Archana Puran Singh was born on March 26, 1962 in Dehradun, Uttar Pradesh. She is an Indian actress, television personality and model in Bollywood. She made her debut in with Jalwa (1987) alongside Aditya Pancholi. She is best known for her role as Miss Braganza in the Karan Johar's directorial debut Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) and she also appeared in Agneepath (1990), Raja Hindustani (1996), Mela (2000), Mohabbatein (2000), Krrish (2006), Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008), Money Hai Toh Honey Hai (2008), Bol Bachchan (2012), Kick (2014) and a special appearance in Housefull 4 (2019). She now appears as the permanent guest of The Kapil Sharma Show (2016-). She is married to actor Parmeet Sethi since 1992 with whom she has 2 children.