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.
Paintal grew up with his family in Sadar Bazaar, Delhi. He studied acting at the Film and Television Institute of India and was appointed as the Acting Department Head in 2008. In 1969, he moved to Bombay (now Mumbai).