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

Parmeet Sethi
Sethi in 2016
Born11 December[1]
Occupation
  • Actor
  • director
  • producer
  • writer
  • television host
Years active1995-present
Spouse
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(m. 1992)​
Children2
RelativesNiki Aneja Walia (cousin)

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).


Personal life


Sethi married actress Archana Puran Singh on 30 June 1992.[6] They have two sons, Aryamann and Ayushmaan.[7] He is the cousin of television actress Niki Aneja Walia.[8][9][10]


Career


Sethi made his Bollywood debut in the award winning film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), portraying the role of Kuljeet Singh.[11][12] The movie went onto became a commercially and critically acclaimed film.[13][14] Subsequently he starred in Diljale (1996) as Captain Ranveer with Ajay Devgn and Sonali Bendre.[15] He also starred in the critically acclaimed Punjabi language film Des Hoyaa Pardes (2004).[16] The film won a National Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi.[17]

In 2005, he participated in the first season of Indian television dance reality show Nach Baliye with his wife Archana Puran Singh.[18] Then in 2006, he hosted another television dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa with his wife.[19]

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 530 million Indian rupees.[20] Sethi wrote its entire script with dialogues in just six days.[21]

In 2008, after his appearance in the film named Dus Kahaniyaan (2007),[22][23] he took a break from acting to focus on writing and direction.[24] But in 2015, he made his comeback after seven years as an actor in Zoya Akhtar directorial Dil Dhadakne Do (2015).[25]

He has also directed some episodes of sitcom Sumit Sambhal Lega (2015).[26][27] In 2017, he again directed another television sitcom Har Mard Ka Dard.[28][29] It starred Faisal Rashid in lead.[30] In 2020, Sethi appeared in Neeraj Pandey directed hotstar original web series Special OPS.[citation needed] In 2021, he made his Punjabi television debut with a show named Akhiyaan Udeek Diyan, which was aired on Zee Punjabi.[31]


Filmography



Films


Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNote
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[32] Samrat
Mela Surendra Pratap SinghSpecial 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 TalkarIsraeli film
Des Hoyaa Pardes Darshan SinghPunjabi 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 Sharmaji Namkeen Robbie
2022 Mission Majnu R. N. Kao Completed

Other credits


YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
2001 Aasman Say Tapki Television series[33]
2003 Samne Wali Khidki[34] Television series[33]
2010 Badmaash Company Nominated- Zee Cine Award for Most Promising Director
2015–2016 Sumit Sambhal Lega Television series
2017 Har Mard Ka Dard Television series

Television


Year Title Role Notes
1995–1996 Dastaan Karan Kapoor
1997–1998 Kurukshetra
1995–1996 Tujhpe Dil Qurbaan Major Vikram Ali Lead role
2001 Samandar Rakesh
2002–2003 Zindagi Teri Meri Kahani Rahul
2002 Ssshhhh...Koi Hai Ghost Episode: Shart
2003–2006 Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin Raj Malhotra[35]
2004 Ruby Duby Hub Dub [35] 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)[36]
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Host/presenter
2007–2009 Maayka Prem
2008 Sujata
2017 Pehredaar Piya Ki Maan Singh
2019 My Name Ijj Lakhan Dasharath
2020 Special OPS Naresh Chaddha
Hundred Anshuman Goswami
2021 Akhiyaan Udeek Diyan[37] Punjabi language serial
Special Ops 1.5: The Himmat Story Naresh Chaddha

Nominations


Year Award Category Work Result Ref(s)
2004 Indian Telly Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin Nominated [38]
2010 Zee Cine Awards Best Debutante Director Badmaash Company Nominated [39]

References


  1. TOI (11 December 2020). "Archana Puran Singh's special gift to hubby Parmeet Sethi on his birthday". Times of India.
  2. "Parmeet Sethi: I may not have been the number one actor in Bollywood, but I have no regrets". Hindustan Times. 31 October 2020.
  3. "DDLJ turns 25: Parmeet Sethi recalls how SRK insisted on climax fight scene". The Statesman. 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. "Parmeet Sethi-Archana Puran Singh: Their love story will give you relationship goals". Mid Day India. 14 October 2020.
  7. "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)
  8. "Indiantelevision dot com's Special Report: Sibling revelry". 27 May 2003. Archived from the original on 24 May 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  9. "'I believe in understanding the heart of the character' : Niki Aneja". Indian Television Dot Com. 25 November 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  10. Oliviera, Roshni K. (18 April 2009). "Niki is back!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  11. Farzeen, Sana (20 October 2020). "What if Simran married Kuljeet instead of Raj in DDLJ? Parmeet Sethi answers". The Indian Express. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  12. 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.
  13. Taylor, Charles (17 June 2004). "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge". Salon. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  14. "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge: Critics' Reviews". MSN. 24 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  15. "Diljale". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  16. "'No more romantic leads'". The Tribune. 11 February 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  17. 52nd National Film Awards
  18. "Parmeet Sethi and wife Archana in Nach Baliye Season 1 in 2005". Rediff. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  19. Cyril, Grace (30 June 202). "Archana Puran Singh calls hubby Parmeet her best friend on 29th wedding anniversary. Read". India Today. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  20. "Badmaash Company Box Office Collection". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  21. "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.
  22. D'Silva, Elvis (7 December 2007). "Some decent Kahaaniyan". Rediff.com. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  23. "Dus Kahaniyan Movie Review {3.5/5}". The TImes of India. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  24. IANS (26 January 2019). "I took a break from acting to focus on direction". Business Standard India. New Delhi. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  25. Mumbai Mirror Vicky Lalwani (2 August 2014). "Zoya Akhtar brings back Parmeet Sethi from a seven year hiatus". Times of India.
  26. Keshri, Shweta (25 May 2020). "Namit Das and Manasi Parekh-starrer Sumit Sambhal Lega returns to television". India Today. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  27. "Everybody loves Sumit". The Indian Express. 10 August 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  28. IANS (12 January 2017). "Parmeet Sethi:- Liked the concept of Har Mard Ka Dard". Mid Day India.
  29. Web Desk (18 January 2017). "Parmeet Sethi to direct Life OK's Har Mard Ka Dard". 5Dariyan News.
  30. IANS (4 March 2017). "Said yes for Har Mard Ka Dard because of Parmeet Sethi". Times of India.
  31. "Parmeet Sethi all set to make his Punjabi debut on television". Times of India. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  32. Saha, Aparajita (3 March 2000). "Dangerous liaisons". Rediff. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  33. "Parmeet Sethi evolves on small screen". Hindustan Times. 6 March 2006.
  34. "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Television". www.tribuneindia.com.
  35. "Spectrum - Parmeet's feats". Tribune. 13 June 2004. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  36. Banerjee, Arnab (6 March 2006). "Parmeet Sethi evolves on small screen". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  37. "Parmeet Sethi all set to make his Punjabi debut on TV". The Times of India. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  38. "Telly awards 2004 Popular Awards nominees". Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  39. "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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