Overview
- Parmeet says his Bangalore export‑garment venture collapsed after European orders were canceled, leaving him unemployed and depressed.
- He recalls phoning Archana from an STD booth in tears before returning on her advice and eventually shifting focus to acting.
- Archana says she kept the household afloat by taking every job available, including C‑grade films, stressing she "retained" her dignity through that period.
- The disclosures appear in her YouTube series Pyaar Dosti Hai, where he adds that, being seven years younger, he avoided smaller roles while aiming to become a lead.
- They also say they concealed their 1992 marriage for about four years because married actresses then faced fewer opportunities in Bollywood.