Paritosh Painter is a theatre actor, director, and writer, and the founder of Ideas The Entertainment Company, set up in 1996.

His plays have crossed 2,500 shows in Hindi and English, in India and overseas. The laugh riots include See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, Get Rid of My Wife, I Am The Best, Selfie, and Women Decoded. Recent work includes Ek Main Aur Ek Two, Nathuram Godse Must Die, Ananya, and Tom & Jerry.

In films he wrote Dhamaal, All The Best: Fun Begins, Paying Guests, Total Dhamaal, and Dhamaal 4. On television and streaming he created Akbar Birbal, My Name Ijj Lakhan, Partners, and Baby Come Naa.