Parmeet Sethi

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Parmeet Sethi
Parmeet sethi.jpg
Sethi in 2016
NationalityIndian
Occupation
  • Actor
  • director
  • producer
  • writer
Spouse(s)
(m. 1992)
Children2
RelativesNiki Aneja Walia (cousin)

Parmeet Sethi is an Indian actor, film director, producer and writer.[1] He is best known for portraying Kuljeet Singh in Aditya Chopra's directorial debut Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995).[2][3] He has acted in films such as Dhadkan (2000), Om Jai Jagadish (2002), Lakshya (2004), Baabul (2006), Dil Dhadakne Do (2015), Rustom (2016), Laila Majnu (2018) and Bhangra Paa Le (2020).[citation needed]

Sethi made his directorial debut with Badmaash Company (2010) which earned him a nomination for the Best Debutante Director at Zee Cine Awards.

Apart from films, Sethi is also active in television shows and has appeared in Dastaan (1994) and Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin (2003), Detective Omkar Nath (2006), Sujata (2008), Pehredaar Piya Ki (2017), My Name Ijj Lakhan (2019), Special OPS (2020) and Hundred (2020).[citation needed]

Personal life[]

Sethi married actress Archana Puran Singh on 30 June 1992. They have two sons, Aryamann and Ayushmaan.[4] He is the cousin of TV actress Niki Aneja Walia.[5]

Career[]

Sethi starred in Diljale (1996) as Captain Ranveer with Ajay Devgn and Sonali Bendre. He also starred in the critically acclaimed Punjabi film Des Hoyaa Pardes.

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 350 million Indian rupees whereas its budget was 130 million Indian rupees. Parmeet wrote its entire script with dialogues in just six days.[6]

He has also directed the Indian sitcom television series Sumit Sambhal Lega along with Deven Bhojani and Shashant Shah.

Filmography[]

List of films acted
Year Actor Role Note
1995 Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Kuljeet Singh Debut Film
1996 Diljale Captain Ranveer
1998 Hero Hindustani Rohit
1999 Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain Yeshwant Kumar
2000 Dhadkan Bob
2000 Khauff Samrat
2000 Mela Himself Special appearance
2001 Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi Ranjeet Uncle
2002 Om Jai Jagadish Shekhar Malhotra
2003 Jhankaar Beats Nicki's lawyer
2004 Turn Left at the End of the World Roger Talkar
2004 Des Hoyaa Pardes Darshan Singh
2004 Lakshya Pakistani Major Shahbaaz Humdani
2005 Kaal Forest Officer Khan
2006 Baabul Balwant's son
2007 Dus Kahaniyaan Lover
2015 Wedding Pullav Kumar
2015 Dil Dhadakne Do Lalit Sood
2016 Rustom Rear Admiral Prashant Kamath
2017 Call for Fun Dev Mehra
2018 Laila Majnu Masood
2019 Phir Ussi Mod Par Shahid Khan
2020 Bhangra Paa Le Jaggi’s father
2021 Tuesdays & Fridays Dr. Vikrant Malhotra
2021 Mission Majnu R. N. Kao Completed
List of films directed
Year Title Director Writer Notes
2010 Badmaash Company Yes Yes Nominated For- Zee Cine Award for Best Debutante Director
2015-2016 Sumit Sambhal Lega Yes 41 episodes
2017 Har Mard Ka Dard Yes 109 episodes

Television[]

List of television shows and roles
Year Show Role Notes Ref.
1995-1996 Dastaan Karan Kapoor
1997-1998 Kurukshetra Lead Role
1995-1996 Tujhpe Dil Qurbaan Major Vikram Ali Lead Role
2002-2003 Zindagi Teri Meri Kahani Rahul
2002 Ssshhhh...Koi Hai Ghost Episode Name: Shart
2003-2006 Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin Raj Malhotra
2004 Ruby Duby Hub Dub Deepak Malhotra
2004 Saara Akaash Senior Officer Srinivas Rao
2005 Nach Baliye Himself Contestant
2006 Sarabhai vs Sarabhai Detective Omkar Nath (D.O.N)
2006 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Host
2007-2009 Maayka Prem
2008 Sujata
2017 Pehredaar Piya Ki Maan Singh
2019 My Name Ijj Lakhan Dasharath
2020 Special OPS Senior Officer of R&AW
2020 Hundred Anshuman Goswami
2021 Punjabi language serial [7]

Awards and nominations[]

List of awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2004 Indian Telly Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin Nominated
2010 Zee Cine Awards Best Debutante Director Badmaash Company Nominated

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/parmeet-sethi-i-may-not-have-been-the-number-one-actor-in-bollywood-but-i-have-no-regrets/story-FcGdCrePtON0OwM0UCrHsJ.html
  2. ^ https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/what-if-simran-married-kuljeet-instead-of-raj-in-ddlj-parmeet-sethi-answers-6789501/
  3. ^ https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/ddlj-turns-25-parmeet-sethi-recalls-srk-insisted-climax-fight-scene-1502930647.html
  4. ^ "Archana Puran Singh says her elder son has given 'many auditions': 'He is struggling to get good work'". Hindustan Times. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Indiantelevision dot com's Special Report: Sibling revelry". 27 May 2003. Archived from the original on 24 May 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  6. ^ "The four characters of 'Badmaash Company' picked from real life". Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Parmeet Sethi all set to make his Punjabi debut on TV". The Times of India. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

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