‘Mujhe laga Suniel Shetty se toh main better hoon’: Parmeet Sethi recalls his overconfidence; says, ‘Today, I feel so embarrassed’

Before television fame and films, Parmeet Sethi’s journey began with failure. His garment export business collapsed, pushing him to rethink his future. In a recent vlog, Parmeet recalled how a moment at home changed everything. When a producer visited to sign Archana Puran Singh for a film, Parmeet was left fascinated by the world of cinema. That was when he decided to try acting. “I only had to sell myself, and that I knew how to do,” he said.Parmeet revealed that Archana was blunt about his chances. “I don’t think you can become an actor,” she told him. Still, he followed his instinct and joined Roshan Taneja’s acting classes, where Suniel Shetty and Mahesh Thakur were also students. Looking back at that phase, Parmeet laughed at his own confidence. “Mujhe laga Suniel se toh main better hoon... I thought I was better than Suniel. I even left the three-month acting class midway, I was that overconfident. But today, when I watch my old series, I feel so embarrassed,” he admitted. After 35 years together, Archana and Parmeet revisited their love story on their YouTube talk series Pyaar Dosti Hai. While Archana’s family accepted Parmeet, resistance came from his side. “My family did not approve of you initially because you were older than me and an actress, which was considered taboo at the time,” Parmeet shared, adding that tensions at home were high. He made his stand clear when proposals started coming his way. “I clearly said that I wanted to marry the person I loved and no one else.” Recalling the turning point, Parmeet said, “That night, while standing on the terrace, I asked you if you wanted to start over with someone else. You said no, and I said the same. That’s when I asked if we should get married.” What followed was straight out of a film — a late-night drive to a temple, then an Arya Samaj mandir, and finally, a wedding the next morning on Archana’s terrace. Reflecting on it, Archana said, “Once we were sure about each other, we knew we didn’t want to wait any longer.” Parmeet Sethi and Archana Puran Singh married in 1992 after dating for nearly eight years. Archana is seven years older than Parmeet, and the couple are parents to two sons, Ayushmaan and Aaryamann Sethi.