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.
He spent his early years with family in Sadar Bazaar, Delhi. Paintal learned acting at the Film and Television Institute of India and became Head of Acting Department there in 2008. He arrived in Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1969.