Veteran Bollywood actress Zeenat Aman celebrated her 74th birthday on 19 November. Although Zeenat likes to celebrate her birthday without any fanfare, this time one of her friends hosted a party for her. During this, he not only cut the cake but also danced a lot. Archana Puran Singh, who was present at the party, shared the video and showed an inside glimpse of Zeenat Aman’s birthday bash.

Inside video of Zeenat Aman’s birthday bash
On Thursday, Archana shared a video from Zeenat Aman’s birthday bash on Instagram. In this clip, Zeenat is seen cutting a chocolate cake, while the guests around her are dancing to the tune of music and singing ‘Happy Birthday’. A lovely conversation between Zeenat and Archana is also seen in the video. During this, Zeenat, who was looking very good in a yellow suit, also posed for pictures.

Archana danced with Zeenat on Dum Maaro Dum
While sharing the video, Archana also told that she had also danced with Zeenat on her famous song Dum Maaro Dum at the party. Archana wrote, “Happy Birthday Zeenat, dancing with you on Dum Maaro Dum last night was the most memorable moment of the evening for me. I wish I could have captured it on camera. Much love to the man who has always lived life on his own terms and remains an icon for millions, including me! Zee, wishing you a wonderful year full of love, laughter and good health!”

Zeenat also shared pictures of her birthday bash
Zeenat Aman also shared pictures of her lovely celebration at home with cake and flowers and wrote, “Candles, flowers and cake, oh my! Celebrated another round of the sun, the way I always celebrate – with kids and lilies.” She further wrote, “I always keep the celebrations small, but last night I had to go to my dear friend Pammi’s party. Oh God! Those big Punjabis asked me to cut the cake and Made me dance, which I haven’t done in years! And he also embarrassed me by announcing my birthday. It was fun to do something different from the norm, but I’m also happy to be alone again.”

Zeenat Aman’s upcoming projects
The actress was last seen in the Netflix series The Royals. She will now be seen in Faraz Arif Ansari’s film Ban Tikki with Shabana Azmi and Abhay Deol. Produced by Manish Malhotra’s Stage 5 Productions, the film had its world premiere at the 36th Palm Springs International Film Festival in January 2025.

In the colorful world of Bollywood, there are some faces that make a place in the hearts of the audience not only with their acting but also with their cheerful style. These are the stars whose atmosphere becomes happy due to the arrival, and a smile comes on the face. Two such names are Archana Puran Singh and Chunky Pandey.

People see them not only an actor, but as the brand ambassador of laughter, although the career of both started from different paths, but a common thing gave them the same identity, that is ‘comedy’.

Made a big identity with its small characters
Archana Puran Singh was born on 26 September 1962 in Dehradun. His father, Puran Singh, was a lawyer and wanted his children to do law too, but Archana’s mind always bowed towards art. He studied at Lady Shri Ram College in Mussoorie and Delhi, but his journey went to the streets of Mumbai and turned to films.

Initially, he did some advertisements and then started getting small roles. In 1987, he started the film career by playing the lead role with Naseeruddin Shah in the film ‘Jalwa’. After this, he played a small but strong character in films like ‘Agneepath’, ‘Raja Hindustani’, ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, ‘Mohabbatein’, and ‘Krish’.

Chunky Pandey did not stop even after a downfall in career
On the other hand, Chunky Pandey was also born on this day i.e. 26 September 1962 in Mumbai. His real name is Suyash Pandey, but in the film industry he became famous as Chunky. He also started his career with the film ‘Aag Hi Aag’ in 1987, which was one of the hit films of that time. In the initial stages, Chunky worked in films like ‘Tezaab’, ‘Aankhen’, ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi’, ‘Papa Ki Duniya’ and gained a lot of popularity. He was mostly seen in double hero or supporting roles.

In the middle of the 90s, the career of both actors declined slightly. At that time new romantic heroes like Shah Rukh, Salman, and Akshay, Sunil and Ajay were engaged in Bollywood. Chunky stopped getting a serious or lead role and Archana also started getting limited roles in films. But from here both of them gave a new twist to their respective career, and that was the way of ‘comedy’.

Comedy gave a new direction to the career of both artists
Chunky Pandey made a comeback in films with his comic style. Especially in the ‘Housefull’ franchise, his character ‘last pasta’ became so famous that everyone from children to elders became crazy about their comic timing. The same style became his identity and he proved that he can die in any comedy role.

Archana Puran Singh also entered the TV world and created a new identity there. First of all, he made shows like ‘Mr. Mrs.’, ‘Junoon’, ‘Wah Kya Scene Hai’. Then she also tried her hand at the direction and gradually she became the comedy queen of TV. As a judge in ‘Comedy Circus’, his laughter and tricky comments made him famous from house to house. After this, when he replaced Navjot Singh Sidhu in ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’, he was initially criticized, but he soon made his own identity. Now people call him ‘Laughter Queen’.