‘I did C-grade, cheap films to keep home running’: Archana Puran Singh says she ‘resented’ supporting husband Parmeet Sethi

Archana further admitted to doing C-grade films just to survive in Mumbai and keep the kitchen running. “Another mantra of mine is, I never say no to work. Now I have started saying no to some work. The result of that was that I did very bad films. I did C-grade films. Because my mindset was to put bread and butter on the table. At that time, I felt like if you had stepped up, I wouldn’t have to do that work.”

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Parmeet shared his perspective and explained how he is seven years younger than Archana, which is why it took him time to build his career. “At that time, my point of view was that your career had already played out, but my career was forming, and I thought that if I take one misstep, then I would be completely out of the industry. I was trying to become the hero for the longest time.” Archana argued, “I also wanted to become a heroine.” While Parmeet explained to her, “But you were seven years elder to me and ahead of me in career.”

Archana later admitted her mistake and reflected on her journey, saying, “I should have remembered that you are seven years behind me. I was thinking that I also wanted to become a heroine, but when that didn’t pan out, I diversified, I became an anchor, a comic lady, I did side roles, bad films, C-grade films, cheap films, but I retained my dignity. In all of that, if I would not have maintained my dignity, I would not have been where I am today.”