1980 as Eve-Teaser
Maa poster
Maa 2nd August 1976 as Vijay's Employee
Anari poster
Anari 4th February 1975 as Harish
Faslah poster
Faslah 1st January 1974 as Paintal
Parichay poster
Parichay 18th October 1972 as Panditji (Astrologer)
C.I.D. poster
C.I.D. 21st January 1998 as Ghanshyam