Years active 1982–present Name Archana Singh | Role Television presenter | |
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Full Name Archana Puran Singh Occupation Actress, Reality television judge Children Aaryamann Sethi, Ayushmaan Sethi Awards ITA Award for Best Actress - Comedy Nominations Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress Movies and TV shows Similar People Jyothi Krishna, Parmeet Sethi, Archana Kavi, Upasna Singh, Neha Dhupia | ||
Archana Puran Singh all set to host Aunty Boli Lagao Boli
Actress Archana Puran Singh hosts a talent hunt show in Mumbai
Archana Puran Singh (born 26 September 1962) is an Indian television presenter, personality and film actress. She is best known for comedy roles in Bollywood movies and as a judge on comedy shows, like Sony TV India's Comedy Circus. Puran Singh became popular when she played iconic comic roles of Miss Briganza in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Preeto in Mohabbatein and lately Zohra in Bol Bachchan going through the role of Priyanka Chopra's boss in Krrish. Archana Puran Singh has been judging the television reality comedy show known as Comedy Circus since 2006 and is the only judge to have appeared in all episodes.
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- Archana Puran Singh all set to host Aunty Boli Lagao Boli
- Actress Archana Puran Singh hosts a talent hunt show in Mumbai
- Film career
- TV career
- Personal life
- Awards
- References
In Mumbai, she started doing ad-films and was successful after her most famous ad for Band-Aid. The ad was produced by Jalal Agha. Noticing her talent he cast her in the lead role in his serial, Mr and Mrs. Her next big break came with Pankaj Parasher's Karamchand.
Film career
She made her film debut with Nari Hira's TV movie Abhishek opposite Aditya Pancholi in 1987. Later that year, she starred in Jalwa opposite Naseeruddin Shah, which turned out to be her biggest hit. Later, she did small roles in big banner 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 Suniel Shetty starrer Judge Mujrim.
Thereafter, she has largely restricted herself to supporting roles in Hindi films, often in comedies. Some of her recent films are Love Story 2050, Mohabbatein, Krrish, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Masti and Bol Bachchan. Amongst these, she is possibly best remembered for playing the role of the flirtatious college professor Miss Braganza in the blockbuster Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Preeto from the blockbuster movie Mohabbatein . In 2009, she starred in the Punjabi film Tera Mera Ki Rishta.
TV career
She became a television anchor, with her popular TV show Wah, Kya Scene Hai on Zee TV in 1993, which was followed by the highly successful, Uncensored, in which she introduced High Society (HS) and Low Society (LS) concept, and sitcoms like, Jaane Bhi Do Paro, Shrimaan Shrimati and Archana Talkies on Sony TV India.
Later in her career, she received offers from television producers and most of her serials were successful like Junoon and Shriman Shrimati. She started hosting chat shows featuring celebrity guests.
In 2005, she was a contestant in the dance reality show, Nach Baliye (Season 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).
In 2015, she was cast as the lead in The Great Indian Family Drama in SAB TV
Thereafter, she appeared as a judge on comedy shows, including Sony TV India's Comedy Circus. She appeared as a judge in Comedy Circus (season 1) (2006) and Comedy Circus (season 2) (2008). In January 2008, she hosted Kaho Na Yaar Hai on Star Plus, along with her husband, Parmeet Sethi. With the end of Comedy Circus (season 2) in September 2008, it was followed by another show, Comedy Circus – Kaante Ki Takkar. After Comedy Circus – Kaante Ki Takkar, she was the judge of Comedy Circus – Teen Ka Tadka, Comedy Circus Ke Superstar, Comedy Circus Ka Jadoo, Jubilee Comedy Circus and Comedy Circus Ke Taansen. Comedy Ka Naya Daur-Tabla toad, Kahaani Comedy Circus Ki and the current "Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe" and Comedy Circus Ke Mahabali. She currently appears in SAB TV's The Great Indian Family Drama as Begum Paro.
Personal life
She was born in a Punjabi family in Dehradun, where she did her schooling.
She is married to television actor Parmeet Sethi. They have two sons.