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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)
NationalityIndian
Occupations
  • Actress
  • television personality
Years active1982–present
Spouse
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(m. 1992)​
Children2
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Career

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In films

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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

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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

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Films

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b She played single character with different names

References

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  14. ^ "Katrina as Chikni chameli in Agneepath". India Today. New Delhi. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2025. The original Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Agneepath featured Archana Puran Singh in item number Alibaba.
  15. ^ Chopra, Anupama (24 August 1998). "The lady's a vamp". India Today. New Delhi: Living Media. Archived from the original on 8 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
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  20. ^ Parigi, Smitha (26 November 2003). "Eye-candy, skin and a lot of Fardeen!". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2025. Then there are the women who fight over Lucky. Bringing up Lucky in Australia and giving him the love of a mother is Aunt Martha (Archana Puran Singh). Young and sexy, Aunt Martha refuses to let Lucky go to India, join his father and inherit the millions.
  21. ^ Adarsh, Taran (9 April 2004). "Masti Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
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  23. ^ Gajjar, Manish (8 January 2005). "Insan -this film will make an insan out of you". BBC Online. Shropshire. Retrieved 8 February 2025. Amjad (Akshay Kumar) is a rickshaw driver who is in love with Hina (Esha Deol). But Hina's parents (Archana Puran Singh and Sharat Saxena) do not agree to this union because of Amjad's low status in society.
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  26. ^ Adarsh, Taran (6 October 2006). "Mera Dil Leke Dekkho Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  27. ^ Verma, Sukanya (16 June 2008). "Baap re baap!". Rediff.com. Retrieved 8 February 2025. Predictably, the mission goes kaput and they get in trouble with She-Cop [Archana Puran Singh, who else?].
  28. ^ Sen, Raja (7 July 2008). "Duplicate dud". Rediff.com. Retrieved 8 February 2025. Nobody in this film can speak a line of dialogue without hamming it up, even as Archana Puran Singh ladles on the Punjabi and Boman Irani plays a mad scientist, which obviously translates to looking like Einstein and acting like Doc Brown from the Back To The Future series.
  29. ^ Adarsh, Taran (25 July 2008). "Money Hai Toh Honey Hai Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025. Manik [Upen Patel] is a struggling model who sleeps with a middle-aged fashion designer [Archana Puransingh], hoping to make it big.
  30. ^ Shekhar, Mayank (26 September 2008). "Rufoo Chakkar: Fun On The Run: Is this fun?". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  31. ^ "Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!". India Today. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  32. ^ Adarsh, Taran (12 June 2009). "Kal Kissne Dekha Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
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  35. ^ Pathak, Ankur (6 May 2011). "Review: Luv Ka The End is engaging, fun". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025. Casting Archana Puran Singh, who is the over the top, trying hard to blend with the 'yo' people mother-cum-love-counsellor is a cheesy yet appropriate choice, pretty much like Jenny Mccarthy in John Tucker.
  36. ^ Verma, Sukanya (6 July 2012). "Review: Bol Bachchan is amateurish and silly". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025. Like the fake mom shopping with Archana Puran Singh (the lady resists her hamming tendencies to an appreciable degree and actually does well as the bogus version of her kindly predecessor)
  37. ^ Verma, Sukanya (8 July 2014). "Kick Review: Nawaz steals Salman's thunder". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025. My suspended disbelief crumbles through the drinking/doping session between Devi and his dad (Mithun Chakraborty dressed like a cross between a truck driver and a snake charmer) and then mom (Archana Puran Singh, a loudspeaker could play her part) feeding him a glass of milk to a disturbing sound of Alle le le les.
  38. ^ Chatterjee, Arunava (25 January 2015). "Movie review: Dolly Ki Doli is an entertainer with a half-baked plot". India Today. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  39. ^ Bhattacharjee, Moumita (17 July 2020). "Virgin Bhanupriya review". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025. Archana Puran Singh as Bhanupriya's mother is one-note.
  40. ^ Verma, Sukanya (11 October 2024). "Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video Review: Stree, Lies & Videotape". Rediff.com. Retrieved 8 February 2025. Vicky's grumbling grandfather (Tiku Talsania), sporting a monocle in one eye, a regular glass in another, a runaway big sister (Mallika Sherawat) as well as Vidya's parents, Rakesh Bedi as a quarrelsome Sardar and Archana Puran Singh in a pan masala chewing Mataji mode, portray the duo's immediate family ready to screech and squabble at the top of their lungs.
  41. ^ Gupta, Shubhra (7 March 2025). "Nadaaniyan movie review: Ibrahim Ali Khan, Khushi Kapoor film rehashes every Karan Johar romcom, without his sparkle". The Indian Express. New Delhi. Retrieved 7 March 2025. Ms Braganza (Archana Puran Singh, reprising her role, older but not wiser) is back.
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  55. ^ Chakraborty, Srabanti (24 August 2006). "Now, dancing with our stars". Rediff.com. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  56. ^ Farzeen, Sana (23 August 2018). "Sohail Khan and Archana Puran Singh to return with Comedy Circus on September 15". The Indian Express. Mumbai. Archived from the original on 10 April 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  57. ^ Shyam, Kavita (14 February 2008). "Miss Briganza is back!". Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  58. ^ "Satish Kaushik, Archana Puran Singh in fun-filled family drama, nawaabi style". The Times of India. 4 January 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  59. ^ "'Bhaag Johnny' cast in Comedy Classes". Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
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  66. ^ ""I AM SINDHI!" Clarifies Tamanna Bhatia in the Kapil Sharma Show". 17 November 2024 – via YouTube. At 1:22, Archana Puran Singh clarifies in Hindi that she is not Punjabi, she is a Rajput.
  67. ^ ABP News (1 October 2021). "After a failed marriage Archana never wanted any man in her life till she met Parmeet at a party". ABP Live. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  68. ^ "Archana Puran Singh says her elder son has given 'many auditions': 'He is struggling to get good work'". Hindustan Times. 30 June 2021. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
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