From living-in together to a secret wedding: Look back at beautiful love story of Archana Puran Singh-Parmeet Sethi

During an interaction, Parmeet Sethi spoke about getting attracted to Archana Puran Singh during their first meet. He had said, "For me, it was an attraction at first sight. Archana bowled me over with her beauty and grace. It was Archana's truthful nature and complete transparency of thought that attracted me."

While Archana shared, "It was his contradictory nature of being soft and rude at the same time that attracted me towards him. I remember the first time that I met him at a party, I was reading a magazine and he just pulled it from my hand for showing it to someone else without even an 'excuse me', which for me was really crude. But, he instantly turned with a 'sorry,' leaving me intrigued at the same time."

Talking about not intending to marry again after a failed marriage, Archana Puran Singh revealed, "After my previous failed marriage, I never wanted to have another man in my life. But with Parmeet, I realised that men can be gentle, loving and sensitive, and not all of them are violent and possessive. Parmeet is an absolute antithesis of a male chauvinist."

Archana Puran Singh and Parmeet Sethi lived together for many years before they entered marital bliss. Narrating the same, the 'Agneepath' actor shared, "While living together, the press wrote about our lifestyle, but that least affected our relationship. What really hurt was the antagonistic approach his parents had towards our relationship and me. I'm glad Parmeet stood by me and never made me feel insecure. And after all these years, I have become even closer to my in-laws, especially towards his mom."

Archana Puran Singh and Parmeet Sethi got married on June 30, 1992, after living together for about four years.

Recalling the same, Parmeet had said, "Every relation begins with friendship, and friendship starts with trust. The moment one partner jeopardises this element of trust and honesty, a rift is created. We were in a live-in relation for four years, and later when we married we did not announce our marriage for another four years because it didn't really matter to us. Marriage is a label given to a relation. It is in fact love, which shows that henceforth, two people exclusively belong to each other. We both stood by each other when we decided to live in. Maybe we wouldn't have married, but to give our children an identity, we thought of tying the knot. However, we remain the best of friends even today."

Archana Puran Singh and Parmeet Sethi are blessed with two boys named Aaryamann and Ayushmaan. About motherhood, the 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' actor stated, "Being a mother changed my entire existence, my entire being. Suddenly your focus is that little thing in your life, your life's greatest joy."

While Sethi said, "Aaryamann and Ayushmaan are Archana's top priority and I am the neglected one. But, they are the link, which makes my relationship with her solid."

[All photos via Instagram (@archanapuransingh)]