Archana Puran Singh

Archana Puran Singh (born 26 September 1962)^[2][3] 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 The Kapil Sharma Show and Comedy Circus. She is widely remembered for her supporting roles in several films, including the romance Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998). Archana Puran Singh has been featured in more than 100 films and television series.^[4]

Archana Puran Singh
Archana in 2024
Born	(1962-09-26) 26 September 1962 (age 62)
Nationality	Indian
Occupations	Actress television personality
Years active	1982–present
Spouse	Parmeet Sethi ​ (m. 1992)​
Children	2
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Subscribers	643K[1]
Views	116 millions[1]
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Last updated: 11 March 2025

Career

In films

She made her film debut with Nikaah in 1982.^[5] In 1987, she starred in Jalwa opposite Naseeruddin Shah. Later, she did roles in 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

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]

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 Entertainment Television's Comedy Circus. In 2015, 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

Films

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role(s)	Language(s)	Ref.
1982	Nikaah	Salesgirl	Hindi	[5]
1987	Jalwa	Jyothi	Hindi	[11]
1988	Aaj Ke Angaarey	Priya	Hindi	[12]
	The Perfect Murder	Miss Twinkle	Hindi	[12]
	Woh Phir Aayegi		Hindi	[12]
1989	Ladaai	Sashi Verma	Hindi	[13]
1990	Aag Ka Gola	Nisha	Hindi	[12]
	Agneepath	Shanti/Laila[a]	Hindi	[14]
1991	Jeena Teri Gali Mein		Hindi	[12]
	Saudagar		Hindi	[12]
1992	Main Hoon Sherni	Ganga Verma	Hindi	[12]
	Zulm Ki Hukumat	Chitra	Hindi	[12]
	Shola Aur Shabnam	Mrs. Deva	Hindi	[12]
	Naalaya Seidhi		Tamil
	Pandiyan		Tamil
	Bandhu	Bandhu's wife	Hindi	[12]
	Baaz	Monica	Hindi	[12]
1993	Aasoo Bane Angaarey	Chanda	Hindi	[12]
	Kondapalli Raja		Telugu
	Aashiq Awara	Sheela	Hindi	[12]
1994	Mahakaal	Anita	Hindi	[12]
	Yuhi Kabhi		Hindi	[12]
	Pyaar Ka Rog		Hindi	[12]
1995	Takkar	Maya	Hindi	[12]
1996	Aisi Bhi Kya Jaldi Hai		Hindi	[12]
	Raja Hindustani	Shalini "Shalu" Mitra	Hindi	[15]
1997	Share Bazaar		Hindi	[12]
	Judge Mujrim		Hindi	[12]
1998	Kuch Kuch Hota Hai	Miss Breganza	Hindi	[16]
1999	Bade Dilwala	Manthara	Hindi	[17]
	Anyay Hi Anyay		Hindi	[12]
2000	Mela	Vidyavati	Hindi	[12]
	Mohabbatein	Preeto	Hindi	[18]
2001	Censor	Margaret	Hindi	[19]
	Moksha: Salvation	Mrs D'Souza	Hindi	[12]
2002	Maine Dil Tujhko Diya	Dancer	Hindi	[12]
2003	Jhankaar Beats	Ms. Voluptuous	Hindi	[12]
	Khanjar: The Knife		Hindi	[12]
	Janasheen	Martha	Hindi	[20]
	Enakku 20 Unakku 18 / Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu (Tamil / Telugu)		Tamil/Telugu
2004	Masti	Mrs. Tyagi	Hindi	[21]
	Mirchi - It's Hot		Hindi	[12]
	Rok Sako To Rok Lo	Sweety	Hindi	[12]
	Aabra Ka Daabra	Suzanne	Hindi	[22]
2005	Insan	Rajjo	Hindi	[23]
2006	The Gold Bracelet	Baljit Singh	Hindi	[24]
	Krrish	Nayantara	Hindi	[25]
	Mera Dil Leke Dekho		Hindi	[26]
2007	Naqaab	TV Reporter	Hindi	[12]
2008	Mere Baap Pehle Aap	Inspector Bhawan	Hindi	[27]
	Love Story 2050	Sangeeta Bedi	Hindi	[28]
	Money Hai Toh Honey Hai	Dolly	Hindi	[29]
	Rafoo Chakkar: Fun on the Run	Kokila	Hindi	[30]
	Good Luck!		Hindi	[12]
	Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!	Kamlesh Handa	Hindi	[31]
2009	Kal Kisne Dekha	Bebe	Hindi	[32]
	Tera Mera Ki Rishta		Punjabi
	Bad Luck Govinda	Mamta	Hindi	[33]
	De Dana Dan	Kuljeet Kaur	Hindi	[34]
2011	Luv Ka The End	Lux Lovani	Hindi	[35]
	Haat - The Weekly Bazaar		Hindi	[12]
2012	Bol Bachchan	Zohra/Madhumati[a]	Hindi	[36]
2014	Kick	Rati Lal Singh	Hindi	[37]
2015	Dolly Ki Doli	Manjot's mother	Hindi	[38]
	Uvaa	Jayshri Bhatiya	Hindi	[12]
2019	Housefull 4	Varsha P. Sinha (photo only)	Hindi
2020	Virgin Bhanupriya	Madhu Awasthi	Hindi	[39]
2023	Walk		Hindi
2024	Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video	Vidya's mother	Hindi	[40]
2025	Nadaaniyan	Mrs. Braganza-Malhotra	Hindi	[41]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987–1988	Mr Ya Mrs	Seema	[42]
1987	Karamchand	Various characters	[43]
1988	Doordarshan New Year Program[citation needed]	Host	Television special
1993–1997	Wah, Kya Scene Hai	Host	[44]
1993	Zee Horror Show	Julie	[45]
1994–1999	Shrimaan Shrimati	Prema Shalini	[46]
1994	Junoon	Rekha	[47]
1998–1999	Jaane Bhi Do Paaro	Paaro	Also director[48]
	Uncensored	Host/presenter	[49]
1999	Nehle Pe Dehla	Various characters	Also director[10]
2000	Archana Talkies	Host/presenter	[49]
2001	Aasman Se Tapki		Also producer[50]
2002–2003	Archana Aaa-Haa	Host/presenter	[51]
2003	Samnewali Khidki	Sanjana	Also producer[52]
2005	Nach Baliye 1	Contestant	[53]
2006	Kandy Floss	Host	[54]
2006	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 1	Host	[55]
2007–2018	Comedy Circus	Judge	[56]
2008	Sun Yaar Chill Maar	Miss Briganza	Guest[57]
2014	Bhoot Aaya	Narrator	Episode 20
2015	The Great Indian Family Drama	Begum Paro	[58]
2015–2016	Comedy Classes	Judge	[59]
2018	Aunty Boli Lagao Boli	Aunty	[60]
2019	My Name Ijj Lakhan	Paramjeet	[61]
2019–2023	The Kapil Sharma Show	Permanent Guest	[62]
2022	India's Laughter Champion	Judge	[63]
2024–present	The Great Indian Kapil Show	Permanent Guest	[64]

Awards and nominations

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
	Asian Television Awards	Best Entertainment Presenter/Host	Uncensored	Won	[65]
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

Personal life

Singh is a Rajput.^[66] Her first marriage did not work and ended in a divorce.^[67] She later married actor Parmeet Sethi on 30 June 1992. They have two sons.^[68]

Notes

1. She played single character with different names