Kanwarjeet Paintal

Biography

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)

Most Known For

The Kapil Sharma Show

as Self

Mahabharat

as Shikhandi

Ghamandee

as Rakesh

Vidhaata

as Muthuswamy

30 Minutes

as Shashanks father

Chala Murari Hero Banne

College Girl

Amber Dhara

as Mahendra Pratap Dixit

Kabhi Kabhi Ittefaq Sey

as Charudutt

Sikandar Sadak Ka

as Mano Bhai

Dostana

as Eve-Teaser

Chakachak

Balika Badhu

as Shambhu

The Epitaph

Mere Apne

as Bansi

Kaalo

as Pandit Ram Srivastav

Fun2shh... Dudes in the 10th Century

The Burning Train

as Passenger in toilet

Tumhari Kasam

Sadma

as Paintal