It has been 30 years and people, whether in Delhi, London, Canada or Punjab, still know him as Kuljeet, the brash suitor from “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge”, says Parmeet Sethi. An honour that feels good and sometimes bad.

Sethi, 58, made his debut with the film, which released on October 20, 1995, and is still being screened in Mumbai's Maratha Mandir. Moving from Europe to Punjab, the Shah Rukh Khan-Kajol starrer epitomised romance unfolding in the backdrop of a joint family, neighbours and friends.

And Sethi's role as Kuljeet Singh, the closest to negative character in the feel-good film, is one among the ensemble cast that is loved and remembered.

"Wherever I go, be it Delhi, UP, Punjab, London, Canada... They all know me as Kuljeet. My real name hardly anybody knows. And that is som

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