Bollywood 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 Saravjit Singh Paintal, was admitted to a hospital in suburban Andheri. The late star is the elder brother to a known comedian-actor Kanwarjit Paintal.

#RIP Gufi ‘shakuni’ Paintal passed on aged 79 today. pic.twitter.com/seAwcsNy2F

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