Parmeet Sethi, his wife Archana Puran Singh, and their sons Aaryamann and Aayushmaan have a popular YouTube channel. In a recent vlog, Parmeet revealed a shocking incident from his mother Sushil Sethi's life. She was accidentally shot as a child while living in what is now Pakistan, and the bullet remained lodged inside her body for nearly two years because of limited medical technology at the time.
The Harrowing Incident
In a video shared on Aary Vlogs, Parmeet remembered his mother while preparing one of her recipes with his son Aaryamann. Describing Sushil as "total filmy," he shared that the family first relocated to Ahmedabad after Partition before eventually settling in Mumbai.
Recalling the horrifying episode, Parmeet said, "During the partition, she was shot. She got a bullet." Though he did not mention the exact city where they were living at the time, he revealed that his mother was only around 10–12 years old when the incident took place.
Explaining the circumstances, he said, "There was a tailor who used to come to their house to stitch clothes. My grandfather's house used to have a gun, so he had sneaked into the house to steal the gun. He wanted to use it during the riots."
Parmeet further shared that his mother woke up after hearing noises inside the house. "He asked her not to make any noise and she was about to scream and he just shot her," he recalled.
Bullet Remained for Two Years
Because medical facilities were limited during that period, doctors were unable to trace the bullet immediately. "The bullet was roaming around in her body. No one knew where it was," Parmeet said, adding that his mother remained unwell for nearly two years and had to stay away from school during that time.
By then, the family had moved to India. He recalled how the bullet was eventually discovered unexpectedly. "One day, the nurse was giving her a massage and the bullet almost just poked out of her back. They immediately took her to the doctor. She had an operation and the bullet was taken out then. It was after 1-2 years," he shared.
Marriage Secret and Mother-in-Law's Passing
In another older video on Archana Puran Singh's YouTube channel, Parmeet and Archana revealed they kept their marriage a secret for nearly eight years. Because of that, they continued addressing each other's parents as "uncle" and "aunty."
"We didn't want anyone to know that we were married," Archana said, adding, "So that uncle and aunty is still going on. And everyone is happy with it."
Parmeet's mother passed away a few years ago. In an earlier interview with Instant Bollywood, Archana recalled the difficult moment she learned about her mother-in-law's death while she was in the middle of shooting for a comedy show.
"There was a comedy show, and I think we had shot half of the episode when I got the news that my mother-in-law had passed away. I told them that I had to go, but they asked me to just sit through the show. I laughed and imagined, in my head, what is going on now that my mother-in-law had just died. I don't know how I laughed. After spending 30–40 years in this industry, you know the producer's money is invested in this. You can't leave your work incomplete. My husband also understood. Everything went dark, I couldn't see anything; they just said 'action,' and I laughed and laughed. I thought, who would have such a fate that they had to laugh even after hearing such news… but the show must go on," she said.
This story highlights the resilience of families during Partition and the personal sacrifices made by entertainers.
