Archana Puran Singh is an Indian actress and television presenter. She is known for judging various comedy shows. Archana has played comic roles in many Bollywood films.
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Archana Puran Singh was born on 26 September 1962 (age 56 years; as in 2018) in Dehradun, Uttar Pradesh (now in Uttarakhand). She did her schooling at the Convent of St. Jesus and Mary, Dehradun, and went to Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University, to pursue a degree in English Honours. At the age of 18, she came to Mumbai to pursue a career in modeling. Archana did some advertisements as a model and in 1985 she got the TV serial “Karamchand”.
Physical Appearance
Height: 5′ 5″
Weight: 68 kg
Eye colour: dark brown
Hair Color: Black
Family, Caste and Husband
Archana belongs to a Hindu family. His father is a lawyer. There is not much information about his mother. He has one sister and two brothers. His younger brother’s name is Sandeep.
Archana met actor and director Parmeet Sethi at a party and gradually they fell in love. The couple were in a live-in relationship for 7 years before tying the knot on June 30, 1992. This was Archana’s second marriage. The couple has two sons, Aryaman Sethi and Ayushmaan Sethi.
livelihood
Archana started her film career in 1987 with the film “Abhishek” opposite Aditya Pancholi. After this, she played a small role in the film “Nikah” in which she played the role of a salesgirl. After this she acted in the Bollywood film “Jalwa” with Naseeruddin Shah. The film was a big hit and the audience liked his acting.
She was not very happy with the films she was being offered as lead roles, she acted in hit films like “Agneepath,” “Shola Aur Shabnam,” “Saudagar,” “Aashiq Awara,” “Raja Hindustani,” Chose to play a supporting role. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai,” and “Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!
In the early 90s, Archana played the role of a ghost in several episodes of “Zee Horror Show”. Since 2007, she has been judging Sony TV’s entertainment show “Comedy Circus”. She is the only judge to judge 18 seasons of the show.
Archana also hosted season 1 of the dance reality show “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa” with her husband Parmeet Sethi.
Salary
Archana gets ₹3 crore for an entire season of a show.
Favourite Things
- Food: Spaghetti in cream sauce with spinach, alle olio pasta
- Movies: The Perfect Girl, Pink, Home Alone
- TV Shows: Friends, Bigg Boss
- Singer: Alka Yagnik
- Books: Suswa Saga by Pradeep Singh, Follow the Arrow, Feng Shui Your Life by Dimple Lunia
- Restaurants: Singh Saab, Asilo in Mumbai, Arabian Nights, Café Bruno in UK, The Royal Monkey in New York
fact
- His hobbies include traveling and reading.
- He has a house in Mud Island, Mumbai.
- His friends and family fondly call him Archie.
- Archana is often seen drinking alcohol.
- Before marrying Parmeet, Archana had a failed marriage. She also decided not to marry again but when she met Parmeet, her perception towards men changed.
- Archana is a supporter of Anna Hazare and AAP party.
- Although she does not like dancing, she participated in the first season of the dance reality show “Nach Baliye” with her husband.
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