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Archana Puran Singh-Parmeet Sethi eloped and acquired married in opposition to mother and father’ needs, saved it secret for 4 years

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Actor-filmmaker Parmeet Sethi married Archana Puran Singh in 1992, and theirs have been some of the profitable marriages within the TV trade. Their love story has at all times been talked about, however it is just not too long ago when the 2 revealed their story on The Kapil Sharma Show. During a particular episode of the present, Kapil Sharma hosted Parmeet Sethi as a visitor. As the actor turns 60 at this time, we revisited the episode by which Parmeet opened up on his bond with Archana.
In the episode, the couple walked down the reminiscence lane and recalled the time after they determined to elope and get married.

“He proposed to me. We eloped and got married overnight,” Archana revealed. Parmeet added, “We decided to get married at 11 in the night, by 12 we found a pandit. He asked us if we have eloped, I said no. Then he asked if the girl is an adult. I said she is more adult than I am. I asked him not to worry. He then asked us to come when there is a muhurat in the morning. I paid him money and the next morning, at 11 am, we got married.” Archana was capturing for Saif Ali Khan’s debut movie, Parampara, on the time.
Archana admitted that a whole lot of drama occurred when the 2 confessed to their mother and father that they’ve discovered their life associate in one another. “Bohot drama hua. Parmeet’s parents objected because I was elder to him and I was an actor. But the way they accepted me, it was amazing,” Archana stated and jokingly added, “They had no choice too.”

She additionally stated that they saved the marriage a secret in order that it has no ramifications on her profession. “The industry thinks that shadi ho gayi hai, bacha ho jaega (she’s married and she’ll have children) and then she might leave her commitment halfway through or not devote her time and commitment to our film. Parmeet and I said that marriage was for us, we wanted to do it personally and not keep it a public affair. We both wanted to get married. Parmeet didn’t want marriage to affect my career. We both decided to keep it a secret,” she added.
Archana revealed {that a} pandit informed her that they need to not tie the knot. “I showed our horoscopes to a pandit in Delhi. He asked me if my marriage is working fine. I said yes. When I asked why did he ask me this, he said if he would have seen the horoscope before, he wouldn’t have recommended the wedding at all. So, we proved astrology wrong,” Archana stated smilingly.

Parmeet concluded saying that even when horoscope weren’t matching, they had been suitable in seems and their “mental tuning was perfect and that is why we got married.”

Parmeet and Archana have been married for 29 years. The couple has two sons.