The actor s family said in a statement, "With profound grief, we announce the sad demise of our father Mr Gufi Paintal (Shakuni Mama). He passed away peacefully this morning surrounded by family." Gufi Paintal s cremation will happen today afternoon in Andheri.
In an anecdote mentioned in Poonam Saxena's English translation of "Scene 75", a novel by Rahi Masoom Raza himself, it has been mentioned how he was not on board for Mahabharata.