# 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 (1995).
Sethi has also 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). Apart from films, he is also active in television shows and has appeared in Dastaan (1995-1996) and Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin (2003-2006), Detective Omkar Nath (2006), Sujata (2008), Pehredaar Piya Ki (2017), My Name Ijj Lakhan (2019), Special OPS (2020) and Hundred (2020).
He made his directorial debut with Badmaash Company (2010) 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. They have two sons, Aryamann and Ayushmaan. 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 (1995), portraying the role of Kuljeet Singh. The movie went onto became a commercially and critically acclaimed film. Subsequently, he starred in Diljale (1996) as Captain Ranveer with Ajay Devgn and Sonali Bendre. He also starred in the critically acclaimed Punjabi language film Des Hoyaa Pardes (2004). 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 (2007), he took a break from acting to focus on writing and direction. But in 2015, he made his comeback after seven years as an actor in the Zoya Akhtar directorial Dil Dhadakne Do (2015).
He has also directed some episodes of sitcom Sumit Sambhal Lega (2015). In 2017, he again directed another television sitcom Har Mard Ka Dard. It starred Faisal Rashid in 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
| 1995 | Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge | Kuljeet Singh | Debut film |
| 1996 | Diljale | Captain Ranveer | |
| 1997 | Hero Hindustani | Rohit | |
| 1999 | Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain | Yeshwant Kumar | |
| 2000 | Dhadkan | Bob | |
| 2000 | Khauff | Samrat | |
| 2000 | Mela | Surendra Pratap Singh | 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 | Israeli film |
| 2004 | Des Hoyaa Pardes | Darshan Singh | Punjabi film |
| 2004 | Lakshya | Pakistani Major Shahbaaz Humdani | |
| 2005 | Kaal | Forest Officer Khan | |
| 2006 | Baabul | Khushi | |
| 2007 | Dus Kahaniyaan | Lover | |
| 2009 | Bad Luck Govind | | |
| 2010 | Badmaash Company | — | Director and screenwriter only |
| 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 | |
| 2022 | Sharmaji Namkeen | Robbie | |
| 2023 | Mission Majnu | R. N. Kao | |
| 2023 | Tumse Na Ho Payega | Investor | |
| 2025 | Abir Gulaal† | TBA | Post-production |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1994–1996 | Kurukshetra | | |
| 1995–1996 | Dastaan | Karan Kapoor | |
| 1995–1996 | Tujhpe Dil Qurbaan | Major Vikram Ali | Lead role |
| 2001 | Samandar | Rakesh | |
| 2001 | Aasman Say Tapki | — | Writer |
| 2002–2003 | Zindagi Teri Meri Kahani | Rahul | |
| 2002 | Ssshhhh...Koi Hai | Ghost | Episode: Shart |
| 2003 | Samne Wali Khidki | — | Writer and producer |
| 2003–2006 | Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin | Raj Malhotra | |
| 2004 | Ruby Duby Hub Dub | Deepak Malhotra | |
| 2004 | Saara Akaash | Squadron Leader Srinivas Rao | |
| 2005 | Nach Baliye | Himself | Contestant |
| 2006 | Sarabhai vs Sarabhai | Detective Omkar Nath (D.O.N) | Special appearance |
| 2006 | Detective Omkar Nath (D.O.N) | Detective Omkar Nath (D.O.N) | |
| 2006 | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa | Host/presenter | |
| 2007–2009 | Maayka | Prem | |
| 2008 | Sujata | | |
| 2015–2016 | Sumit Sambhal Lega | — | Director |
| 2017 | Har Mard Ka Dard | — | Director |
| 2017 | Pehredaar Piya Ki | Maan Singh | |
| 2019 | My Name Ijj Lakhan | Dasharath | |
| 2020 | Special OPS | Naresh Chaddha | |
| 2020 | Hundred | Anshuman Goswami | |
| 2021 | Akhiyan Udeek Diyan | | Punjabi language serial |
| 2021 | Special Ops 1.5: The Himmat Story | Naresh Chaddha | |
| 2023 | Hack Crimes Online | — | Director |
| 2024 | The Magic Of Shiri | Randeep | |