Archana Puran Singh is an Indian actress and television presenter. She is best known for judging different comedy shows. Archana has played with comic characters in various Bollywood movies.
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Archana Puran Singh was born on 26 September 1962 (age 56 years; as in 2018) at Dehradun, Uttar Pradesh (currently in Uttarakhand). She did her schooling from a Convent of St Jesus and Mary at Dehradun and went into Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University to pursue a degree in English Honours. At the age of 18, she relocated to Mumbai to make a career in modelling. Archana did some advertisements as a model and bagged a TV serial"Karamchand" in 1985.
Physical Appearance
Height: 5′ 5"
Eye Colour: Dark Brown
Hair Colour: Black
Family, Caste & Husband
Archana belongs to a Hindu Family. Her dad is a lawyer. Not much is known about her mother. She has one sister and 2 brothers.
Archana Puran Singh with her mother and sisters
Archana met Parmeet Sethi, actor and manager, in a celebration and gradually they fell in love with each other. The duo lived in a live-in relationship for seven years prior to tying the knot on 30 June 1992. It was Archana's second union. The couple has two sons Aaryamann Sethi and Ayushmaan Sethi.
Archana Puran Singh with her husband, Parmeet Sethi
Archana Puran Singh together with her husband, Parmeet Sethi, and sons, Aaryamann Sethi and Ayushmaan Sethi
Career
Archana made her movie debut in 1987 with the movie"Abhishek" opposite Aditya Pancholi. She made a small appearance in the movie"Nikaah" in which she played the role of a salesgirl. She then starred in the Bollywood film"Jalwa" along with Naseeruddin Shah. The film was a major hit and her performance was liked by the audience.
Jalwa
Not happy with the films she was being offered because of consequence, she opted to play the supporting characters in hit films like"Agneepath,""Shola Aur Shabnam,""Saudagar,""Aashiq Awara,""Raja Hindustani,""Kuch Kuch Hota Hai," and"Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! ."
In the early 90s, Archana played the part of a ghost in several episodes of the"Zee Horror Show." From 2007, she judging the Sony TV's entertainment show"Comedy Circus." She's the sole judge to have judged 18 seasons of the series.
Archana also hosted season 1 of this dance reality show"Jhalak Dikhla Jaa" with her husband, Parmeet Sethi.
Salary
Archana gets paid $3 crore for a full season of a series.
Favourite Things
Food: Spaghetti in cream sauce with spinach, Alli Olio pasta
Actors: Hrithik Roshan, Aamir Khan, Naseeruddin Shah
Archana Puran Singh with Naseeruddin Shah
Actress: Priyanka Chopra
Films: The Perfect Girl, Gulabi, Home Alone
TV Shows: Friends, Bigg Boss
Musicians: Sonu Nigam, Justin Timberlake
Singer: Alka Yagnik
Truth
Her hobbies include travelling and reading.
She owns a home in Madh Island, Mumbai.
Archana Puran Singh at her Madh House with her family
Her friends and family fondly call her Archie.
Archana is frequently seen drinking alcohol. She even decided to not get married again but when she met Parmeet, her understanding involving guys shifted.
Archana is a supporter of Anna Hazare and AAP Party.
Though she does not like to dance, she participated with her husband at the very first period of dance reality series"Nach Baliye."
Archana Puran Singh dancing along with her husband in Nach Baliye