Kapil Sharma’s show is all set to take a break in June. Archana Puran Singh on the other hand has no plans for a break and will be seen judging the upcoming show, ‘India’s Laughter Champion’. The show will replace Kapil’s show.
During a recent interview with BT, Archana talked about her life off-camera and shared, “On TV, you find me laughing at other people’s jokes, but at home, I am the joker and my husband and sons are happily laughing at my jokes!”
Both Archana and her husband Parmeet have been part of several TV shows and films. Talking about their careers, she shared, “Parmeet and I would always laugh about how our life story would be like the film Abhimaan, where the wife’s career takes off in a bigger way than her husband’s. However, I feel that we should never get into gender stereotypes. What if the man’s career would have been on an upward swing while the woman would still be struggling? Just because a woman is defined as a homemaker, would nobody question her or say that she can’t do anything big in life? Society should not stereotype or stick to old gender roles.”
Archana added, “I am glad that Parmeet has been a very mature, understanding, and balanced individual in my life. He has always supported me and has never brought this as a point between us. Although his career had a slow start, he has done good work in many films and web shows and is also a good writer and director. He has also established himself in his career but remained in the background, so it seemed that I did better in my career.”
The two, who have an age gap of seven-year decided to tie the knot 30 years ago. “Before getting married to Parmeet in 1992, we were in a relationship for four years and although we discussed the age gap, we never felt that we should not be with each other because of that. When we finally took the plunge, we realized that we were too much in love with each other to think of the age gap. Though our families had reservations and my family even told me to think twice about getting married to someone younger, I never had any doubt in my mind. And today, after 30 years and two sons, we are still a couple who have faced the ups and downs of life together without the age factor ever coming into focus,” she concluded.
