Parmeet Sethi

Sethi married actress Archana Puran Singh on 30 June 1992.{{cite web|url= https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/photo|title= Parmeet Sethi-Archana Puran Singh: Their love story will give you relationship goals|website= Mid Day India|date= 14 October 2020|access-date= 10 November 2021|archive-date= 10 November 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211110052637/https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/photo|url-status= live}} They have two sons, Aryamann and Ayushmaan.{{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|access-date=14 August 2021|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|archive-date=30 June 2021|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|url-status=live}} He is the cousin of television actress Niki Aneja Walia.{{cite web |url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/special/y2k3/siblings.htm |title=Indiantelevision dot com's Special Report: Sibling revelry |access-date=8 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524061711/http://www.indiantelevision.com/special/y2k3/siblings.htm |archive-date=24 May 2010 |url-status=live |date=27 May 2003 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/actor/niki.htm|title='I believe in understanding the heart of the character' : Niki Aneja|date=25 November 2006|website=Indian Television Dot Com|language=en|access-date=25 July 2019|archive-date=4 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204183151/http://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/actor/niki.htm|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Oliviera|first=Roshni K. |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv-/Niki-is-back/articleshow/4414057.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023185533/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-18/tv/28044982_1_astitva-london-saas-bahu-soaps |url-status=live |archive-date=23 October 2012 |title=Niki is back! |date=18 April 2009 |work=The Times of India |access-date=7 April 2013}}

Sethi made his Bollywood debut in the award-winning film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), portraying the role of Kuljeet Singh.{{cite news |last1=Farzeen |first1=Sana |title=What if Simran married Kuljeet instead of Raj in DDLJ? Parmeet Sethi answers |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/what-if-simran-married-kuljeet-instead-of-raj-in-ddlj-parmeet-sethi-answers-6789501/ |access-date=19 April 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=20 October 2020 |language=en |archive-date=7 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607234911/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/what-if-simran-married-kuljeet-instead-of-raj-in-ddlj-parmeet-sethi-answers-6789501/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url= https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/i-begged-aditya-chopra-to-give-me-a-chance-in-ddlj/20141212.htm|title=I begged Aditya Chopra to give me a chance in DDLJ|author=Sonil Dedhia|website=Rediff|date=12 December 2014|accessdate=18 October 2018|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906023633/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/i-begged-aditya-chopra-to-give-me-a-chance-in-ddlj/20141212.htm|archive-date=6 September 2015}} The movie went onto became a commercially and critically acclaimed film.{{cite web |url=http://www.salon.com/2004/06/17/ddlj/ |title=Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge |last=Taylor, Charles |date=17 June 2004 |website=Salon |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906023633/http://www.salon.com/2004/06/17/ddlj/ |archive-date=6 September 2015 |access-date=14 March 2011}}{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/movie/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge/AA4G6k9 |title=Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge: Critics' Reviews |date=24 October 2011 |publisher=MSN |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402103221/http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/movie/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge/AA4G6k9 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |access-date=19 March 2015}} Subsequently, he starred in Diljale (1996) as Captain Ranveer with Ajay Devgn and Sonali Bendre.{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/54497|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725180758/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/54497|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 July 2012|title=Diljale|website=Bollywood Hungama|accessdate=14 December 2014}} He also starred in the critically acclaimed Punjabi language film Des Hoyaa Pardes (2004).{{cite news |title='No more romantic leads' |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040211/cth1.htm#3 |newspaper=The Tribune |date=11 February 2004 |access-date=4 June 2012 |archive-date=18 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318072019/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040211/cth1.htm#3 |url-status=live }} The film won a National Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi.52nd National Film Awards

In 2005, he participated in the first season of Indian television dance reality show Nach Baliye with his wife Archana Puran Singh.{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/nov/16sld3.htm|title=Parmeet Sethi and wife Archana in Nach Baliye Season 1 in 2005|website=Rediff|accessdate=11 November 2016|archive-date=27 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427063427/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/nov/16sld3.htm|url-status=live}} Then in 2006, he hosted another television dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa with his wife.{{cite news |last1=Cyril |first1=Grace |title=Archana Puran Singh calls hubby Parmeet her best friend on 29th wedding anniversary. Read |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/archana-puran-singh-calls-hubby-parmeet-her-best-friend-on-29th-wedding-anniversary-read-1821207-2021-06-30 |access-date=1 March 2022 |work=India Today |date=30 June 202 |language=en |archive-date=1 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301161913/https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/archana-puran-singh-calls-hubby-parmeet-her-best-friend-on-29th-wedding-anniversary-read-1821207-2021-06-30 |url-status=live }}

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.{{cite web |title=Badmaash Company Box Office Collection |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/badmaash-company/box-office/ |website=Bollywood Hungama |date=7 May 2010 |access-date=1 March 2022 |language=en |archive-date=1 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301161914/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/badmaash-company/box-office/ |url-status=live }} Sethi wrote its entire script with dialogues in just six days.{{cite web |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-four-characters-of-badmaash-company-picked-from-real-life/608785/ |title=The four characters of 'Badmaash Company' picked from real life |date=20 April 2010 |access-date=15 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231192259/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-four-characters-of-badmaash-company-picked-from-real-life/608785 |archive-date=31 December 2012 |url-status=live }} The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave it a rating of 3 out of 5, saying; "On the whole, Badmaash Company is a watchable experience for various reasons, the prime reason being it offers solid entertainment, but doesn't insult your intelligence."{{cite web |last=Adarsh |first=Taran |title=Badmaash Company: Movie Reviews |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14138/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100311034320/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14138/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 March 2010 |website=Bollywood Hungama|date=2 June 2023 }} Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave the movie 1.5 out of 5 and claimed it to be "outrageously silly".{{cite web |title=Masand: 'Badmaash Company', outrageously silly |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-badmaash-company-outrageously-silly/114820-8-84.html |publisher=Ibnlive.in |access-date=7 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100510055846/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-badmaash-company-outrageously-silly/114820-8-84.html |archive-date=10 May 2010 | url-status= dead}} Gaurav Malani of Indiatimes gave the film 3.5 out of 5 saying "Badmaash Company is a good entertainer. Worth a watch!" and praising Shahid Kapoor.{{cite news |title=Badmaash Company: Movie Review |url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/Badmaash-Company-Movie-Review/moviereview/5902575.cms |publisher=Indiatimes |access-date=7 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100510022049/http://movies.indiatimes.com/Badmaash-Company-Movie-Review/moviereview/5902575.cms|archive-date=10 May 2010|url-status=dead}} Komal Nahta gave the film 2.5 out of 5, praising the performance of Kapoor and called Badmaash Company "an entertainer".{{cite web |title=Komal Nahta's Review: Badmaash Company |date=7 May 2010 |url=http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/movie-review/bollywood-reviews/review-badmaash-company/ |publisher=Koimoi.com |access-date=16 January 2011 |archive-date=15 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110215112646/http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/movie-review/bollywood-reviews/review-badmaash-company/ |url-status=live }} Sukanya Verma of rediff gave the film 2 out of 5 stars saying Sethi's directorial debut starts out with cocksure confidence and zing.{{cite web |title=Is Badmaash Company really THAT bad? |url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/may/10/is-badmaash-company-really-that-bad.htm |publisher=Rediff |access-date=16 January 2011 |archive-date=4 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504061900/http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/may/10/is-badmaash-company-really-that-bad.htm |url-status=live }} Nikhat Kazmi of the Times of India gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and said, "Indeed, Badmaash Company does have a bunch of riveting scenes, although the story does follow a very predictable line of crime and punishment/repentance."{{cite news |last=Kazmi |first=Nikhat |title=Badmaash Company: Review |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Badmaash-Company/movie-review/5902462.cms |work=Times of India |access-date=7 May 2010 |date=7 May 2010 |archive-date=4 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104103045/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Badmaash-Company/movie-review/5902462.cms |url-status=live }} DNA gave the film 2.5 out of 5 saying, "This company is worth keeping."{{cite web |title=Review: This company is worth keeping |date=8 May 2010 |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review_review-this-company-is-worth-keeping_1380402 |publisher=DNA |access-date=8 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100510002504/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review_review-this-company-is-worth-keeping_1380402 |archive-date=10 May 2010 | url-status= live}} Anupama Chopra of NDTV called it a "staggeringly tedious film" while Raja Sen of Rediff said, "There's not a single scene in the film that actually works". Mayank Shekhar of the Hindustan Times criticised the film as half-written; he only liked the film until the interval and gave it 2 out of 5.{{cite web |title=Mayank Shekhar's Review: Badmaash Company |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Mayank-Shekhar-s-Review-Badmaash-Company/Article1-540670.aspx |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=7 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100510002142/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Mayank-Shekhar-s-Review-Badmaash-Company/Article1-540670.aspx |archive-date=10 May 2010 | url-status= dead}} The film received an aggregate rating of 4/10 at ReviewGang.{{cite web |url=http://www.reviewgang.com/movies/58-Badmaash-Company-Reviews |title=Badmaash Company Reviews |publisher=Reviewgang.com |access-date=8 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100510080811/http://www.reviewgang.com/movies/58-Badmaash-Company-Reviews |archive-date=10 May 2010| url-status= dead}}

In 2008, after his appearance in the film named Dus Kahaniyaan (2007),{{cite news |last1=D'Silva |first1=Elvis |title=Some decent Kahaaniyan |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/dec/07dus.htm |access-date=19 April 2022 |work=Rediff.com |date=7 December 2007 |archive-date=5 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205093316/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/dec/07dus.htm |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Dus Kahaniyan Movie Review {3.5/5} |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/dus-kahaniyan/movie-review/2605436.cms |access-date=19 April 2022 |work=The TImes of India |date=6 April 2016}} he took a break from acting to focus on writing and direction.{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/took-a-break-from-acting-to-focus-on-direction-parmeet-sethi-119012600057_1.html|title=I took a break from acting to focus on direction|newspaper=Business Standard India|author=IANS|location=New Delhi|date=26 January 2019|accessdate=28 January 2019|archive-date=26 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126111155/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/took-a-break-from-acting-to-focus-on-direction-parmeet-sethi-119012600057_1.html|url-status=live}} But in 2015, he made his comeback after seven years as an actor in the Zoya Akhtar directorial Dil Dhadakne Do (2015).{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/zoya-akhtar-brings-back-parmeet-sethi-from-a-seven-year-hiatus/articleshow/39475887.cms|title=Zoya Akhtar brings back Parmeet Sethi from a seven year hiatus|website=Times of India|author=Mumbai Mirror Vicky Lalwani|date=2 August 2014|access-date=10 November 2021|archive-date=10 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110130923/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/zoya-akhtar-brings-back-parmeet-sethi-from-a-seven-year-hiatus/articleshow/39475887.cms|url-status=live}}

He has also directed some episodes of sitcom Sumit Sambhal Lega (2015).{{cite magazine |last=Keshri |first=Shweta |date=25 May 2020 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/soaps/story/namit-das-and-manasi-parekh-starrer-sumit-sambhal-lega-returns-to-television-1681626-2020-05-25 |title=Namit Das and Manasi Parekh-starrer Sumit Sambhal Lega returns to television |magazine=India Today |access-date=19 April 2022 |archive-date=12 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112073053/https://www.indiatoday.in/television/soaps/story/namit-das-and-manasi-parekh-starrer-sumit-sambhal-lega-returns-to-television-1681626-2020-05-25 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|title=Everybody loves Sumit|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/everybody-loves-sumit/|last=|first=|date=10 August 2015|website=The Indian Express|access-date=|archive-date=12 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112182912/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/everybody-loves-sumit/|url-status=live}} In 2017, he again directed another television sitcom Har Mard Ka Dard.{{cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/television-news/article/parmeet-sethi-har-mard-ka-dard-new-comedy-show-tv-news-17905174|title=Parmeet Sethi:- Liked the concept of Har Mard Ka Dard|website=Mid Day India|author=IANS|date=12 January 2017|access-date=11 November 2021|archive-date=11 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111051432/https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/television-news/article/parmeet-sethi-har-mard-ka-dard-new-comedy-show-tv-news-17905174|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.5dariyanews.com/news/180045-Parmeet-Sethi-to-direct-Life-OKs-HarMardka-Dard|title=Parmeet Sethi to direct Life OK's Har Mard Ka Dard|website=5Dariyan News|date=18 January 2017|author=Web Desk|access-date=17 October 2021|archive-date=17 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017081542/https://www.5dariyanews.com/news/180045-Parmeet-Sethi-to-direct-Life-OKs-HarMardka-Dard|url-status=live}} It starred Faisal Rashid in lead.{{cite web|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/said-yes-for-har-mard-because-of-parmeet-sethi-mantra/articleshow/57465608.cms|title=Said yes for Har Mard Ka Dard because of Parmeet Sethi|website=Times of India|author= IANS|date=4 March 2017}} In 2020, Sethi appeared in Neeraj Pandey directed hotstar original web series Special OPS.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} In 2021, he made his Punjabi television debut with a show named Akhiyaan Udeek Diyan, which was aired on Zee Punjabi.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/parmeet-sethi-all-set-to-make-his-punjabi-debut-on-tv/articleshow/81193403.cms|title=Parmeet Sethi all set to make his Punjabi debut on television|website=Times of India|date=24 February 2021|accessdate=29 October 2021|archive-date=10 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110052149/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/parmeet-sethi-all-set-to-make-his-punjabi-debut-on-tv/articleshow/81193403.cms|url-status=live}}

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