Tulip Joshi - Sanjana - Mere Yaar Ke Shaadi Hai
Tulip Joshi's Profile
Tulip Joshi (born 1979) is an Indian model and actress in Bollywood. She was born in Bombay, India, on September 11,
1979 , is a Virgoan, and stands 5'6" tall. She has dark-hair, brown eyes, and measures 32.5-26-36. She has two sisters, Selphi
and Monalisa. The latter is married to Bollywood actor, Rajat Bedi. She has a nephew, Vivann, and niece, Vera.
Tulip Joshi's Biography
Tulip was brought up in Mumbai, and attended the Jamnabai Narsee School, and later Mithibai College from where she
graduated in food science and chemistry. She excelled in sports, competing in athletics at the National level.
Tulip entered the Femina Miss India Contest in 2000. She did not make it to the list of winners, but was noticed by many
advertising agencies. She appeared in a number of advertising campaigns for big brands (Ponds, Pepsi, Siyaram, BPL,
Smirnoff, etc.). She also appeared in a video made as a tribute to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
Tulip's Film Career
Tulip entered movies quite by chance. She was a friend of the bride of Aditya Chopra, the son of director Yash Chopra. The
family noticed her at their wedding and asked her to appear for an audition, following which they cast her in Mere Yaar Ki
Shaadi Hai.
Not being fluent in Hindi, she trained in Hindi diction and in acting at Feroze Khan's studio. She was also advised by the
film-makers to change her name to something more Indian, as audiences might have difficulty in accepting a heroine with such
an unconventional name. She chose the name Sanjana, she was playing the character of Anjali in that film.
The film was quite a success. Despite the good reviews and success, Tulip was heavily panned for her acting.
Afterwards, she vanished from cinema for two years because of severe back problems resulting from a shifted spine and a
slipped disc. She reappeared in Matrubhoomi - a dark film about a futuristic world with almost no women. Her performance
in it was praised and established her credibility as an actress.
Reverting back to her given name, Tulip next appeared in the Telugu film Villain. Her next Hindi movie was Dil Maange More
with Shahid Kapoor, Ayesha Takia and Soha Ali Khan. The film got average reviews but it was not a box office success.
Tulip Joshi's Personal Life
She is of mixed parentage, with a Gujarati Indian father, and a Lebanese-Armenian mother. Currently, she is in a relationship
with self-styled faith healer and mind-reader, Yadavendra. Her parents do not approve of her being involved on the silver
screen nor in advertisements.
Tulip Joshi - Trivia
- She is one of the few actors to simultaneously appear in advertisements for both Coca-cola (with Hritik Roshan) and Pepsi (with Southern star Pawan Kalyan).
- She does not smoke or drink alcohol. She also does not consume aerated drinks, chocolates or sweets. This is ironic considering that she has appeared in advertisements for many of these products.
- While growing up, Tulip practiced both Hinduism and Christianity, because of her mixed parentage. However, she has recently converted to Kimmaya, a religious order founded by her, together with her boyfriend, Captain Nair. The two of them also claim to have discovered a technique to discover people's past lives.
Tulip's Filmography
- Mission 90 Days (2007)
- Dhokha (2007) as Sarah
- Hostel (2006) Post-Production
- Shunya (2006) Under Production
- Matrubhoomi (2005) as Kalki
- Dil Maange More (2004) as Sara
- Villain (2003) In Telugu
- Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai (2002) Old Name: Sanjana, Role as Anjali
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