Parmeet Sethi


Parmeet Sethi is an Indian actor. He is best known for portraying Kuljeet Singh in his debut in Aditya Chopra's directorial debut Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.
Sethi has also acted in films such as Dhadkan, Om Jai Jagadish, Lakshya, Baabul, Dil Dhadakne Do, Rustom, Laila Majnu and Bhangra Paa Le. Apart from films, he is also active in television shows and has appeared in Dastaan and Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin, Detective Omkar Nath, Sujata, Pehredaar Piya Ki, My Name Ijj Lakhan, Special OPS and Hundred .
He made his directorial debut with Badmaash Company which earned him a nomination for the Best Debutante Director at Zee Cine Awards.

Personal life

Sethi married actress Archana Puran Singh on 30 June 1992. He is seven years younger than his wife Archana. They have two sons. He is the cousin of television actress Niki Aneja Walia.

Career

Sethi made his Bollywood debut in the award-winning film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, portraying the role of Kuljeet Singh. The movie went onto became a commercially and critically acclaimed film. Subsequently, he starred in Diljale as Captain Ranveer with Ajay Devgn and Sonali Bendre. He also starred in the critically acclaimed Punjabi language film Des Hoyaa Pardes. The film won a National Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi.
In 2005, he participated in the first season of Indian television dance reality show Nach Baliye with his wife Archana Puran Singh. Then in 2006, he hosted another television dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa with his wife.
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 530 million Indian rupees. Sethi wrote its entire script with dialogues in just six days. The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave it a rating of 3 out of 5, saying; "On the whole, Badmaash Company is a watchable experience for various reasons, the prime reason being it offers solid entertainment, but doesn't insult your intelligence." Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave the movie 1.5 out of 5 and claimed it to be "outrageously silly". Gaurav Malani of Indiatimes gave the film 3.5 out of 5 saying "Badmaash Company is a good entertainer. Worth a watch!" and praising Shahid Kapoor. Komal Nahta gave the film 2.5 out of 5, praising the performance of Kapoor and called Badmaash Company "an entertainer". Sukanya Verma of rediff gave the film 2 out of 5 stars saying Sethi's directorial debut starts out with cocksure confidence and zing. Nikhat Kazmi of the Times of India gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and said, "Indeed, Badmaash Company does have a bunch of riveting scenes, although the story does follow a very predictable line of crime and punishment/repentance." DNA gave the film 2.5 out of 5 saying, "This company is worth keeping." Anupama Chopra of NDTV called it a "staggeringly tedious film" while Raja Sen of Rediff said, "There's not a single scene in the film that actually works". Mayank Shekhar of the Hindustan Times criticised the film as half-written; he only liked the film until the interval and gave it 2 out of 5. The film received an aggregate rating of 4/10 at ReviewGang.
In 2008, after his appearance in the film named Dus Kahaniyaan, he took a break from acting to focus on writing and direction. In 2015, he made his comeback after seven years as an actor in the Zoya Akhtar-directorial Dil Dhadakne Do.
He has also directed some episodes of sitcom Sumit Sambhal Lega. In 2017, he again directed another television sitcom Har Mard Ka Dard. It starred Faisal Rashid in the lead. In 2020, Sethi appeared in Neeraj Pandey-directed Hotstar Original web series Special OPS. In 2021, he made his Punjabi television debut with a show named Akhiyaan Udeek Diyan, which was aired on Zee Punjabi.

Filmography

Films

Denotes films that have not yet been released

YearTitleRoleNote
1995Dilwale Dulhania Le JayengeKuljeet SinghDebut film
1996DiljaleCaptain Ranveer
1998Hero HindustaniRohit
1999Kachche DhaageSingerSpecial appearance
1999Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte HainYeshwant Kumar
1999LaawarisRaj Kalra
2000DhadkanBob
2000KhauffSamrat
2000MelaSurendra Pratap SinghSpecial appearance
2001Kuch Khatti Kuch MeethiRanjeet Uncle
2002Om Jai JagadishShekhar Malhotra
2003Jhankaar BeatsNicki's lawyer
2004Turn Left at the End of the WorldRoger TalkarIsraeli film
2004Des Hoyaa PardesDarshan SinghPunjabi film
2004LakshyaMajor Shahbaaz Humdani
2005FarebSiddharth Sardesai
2005KaalForest Officer Khan
2006Humko Tumse Pyaar HaiRana
2006BaabulKhushi
2007Dus KahaniyaanLover
2008Thodi Life Thoda MagicAditya Singhania
2009Vighnaharta Shree SiddhivinayakManav Mehta
2009Bad Luck Govind
2010Badmaash CompanyDirector and screenwriter only
2015Wedding PullavKumar
2015Dil Dhadakne DoLalit Sood
2016RustomRear Admiral Prashant Kamath
2017Call For FunDev Mehra
2018Laila MajnuMasood
2019Phir Ussi Mod ParShahid Khan
2020Bhangra Paa LeJaggi's father
2021Tuesdays & FridaysDr. Vikrant Malhotra
2022Sharmaji NamkeenRobbie
2023Mission MajnuR. N. Kao
2023Tumse Na Ho PayegaInvestor
2025Aabeer GulaalSuresh

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994–1996Kurukshetra
1995–1996Dastaan Karan Kapoor
1995–1996 Tujhpe Dil Qurbaan Major Vikram AliLead role
2001SamandarRakesh
2001Aasman Say TapkiWriter
2002–2003 Zindagi Teri Meri Kahani Rahul
2002Ssshhhh...Koi Hai GhostEpisode: Shart
2003Samne Wali KhidkiWriter and producer
2003–2006Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin Raj Malhotra
2004Ruby Duby Hub Dub Deepak Malhotra
2004Saara Akaash Squadron Leader Srinivas Rao
2005Nach Baliye HimselfContestant
2006Sarabhai vs Sarabhai Detective Omkar Nath Special appearance
2006Detective Omkar Nath -
2006Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Host/presenter
2007–2009Maayka Prem
2008Sujata
2015–2016Sumit Sambhal LegaDirector
2017Har Mard Ka DardDirector
2017Pehredaar Piya Ki Maan Singh
2019My Name Ijj Lakhan Dasharath
2020–2025Special OpsNaresh Chaddha
2020HundredAnshuman Goswami
2021Akhiyan Udeek DiyanPunjabi language serial
Special Ops 1.5: The Himmat StoryNaresh Chaddha-
2023Hack Crimes OnlineDirector
2024The Magic Of ShiriRandeep