‘What's wrong with my wife being more famous, successful?' asks Parmeet Sethi: ‘Archana Puran Singh is the judge of the biggest Indian show'
Back in 1995, Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol became everyone's favourite after the release of Aditya Chopra's Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge. While Raj and Simran became a household name, so did the character of Kuljeet, played by actor Parmeet Sethi. The romantic drama marked his acting debut with him playing Kajol's arrogant fiance in the film. Over the years, Parmeet took a backseat as an actor, and people eventually forgot his name. Meanwhile, his wife, Archana Puran Singh gained immense fame through her appearance as a judge on reality shows like Comedy Circus and The Kapil Sharma show. Her laughter became her identity. With Archana being more famous among her audience, Parmeet recently shared if it ever bothers him with his sons often joking about him being recognised as Archana's husband in their vlogs.
In an exclusive conversation with SCREEN, Parmeet said he finds the comparison between him and his wife 'extremely funny'. He said, 'You need to understand the public. I at least have the understanding that the person who is working more, seen more, is eventually recognised more. That is a given. Archana is the judge of India's biggest show (The Great Indian Kapil Show). So its obvious that people will know her more.'
He recalled the time when he was better known than his wife. 'There was also a time when I did shows and films like Dastaan and DDLJ, when people knew me, would spot me and be like, 'Arey yaar, yeh toh Parmeet Sethi hai, Kuljeet hai yeh toh'. At that time, Archana was a little bit in the background because at that point in time she was less active as an actor. These ups and downs are very normal. If today, I decide to get into daily soaps, I will reach every Indian household and people will know me by face and name.'
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Parmeet said he took a conscious decision of leaving the screen and going behind the cameras as it is something he enjoys more than acting. 'I am not very obsessed with wanting to be recognised and known by others. I mostly enjoy writing and directing, so these things don't really matter to me. I laugh at it. I take it very lightly, hence we joke about it. Also, what is the problem in my wife being more famous and successful than me? It is a great thing. What's wrong in this? Archana and I don't have anything such in between us. We enjoy ourselves and we have that understanding.'
Parmeet Sethi married actress Archana Puran Singh back in 1992. They kept their marriage a secret for at least 8 years until Archana got pregnant with their first child.
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