Parmeet Sethi kisses Yash Chopra statue in Switzerland as sons take ‘ashirwad’ by touching its feet; Archana Puran Singh recalls Mohabbatein memories

Archana Puran Singh and Parmeet Sethi, who were vacationing in Switzerland recently, ended their trip with a visit to the Yash Chopra statue in Interlacken.

By: Entertainment Desk

New Delhi | June 20, 2025 12:57 PM IST

Archana Puran Singh and Parmeet Sethi's trip to Switzerland has come to an end.

Archana Puran Singh and her husband, Parmeet Sethi, were vacationing in Switzerland with their sons recently. In their final travel vlog from the trip, they visited the statue of filmmaker Yash Chopra in Interlaken, as both Parmeet and Archana shared their experiences of working with the legendary director. Parmeet played a supporting role in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, which marked the debut of Yash Chopra’s son, Aditya Chopra, as a director. Parmeet was also given a break as a filmmaker by their YRF banner. Archana, on the other hand, was directed by him in the film Mohabbatein.

In their latest vlog, they made a trip to the statue, which is a popular destination for Indian tourists. Yash filmed several of his movies in Switzerland, boosting tourism for the country. “We’ve been to Switzerland so many times, but we’ve never visited the statue. When I was working on Mohabbatein, Yash ji and I would talk for hours about his old movies, like Silsila. Yash ji, you are very much in our memories, and it was an honour to work with you.” Parmeet added, “I debuted twice with Yash ji. The first was as an actor in DDLJ, and the second was as a filmmaker, with Badmaash Company. He’s my godfather.” Parmeet proceeded to kiss the statue on the side.

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Their sons, Ayushmaan and Aaryamann, posed with the statue as well. Ayushmaan said, “I have a clear memory of meeting him. I was very young, but I remember. This statue is really nicely made; he looks exactly the same.” Both Aayushmaan and Aryamann proceeded to touch the statue’s feet as a mark of respect. “Ashirwad liye bina nahi jaa sakte,” they said.

Archana posts regular vlogs on her YouTube channel. Most of her videos feature the entire family, including the grandparents and several members of their staff. Her channel now has over 700,000 subscribers. Before they left for the vacation, they were in the middle of a food vlogging series, where they’d try some of the most popular food items in the city of Mumbai. In an interview with SCREEN, Parmeet spoke about their unexpected career as vloggers, and said, “It makes me happy that millions of people are watching us. We were not expecting it – socha tha 20-25K views ajayenge and now it’s in millions. We all are very grateful. It’s like a second career for me. Archana, I and the kids have started taking it seriously. Maybe it is the plan B which is coming good.”

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