Goofy Paintal also worked as an actor, casting director, assistant director, production manager, and director during his career. He was the casting director of the TV show Mahabharata and on the insistence of director BR Chopra, he played the character of Shakuni in Mahabharata. It is said that he was upset over not being cast for the role of Shakuni. He once feared that who would play the role of Shakuni in the Mahabharata? At that time, Goofy Paintal (actor Gufi Paintal) was told that the role of Shakuni would now be played by Goofy Paintal, the casting director of Mahabharat!
During an interview, Goofy Paintal said that I had also suggested that Shakuni should appear lame and always wear black clothes so that the negative character would go away. At the same time, Goofy Pantal and Mukesh Khanna were going to attend a program in Gujarat. When he was in the train, someone around him did not give him a seat and said that we will not give a seat to Shakuni Mama.
Even during the shooting of Mahabharata, Goofy Paintal received a threat in some postcards that we will break your leg. Goofy Paintal said that it was written in a postcard that Shakuni Mama you are a very bad person. You always do injustice to the Pandavas. You never believed in the words of Shri Krishna. We’ll break your leg.
Apart from ‘Mahabharata’, Goofy Paintal has worked in many shows like ‘Law’, ‘Sauda’, ‘Akbar Birbal’, ‘Karna Sangini’. He was last seen in the TV show ‘Jai Kanaiya Lal Ki’. He played the magic of acting in many films including Des-Pardes, Rafuchakkar, Dillagi, Maidan-e-Jung, Dawa. Two days back Goofy Pental’s nephew gave his health update and told that he had heart problem and later kidney problem. His condition was critical and he was admitted to the ICU.
