Paintal (comedian), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Paintal (comedian)

former Indian comic actor and current teacher of acting

Date of Birth: 08-Aug-1947

Place of Birth: Tarn Taran district, Punjab, India

Profession: actor

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Kanwarjit Paintal, better known as Paintal or Makkhan (born 22 August 1948), started off as an Indian 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 Shakuni in Mahabharat (TV Series).
His son, Hiten Paintal, is also an actor, who worked in movies such as Dil Maange More (2004) and Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008).