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| yearsactive       = 1982–present
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| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Parmeet Sethi]]|1992}}
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'''Archana Puran Singh''' (born 26 September 1962)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19980707/18850714.html |title=Face Off&nbsp;– Archana Puran Singh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224022915/http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19980707/18850714.html |archive-date=24 February 2011|work=[[Indian Express]]|date=7 July 1998}}</ref> is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[actor|film actress]] and [[television presenter]]. She is known for comedy roles in [[Bollywood]] movies and as a judge on comedy shows<ref>[https://movies.nytimes.com/person/470099/Archana-Puran-Singh Archana Puran Singh&nbsp;– filmography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010113557/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/470099/Archana-Puran-Singh |date=10 October 2012 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]''.</ref> like [[Sony Entertainment Television (India)|Sony TV India]]'s ''[[The Kapil Sharma Show]]''. She is mostly regarded for her role of Miss Braganza in the film [[Kuch Kuch Hota Hai]]. She has been judging the television reality comedy show, ''[[Comedy Circus]],'' since 2006 and is the only judge to have appeared in all the seasons. Archana Puran Singh has been featured in 100+ Movies and Television serials.
'''Archana Puran Singh''' (born 26 September 1962)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19980707/18850714.html |title=Face Off&nbsp;– Archana Puran Singh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224022915/http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19980707/18850714.html |archive-date=24 February 2011|work=[[Indian Express]]|date=7 July 1998}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=25 September 2021|title=Archana Puran Singh: I don’t believe in hiding my age, if kids are 25, will people think you’re 16?|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/archana-puran-singh-i-don-t-believe-in-hiding-my-age-if-kids-are-25-will-people-think-you-re-16-101632566476754.html|url-status=live|access-date=30 October 2021|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925104259/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/archana-puran-singh-i-don-t-believe-in-hiding-my-age-if-kids-are-25-will-people-think-you-re-16-101632566476754.html |archive-date=25 September 2021 }}</ref> is an Indian actress and television personality. She is known for her comedy roles in several [[Bollywood]] movies and as a judge in the comedy shows<ref>[https://movies.nytimes.com/person/470099/Archana-Puran-Singh Archana Puran Singh&nbsp;– filmography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010113557/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/470099/Archana-Puran-Singh |date=10 October 2012 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]''.</ref> ''[[The Kapil Sharma Show]]'' and ''[[Comedy Circus]]''. She is mostly regarded for her role of Miss Braganza in the film ''[[Kuch Kuch Hota Hai]]''. Archana Puran Singh has been featured in more than 100 films and television series.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Archana married [[Parmeet Sethi]] on 30 June 1992. They have two sons Aaryamann Sethi and Aayushmaan Sethi.
Archana's first marriage did not work and ended in a divorce.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.abplive.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/after-a-failed-marriage-archana-never-wanted-any-man-in-her-life-till-she-met-parmeet-at-a-party-1976293|title=After a failed marriage Archana never wanted any man in her life till she met Parmeet at a party|website=ABP Live|date=October 1, 2021|author=ABP News|accessdate=October 19, 2021}}</ref> Thereafter she was involved with Bollywood director, Pankaj Parashar. who directed her in JALWA. She later married actor [[Parmeet Sethi]] on 30 June 1992. They have two sons, Aryamann and Ayushmaan.<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 June 2021|title=Archana Puran Singh says her elder son has given ‘many auditions’: ‘He is struggling to get good work’|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/archana-puran-singh-says-her-elder-son-has-given-many-auditions-he-is-struggling-to-get-good-work-101625041722213.html|url-status=live|access-date=14 August 2021|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630084355/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/archana-puran-singh-says-her-elder-son-has-given-many-auditions-he-is-struggling-to-get-good-work-101625041722213.html |archive-date=30 June 2021 }}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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===In television===
===In television===
She became a television anchor, with ''Wah, Kya Scene Hai'' on [[Zee TV]] in 1993 which was followed by ''Uncensored''. She later acted in ''[[Shrimaan Shrimati (TV series)|Shrimaan Shrimati]]'', ''[[Junoon (1994 TV series)|Junoon]]''  and hosted ''Archana Talkies'' on [[Sony Entertainment Television]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Archana-uncensored/articleshow/14297528.cms|title=Archana uncensored - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=1 April 2020|archive-date=26 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626073451/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Archana-uncensored/articleshow/14297528.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Rashami-Shilpa-to-reprise-Reema-and-Archanas-roles-from-Shriman-Shrimati/articleshow/43241090.cms| publisher = Times of India| title = Rashami-Shilpa to reprise Reema and Archana's roles from Shriman Shrimati| access-date = 2 July 2016| archive-date = 26 December 2015| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151226092018/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Rashami-Shilpa-to-reprise-Reema-and-Archanas-roles-from-Shriman-Shrimati/articleshow/43241090.cms| url-status = live}}</ref>
She became a television anchor, with ''Wah, Kya Scene Hai'' on [[Zee TV]] in 1993 which was followed by ''Uncensored''. She later acted in ''[[Shrimaan Shrimati (TV series)|Shrimaan Shrimati]]'', ''[[Junoon (1994 TV series)|Junoon]]''  and hosted ''Archana Talkies'' on [[Sony Entertainment Television]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Archana-uncensored/articleshow/14297528.cms|title=Archana uncensored - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=1 April 2020|archive-date=26 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626073451/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Archana-uncensored/articleshow/14297528.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Rashami-Shilpa-to-reprise-Reema-and-Archanas-roles-from-Shriman-Shrimati/articleshow/43241090.cms| publisher = Times of India| title = Rashami-Shilpa to reprise Reema and Archana's roles from Shriman Shrimati| access-date = 2 July 2016| archive-date = 26 December 2015| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151226092018/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Rashami-Shilpa-to-reprise-Reema-and-Archanas-roles-from-Shriman-Shrimati/articleshow/43241090.cms| url-status = live}}</ref> She also acted in the TV show [[Zee Horror Show]].


She also directed sitcoms like ''Jaane Bhi Do Paaro'' and ''Nehle Pe Dehla'' and produced ''Samne Wali Khidki''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98aug09/sunday/filmtv.htm|title=Tribuneindia... Film and tv|website=www.tribuneindia.com|access-date=1 April 2020|archive-date=11 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911064652/http://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98aug09/sunday/filmtv.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99jan31/sunday/filmtv.htm|title=Tribuneindia... Film and tv|website=www.tribuneindia.com|access-date=1 April 2020|archive-date=23 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023020419/http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99jan31/sunday/filmtv.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k1/sep/sep23.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=5 April 2020 |archive-date=17 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617043251/https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k1/sep/sep23.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
She also directed sitcoms like ''Jaane Bhi Do Paaro'' and ''Nehle Pe Dehla'' and produced ''Samne Wali Khidki''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98aug09/sunday/filmtv.htm|title=Tribuneindia... Film and tv|website=www.tribuneindia.com|access-date=1 April 2020|archive-date=11 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911064652/http://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98aug09/sunday/filmtv.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99jan31/sunday/filmtv.htm|title=Tribuneindia... Film and tv|website=www.tribuneindia.com|access-date=1 April 2020|archive-date=23 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023020419/http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99jan31/sunday/filmtv.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k1/sep/sep23.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=5 April 2020 |archive-date=17 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617043251/https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k1/sep/sep23.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
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In 2005, she was a contestant in the dance reality show ''[[Nach Baliye#Season 1|Nach Baliye 1]]'', in which she participated with her husband, [[Parmeet Sethi]]; they were eliminated in the sixth episode. In 2006, she and her husband hosted another dance reality show ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa]]'' (season 1).
In 2005, she was a contestant in the dance reality show ''[[Nach Baliye#Season 1|Nach Baliye 1]]'', in which she participated with her husband, [[Parmeet Sethi]]; they were eliminated in the sixth episode. In 2006, she and her husband hosted another dance reality show ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa]]'' (season 1).


Thereafter, she appeared as a judge on comedy shows, including [[Sony Entertainment Television (India)|Sony TV India]]'s ''[[Comedy Circus]]''. She appeared as a judge in ''[[Comedy Circus (season 1)]]'' (2006) and ''[[Comedy Circus (season 2)]]'' (2008).<ref>[http://www.setindia.com/showinside.php?sid=89 http://www.setindia.com/showinside.php?sid=89 Comedy Circus]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} [[Sony Entertainment Television (India)|Sony TV India]].</ref> In January 2008, she hosted ''[[Kaho Na Yaar Hai]]'' on [[Star Plus]], along with her husband, Parmeet Sethi.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120709070745/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/television/top-stories/news/2008/archana-parmeet-kaho-na-yaar-hai-300108.html Archana, Parmeet entertain in Kaho Na Yaar Hai] 30 January 2008.</ref> With the end of ''[[Comedy Circus (season 2)]]'' in September 2008, it was followed by another show, ''[[Comedy Circus|Comedy Circus – Kaante Ki Takkar]]''.<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=&id=1c8848f5-c305-4fd7-9d73-a817d5571723&&Headline=Joke%e2%80%99s+on+them..+again&strParent=strParentID ''Comedy Circus Kaante ki Takkar'']{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', 9 September 2008.</ref> After ''Comedy Circus – Kaante Ki Takkar'', she was the judge of ''Comedy Circus – Teen Ka Tadka'', ''[[Comedy Circus|Comedy Circus Ke Superstar]]'', ''[[Comedy Circus Ka Jadoo]]'', ''Jubilee Comedy Circus'', ''[[Comedy Circus Ke Taansen]]'', ''[[Comedy Circus|Comedy Ka Naya Daur]]'', ''[[Kahaani Comedy Circus Ki]]'', ''[[Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe]],'' and ''[[Comedy Circus Ke Mahabali]]''. She appeared in [[SAB TV]]'s ''[[The Great Indian Family Drama]]'' as Begum Paro.
Thereafter, she appeared as a judge on comedy shows, including [[Sony Entertainment Television (India)|Sony TV India]]'s ''[[Comedy Circus]]''. She appeared as a judge in ''[[Comedy Circus (season 1)]]'' (2006) and ''[[Comedy Circus (season 2)]]'' (2008).<ref>[http://www.setindia.com/showinside.php?sid=89 http://www.setindia.com/showinside.php?sid=89 Comedy Circus]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} [[Sony Entertainment Television (India)|Sony TV India]].</ref> In January 2008, she hosted ''[[Kaho Na Yaar Hai]]'' on [[Star Plus]], along with her husband, Parmeet Sethi.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120709070745/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/television/top-stories/news/2008/archana-parmeet-kaho-na-yaar-hai-300108.html Archana, Parmeet entertain in Kaho Na Yaar Hai] 30 January 2008.</ref> With the end of ''[[Comedy Circus (season 2)]]'' in September 2008, it was followed by another show, ''[[Comedy Circus|Comedy Circus – Kaante Ki Takkar]]''.<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=&id=1c8848f5-c305-4fd7-9d73-a817d5571723&&Headline=Joke%e2%80%99s+on+them..+again&strParent=strParentID ''Comedy Circus Kaante ki Takkar'']{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', 9 September 2008.</ref> After ''Comedy Circus – Kaante Ki Takkar'', she was the judge of ''Comedy Circus – Teen Ka Tadka'', ''[[Comedy Circus|Comedy Circus Ke Superstar]]'', ''[[Comedy Circus Ka Jadoo]]'', ''Jubilee Comedy Circus'', ''[[Comedy Circus Ke Taansen]]'', ''[[Comedy Circus|Comedy Ka Naya Daur]]'', ''[[Kahaani Comedy Circus Ki]]'', ''[[Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe]],'' and ''[[Comedy Circus Ke Mahabali]]''. She appeared in [[SAB TV]]'s ''[[The Great Indian Family Drama]]'' as Begum Paro.


In 2019, she entered as the judge in ''[[The Kapil Sharma Show]]''. In 2019, she acted as Lakhan's mother, Radha, in TV serial, ''[[My Name Ijj Lakhan]]''.
In 2019, she entered as the judge in ''[[The Kapil Sharma Show]]''. In 2019, she acted as Lakhan's mother, Paramjeet, in [[SAB TV]] serial, ''[[My Name Ijj Lakhan]]'' opposite her real life husband, Parmeet Sethi.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Year !! Serial !! Role !! Notes
! Year !! Title !! Role  
|-
|-
| 1987-88 || ''Mr Ya Mrs'' || Seema ||
| 1987-88 || ''Mr Ya Mrs'' || Seema
|-
|-
|Rowspan="2"| 1993 || ''Wah, Kya Scene Hai'' || Anchor  ||
| rowspan="2" | 1993 || ''Wah, Kya Scene Hai'' || Host 
|-
|-
|''[[Zee Horror Show]]'' ||Julie || Dastak - 4 Episodes (1993)
| ''[[Zee Horror Show]]'' || Julie
|-
|-
|Rowspan="2"| 1994 || ''[[Shrimaan Shrimati (TV series)|Shrimaan Shrimati]]'' || Prema Shalini Twins || Parallel lead role Double Role
| rowspan="2" | 1994 || ''[[Shrimaan Shrimati (TV series)|Shrimaan Shrimati]]'' || Prema Shalini  
|-
|-
| ''[[Junoon (1994 TV series)|Junoon]]'' || Rekha ||
| ''[[Junoon (1994 TV series)|Junoon]]'' || Rekha
|-
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Nach Baliye#Season 1|Nach Baliye 1]]'' || Contestant || with [[Parmeet Sethi]]
| 2005 || ''[[Nach Baliye#Season 1|Nach Baliye 1]]'' || Contestant
|-
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Kandy Floss]]'' || Host ||
| 2006 || ''[[Kandy Floss (TV series)|Kandy Floss]]'' || Host  
|-
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa]]'' || Host ||
| 2006 || ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 1]]'' || Host
|-
|-
| 2007-2018 || ''[[Comedy Circus]] ''|| Judge ||
| 2007–2018 || ''[[Comedy Circus]] ''|| Judge
|-
|-
| 2015 || ''[[The Great Indian Family Drama]]''|| Begum Paro || 
| 2015 || ''[[The Great Indian Family Drama]]''|| Begum Paro  
|-
|-
| 2019 || ''[[My Name Ijj Lakhan]]'' || Paramjeet ||
| 2019 || ''[[My Name Ijj Lakhan]]'' || Paramjeet  
|-
|-
| 2019–2021 || ''[[The Kapil Sharma Show]] ''|| Judge || Also appeared as a guest in 1 episode.
| 2019–present || ''[[The Kapil Sharma Show]] ''|| Permanent Guest
|}
|}


==Awards and Nominations==
==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!Year
!Year
!Award
!Award
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!Work
!Work
!Result
!Result
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|-
| 1997
| 1997
| [[Filmfare Awards]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Filmfare Awards]]
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role
| Best Supporting Actress
| ''[[Raja Hindustani]]''
| ''[[Raja Hindustani]]''
| {{Nom}}
| {{Nom}}
|
|-
|-
| 1999
| rowspan="3" | 1999
| [[Screen Awards]]
| rowspan="2" |Best Comedian
| Best Comedian
| rowspan="2" |''[[Kuch Kuch Hota Hai]]''
|'' [[Kuch Kuch Hota Hai]]''
| {{Nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Screen Awards]]
| {{Won}}
| {{Won}}
|
|-
|-
| 1999
| [[Screen Awards]]
| Best Anchor
| Best Anchor
| ''Archana Talkies''
| ''Archana Talkies''
| {{Nom}}
| {{Nom}}
|-
|
| 1999
| [[Filmfare Awards]]
| Best Performance in a Comic Role
| ''[[Kuch Kuch Hota Hai]]''
| {{Nom}}
|-
|-
| 2000
| 2000
| [[IIFA Awards]]
| [[IIFA Awards]]
| Best Actress in a Comic Role
| rowspan="2" | Best Comedian
| ''[[Mohabbatein]]''
| ''[[Mohabbatein]]''
| {{Nom}}
| {{Nom}}
|
|-
|-
| 2001
| 2001
| ''[[Indian Television Academy Awards]]''
| [[Indian Television Academy Awards]]
| Best Actress in a Comic Role
| ''Aasman Se Tapki''
| -
| {{Won}}
| {{Won}}
|
|-
|-
| 2006
| 2006
| Method Fest
| [[Method Fest Independent Film Festival]]
| Best Ensemble Cast
| Best Ensemble Cast
| ''The Gold Bracelet''
| ''The Gold Bracelet''
| {{Nom}}
| {{Nom}}
|
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [https://archive.today/20130126112717/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-07/tv/30598313_1_comedy-circus-returns-teen-ka-tadka-new-season Comedy Circus returns with new faces]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120516231532/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-11/tv/31143336_1_sudesh-kapil-archana-puran-singh Celebrity studded comedy show]


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Archana Puran Singh
Archana Puran Singh in 2019.jpg
Archana in 2019
Born (1962-09-26) 26 September 1962 (age 61)
Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation
Years active1982–present
Spouse(s)
(
m. 1992)
Children2

Archana Puran Singh (born 26 September 1962)[1][2] is an Indian actress and television personality. She is known for her comedy roles in several Bollywood movies and as a judge in the comedy shows[3] The Kapil Sharma Show and Comedy Circus. She is mostly regarded for her role of Miss Braganza in the film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. Archana Puran Singh has been featured in more than 100 films and television series.

Personal life[edit]

Archana's first marriage did not work and ended in a divorce.[4] Thereafter she was involved with Bollywood director, Pankaj Parashar. who directed her in JALWA. She later married actor Parmeet Sethi on 30 June 1992. They have two sons, Aryamann and Ayushmaan.[5]

Career[edit]

In films[edit]

She made her film debut with Nari Hira's TV movie Abhishek opposite Aditya Pancholi in 1987. Later that year, she starred in Jalwa opposite Naseeruddin Shah. Later, she did small roles in big banner films like Agneepath (1990), Saudagar (1991), Shola aur Shabnam (1992), Aashiq Awara (1993), and Raja Hindustani (1996); she did item songs in films like the Govinda-starrer thriller Baaz and the Suniel Shetty starrer Judge Mujrim.

Thereafter, she has largely restricted herself to supporting roles in Hindi films, often in comedies. Some of her films are Love Story 2050, Mohabbatein, Krrish,[6] Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Masti, De Dana Dan and Bol Bachchan.

In television[edit]

She became a television anchor, with Wah, Kya Scene Hai on Zee TV in 1993 which was followed by Uncensored. She later acted in Shrimaan Shrimati, Junoon and hosted Archana Talkies on Sony Entertainment Television.[7][8] She also acted in the TV show Zee Horror Show.

She also directed sitcoms like Jaane Bhi Do Paaro and Nehle Pe Dehla and produced Samne Wali Khidki.[9][10][11]

In 2005, she was a contestant in the dance reality show Nach Baliye 1, in which she participated with her husband, Parmeet Sethi; they were eliminated in the sixth episode. In 2006, she and her husband hosted another dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 1).

Thereafter, she appeared as a judge on comedy shows, including Sony TV India's Comedy Circus. She appeared as a judge in Comedy Circus (season 1) (2006) and Comedy Circus (season 2) (2008).[12] In January 2008, she hosted Kaho Na Yaar Hai on Star Plus, along with her husband, Parmeet Sethi.[13] With the end of Comedy Circus (season 2) in September 2008, it was followed by another show, Comedy Circus – Kaante Ki Takkar.[14] After Comedy Circus – Kaante Ki Takkar, she was the judge of Comedy Circus – Teen Ka Tadka, Comedy Circus Ke Superstar, Comedy Circus Ka Jadoo, Jubilee Comedy Circus, Comedy Circus Ke Taansen, Comedy Ka Naya Daur, Kahaani Comedy Circus Ki, Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe, and Comedy Circus Ke Mahabali. She appeared in SAB TV's The Great Indian Family Drama as Begum Paro.

In 2019, she entered as the judge in The Kapil Sharma Show. In 2019, she acted as Lakhan's mother, Paramjeet, in SAB TV serial, My Name Ijj Lakhan opposite her real life husband, Parmeet Sethi.

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

Television[edit]

Year Title Role
1987-88 Mr Ya Mrs Seema
1993 Wah, Kya Scene Hai Host
Zee Horror Show Julie
1994 Shrimaan Shrimati Prema Shalini
Junoon Rekha
2005 Nach Baliye 1 Contestant
2006 Kandy Floss Host
2006 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 1 Host
2007–2018 Comedy Circus Judge
2015 The Great Indian Family Drama Begum Paro
2019 My Name Ijj Lakhan Paramjeet
2019–present The Kapil Sharma Show Permanent Guest

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
1997 Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actress Raja Hindustani Nominated
1999 Best Comedian Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Nominated
Screen Awards Won
Best Anchor Archana Talkies Nominated
2000 IIFA Awards Best Comedian Mohabbatein Nominated
2001 Indian Television Academy Awards Aasman Se Tapki Won
2006 Method Fest Independent Film Festival Best Ensemble Cast The Gold Bracelet Nominated

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Face Off – Archana Puran Singh". Indian Express. 7 July 1998. Archived from the original on 24 February 2011.
  2. ↑ "Archana Puran Singh: I don't believe in hiding my age, if kids are 25, will people think you're 16?". Hindustan Times. 25 September 2021. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  3. ↑ Archana Puran Singh – filmography Archived 10 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times.
  4. ↑ ABP News (1 October 2021). "After a failed marriage Archana never wanted any man in her life till she met Parmeet at a party". ABP Live. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Archana Puran Singh says her elder son has given 'many auditions': 'He is struggling to get good work'". Hindustan Times. 30 June 2021. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  6. ↑ Alive and kicking Archived 13 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine The Tribune, 6 May 2006.
  7. ↑ "Archana uncensored - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "Rashami-Shilpa to reprise Reema and Archana's roles from Shriman Shrimati". Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Tribuneindia... Film and tv". www.tribuneindia.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  10. ↑ "Tribuneindia... Film and tv". www.tribuneindia.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ↑ http://www.setindia.com/showinside.php?sid=89 Comedy Circus[permanent dead link] Sony TV India.
  13. ↑ Archana, Parmeet entertain in Kaho Na Yaar Hai 30 January 2008.
  14. ↑ Comedy Circus Kaante ki Takkar[dead link] Hindustan Times, 9 September 2008.

External links[edit]

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