MUMBAI :
ACTOR Gufi Paintal,
best known for playing
‘Shakuni mama’ in the
epic TV serial
“Mahabharat”, died on
Monday at a hospital
here due to age-related issues, his nephew
Hiten Paintal said.
He was 79.
The veteran actor, whose
real name was Sarabjeet
Singh Paintal, was admitted
to a hospital in suburban
Andheri.
“Unfortunately, he
is no more. He passed
away at the hospital
at around 9 am. His
heart gave up. He
passed away peacefully in his sleep,”
Hiten told PTI. Hiten
had earlier told PTI that his
uncle was not keeping well
due to age-related health
issues “Hehadbloodpressureand
heart issues. He was keeping
unwell and all this was going
on for a while.
Things got
severe now so we got him to
the hospital for observation.
He has been in the hospital
for seven to eight days. He
was critical initially, butright
now he is stable,” Hiten had
told PTI.
GufiPaintal’s lastriteswere
heldat4:30pmattheOshwira
Crematorium in Andheri in
suburban Mumbai.
“The last rites were performed by his son Harry. We
had family and friends from
the industryincludingPankaj
Dheer, and Surendra Pal,
among others at the crematorium,” Hiten said. Actor
Mukesh Khanna, who played
BhishmaintheDDseries,said
hehadalongassociationwith
his “Mahabharat” co-star.