Parmeet Sethi

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Parmeet Sethi
Parmeet sethi.jpg
Sethi in 2016
Born (1966-12-11) 11 December 1966 (age 57)
New Delhi, India
Occupation
  • Actor
  • director
  • producer
  • writer
  • television host
Years active1995-present
Spouse(s)
​
(
m. 1992)
Children2
RelativesNiki Aneja Walia (cousin)

Parmeet Sethi (born 11 December 1966) is an Indian actor, director, producer and writer.[1][2] He is best known for portraying Kuljeet Singh in Aditya Chopra's directorial debut Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995).[3]

Sethi has also acted in films such as Dhadkan (2000), Om Jai Jagadish (2002), Lakshya (2004), Baabul (2006), Dil Dhadakne Do (2015), Rustom (2016), Laila Majnu (2018) and Bhangra Paa Le (2020).[4]

He made his directorial debut with Badmaash Company (2010) which earned him a nomination for the Best Debutante Director at Zee Cine Awards.[5] Apart from films, he is also active in television shows and has appeared in Dastaan (1995-1996) and Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin (2003-2006), Detective Omkar Nath (2006), Sujata (2008), Pehredaar Piya Ki (2017), My Name Ijj Lakhan (2019), Special OPS (2020) and Hundred (2020).[6]

Personal life[edit]

Sethi was born on 11 December 1966 in Delhi to a Punjabi family.[7] He married actress Archana Puran Singh on 30 June 1992.[8][9] They have two sons, Aryamann and Ayushmaan.[10] He is the cousin of television actress Niki Aneja Walia.[11][12][13]

In April 2020, Parmeet and his wife Archana Puran Singh came to the aid of the underprivileged and served them food, amid Coronavirus lockdown.[14]

Career[edit]

Sethi made his Bollywood debut in the award winning film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), portraying the role of Kuljeet Singh.[15][16] The film went onto became a commercially and critically acclaimed films.[17][18] Subsequently he starred in Diljale (1996) as Captain Ranveer with Ajay Devgn and Sonali Bendre.[19] He also starred in the critically acclaimed Punjabi language film Des Hoyaa Pardes (2004).[20] The film won a National Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi.[21]

In 2005, he participated in the first season of Indian television dance reality show Nach Baliye with his wife Archana Puran Singh.[22][23] Then in 2006, he hosted another television dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa with his wife.[24][25][26]

In 2010, he tried his first directorial venture, Yash Raj's Badmaash Company starring Shahid Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Meiyang Chang, which was a success at box office earning 350 million Indian rupees whereas its budget was 130 million Indian rupees.[27] Parmeet wrote its entire script with dialogues in just six days.[28]

In 2008, after his appearance in the film named Dus Kahaniyaan (2007),[29][30] he took a break from acting to focus on writing and direction.[31] But in 2015, he made his comeback after seven years as an actor in Zoya Akhtar directorial Dil Dhadakne Do (2015).[32][33]

He has also co-directed the Indian sitcom television series Sumit Sambhal Lega (2015) along with Deven Bhojani and Shashant Shah.[34][35] In 2017, he again directed another television sitcom Har Mard Ka Dard.[36][37] It starred Faisal Rashid in lead.[38] In 2020, Sethi appeared in Neeraj Pandey directed hotstar original web series Special OPS.[39] In 2021, he made his punjabi television debut with a show named Akhiyaan Udeek Diyan, which was aired on Zee Punjabi.[40][41]

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

dagger Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Note
1995 Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Kuljeet Singh Debut Film
1996 Diljale Captain Ranveer
Hero Hindustani Rohit
1999 Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain Yeshwant Kumar
2000 Dhadkan Bob
Khauff Samrat
Mela Himself Special appearance
2001 Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi Ranjeet Uncle
2002 Om Jai Jagadish Shekhar Malhotra
2003 Jhankaar Beats Nicki's lawyer
2004 Turn Left at the End of the World Roger Talkar
Des Hoyaa Pardes Darshan Singh Punjabi film
Lakshya Pakistani Major Shahbaaz Humdani
2005 Kaal Forest Officer Khan
2006 Baabul Balwant's son
2007 Dus Kahaniyaan Lover
2015 Wedding Pullav Kumar
Dil Dhadakne Do Lalit Sood
2016 Rustom Rear Admiral Prashant Kamath
2017 Call For Fun Dev Mehra
2018 Laila Majnu Masood
2019 Phir Ussi Mod Par Shahid Khan
2020 Bhangra Paa Le Jaggi’s father
2021 Tuesdays & Fridays Dr. Vikrant Malhotra
2022 Mission Majnu dagger R. N. Kao Completed
TBA
Sharmaji Namkeen dagger
TBA
Completed

Other credits[edit]

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2000 Samne Wali Khidki Yes Television series
2010 Badmaash Company Yes Yes Nominated- Zee Cine Award for Most Promising Director
2015-2016 Sumit Sambhal Lega Yes Television series; Co-directed with Deven Bhojani and Shashant Shah
2017 Har Mard Ka Dard Yes Television series

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1995-1996 Dastaan Karan Kapoor
1997-1998 Kurukshetra Lead Role
1995-1996 Tujhpe Dil Qurbaan Major Vikram Ali Lead Role
2002-2003 Zindagi Teri Meri Kahani Rahul
2002 Ssshhhh...Koi Hai Ghost Episode Name: Shart
2003-2006 Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin Raj Malhotra
2004 Ruby Duby Hub Dub Deepak Malhotra
Saara Akaash Senior Officer Srinivas Rao
2005 Nach Baliye Himself Contestant
2006 Sarabhai vs Sarabhai Detective Omkar Nath (D.O.N) Special appearance
Detective Omkar Nath (D.O.N)
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Himself Host
2007-2009 Maayka Prem
2008 Sujata
2017 Pehredaar Piya Ki Maan Singh
2019 My Name Ijj Lakhan Dasharath
2020 Special OPS Naresh Chaddha Hotstar web series
Hundred Anshuman Goswami
2021 Akhiyaan Udeek Diyan Punjabi language serial
Special Ops 1.5: The Himmat Story Naresh Chaddha Hotstar web series

Nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Work Result Ref(s)
2004 Indian Telly Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin Nominated [42]
2010 Zee Cine Awards Best Debutante Director Badmaash Company Nominated [43]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Parmeet Sethi". DNA India.
  2. ↑ "Parmeet Sethi: I may not have been the number one actor in Bollywood, but I have no regrets". 31 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "DDLJ turns 25: Parmeet Sethi recalls how SRK insisted on climax fight scene". 20 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Parmeet Sethi filmography". Book My Show. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "It's very difficult to compare Badmaash Company to any film says Parmeet Sethi". Rediff.com. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "List of all the television shows done by Parmeet Sethi". NetTv4u. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  7. ↑ TOI (11 December 2020). "Archana Puran Singh's special gift to hubby Parmeet Sethi on his birthday". Times of India.
  8. ↑ Ojaswee (26 September 2021). "Parmeet Sethi and Archana Puran Singh love story". Bollywood Shaadis.
  9. ↑ "Parmeet Sethi-Archana Puran Singh: Their love story will give you relationship goals". Mid Day India. 14 October 2020.
  10. ↑ "Archana Puran Singh says her elder son has given 'many auditions': 'He is struggling to get good work'". Hindustan Times. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ↑ "Indiantelevision dot com's Special Report: Sibling revelry". 27 May 2003. Archived from the original on 24 May 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  12. ↑ "'I believe in understanding the heart of the character' : Niki Aneja". Indian Television Dot Com. 25 November 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  13. ↑ ROSHNI K OLIVERA, 18 Apr 2009, 12.00am IST (18 April 2009). "Niki is back!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ↑ Lubna Khan (24 April 2020). "Archana Puran Singh and Parmeet Sethi serve food to underprivileged, amid lockdown". SpotboyE.
  15. ↑ "What if Simran married Kuljeet instead of Raj in DDLJ? Parmeet Sethi answers". 20 October 2020.
  16. ↑ Sonil Dedhia (12 December 2014). "I begged Aditya Chopra to give me a chance in DDLJ". Rediff. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch (help)
  17. ↑ Taylor, Charles (17 June 2004). "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge". Salon. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  18. ↑ "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge: Critics' Reviews". MSN. 24 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  19. ↑ "Diljale". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  20. ↑ "'No more romantic leads'". The Tribune. 11 February 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  21. ↑ 52nd National Film Awards
  22. ↑ "Parmeet Sethi and Archana Puran Singh from Nach Baliye". Reddit. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  23. ↑ "Parmeet Sethi and wife Archana in Nach Baliye Season 1 in 2005". Rediff. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  24. ↑ Tellychakkar Team (1 August 2006). "Parmeet & Archana host Jhalak Dikhla Jaa". Tellychakkar. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  25. ↑ "Top 10 host of Jhalak Dikhla Jaa". NETTv4u. 16 June 2017. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2019. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch (help)
  26. ↑ "Parmeet and Archana to host the dance reality show named Jhalak Dikhla Jaa". India Forums. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch (help)
  27. ↑ "Badmaash Company Weekwise Boxoffice Report". Bollywoodtrade.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  28. ↑ "The four characters of 'Badmaash Company' picked from real life". 20 April 2010. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  29. ↑ "Some decent Kahaaniyan". www.rediff.com.
  30. ↑ "Dus Kahaniyan Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Dus Kahaniyan by Times of India" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  31. ↑ IANS (26 January 2019). "I took a break from acting to focus on direction". Business Standard. New Delhi. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  32. ↑ Mumbai Mirror Vicky Lalwani (2 August 2014). "Zoya Akhtar brings back Parmeet Sethi from a seven year hiatus". Times of India.
  33. ↑ Nabanita Chakraborty. "Zoya brings Parmeet Sethi back onscreen". Spectral Hues. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  34. ↑ MumbaiMay 25, Shweta Keshri; May 25, 2020UPDATED; Ist, 2020 14:27. "Namit Das and Manasi Parekh-starrer Sumit Sambhal Lega returns to television". India Today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  35. ↑ "Everybody loves Sumit". The Indian Express.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  36. ↑ IANS (12 January 2017). "Parmeet Sethi:- Liked the concept of Har Mard Ka Dard". Mid Day India.
  37. ↑ Web Desk (18 January 2017). "Parmeet Sethi to direct Life OK's Har Mard Ka Dard". 5Dariyan News.
  38. ↑ IANS (4 March 2017). "Said yes for Har Mard Ka Dard because of Parmeet Sethi". Times of India.
  39. ↑ Srividya Rajesh (7 April 2019). "Parmeet Sethi joins Kay Kay Menon Hotstar show Special OPS". IWM Buzz. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  40. ↑ TNN (24 February 2021). "Parmeet Sethi all set to make his Punjabi debut on television". Times of India. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  41. ↑ Team Balle Bolly. "Parmeet Sethi is all set to star in Zee Punjabi's show Akhiyaan Udheek Diyan". Balle Bolly.
  42. ↑ "Telly awards 2004 Popular Awards nominees". Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  43. ↑ "Zee Cine Most Promising Director Award (ZCA) - Zee Cine Most Promising Director Award Winners". www.awardsandshows.com. Retrieved 2 May 2017.

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