‘Mahabharat’ fame actor Gufi Paintal passes away
    Date :06-Jun-2023

Gufi Paintal
 
 
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.