Tulip Joshi
Born on September 11, 1979, Tulip Joshi is a successful Indian supermodel and an actor. Her father is a Hindu while her mother is a Lebanese Christian. As a result she practiced both religions. 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.
Her modeling career started when she participated in 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 like Ponds, Pepsi, Siyaram, BPL, Smirnoff, etc. She also appeared in a video made as a tribute to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
Tulip’s entry to Bollywood was actually quite accidental. She was a friend of Aditya Chopra’s wife and was noticed by the Chopra family at the wedding. She was then given an offer to star in Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai opposite to Aditya Chopra.
Tulip had to give up acting for quite sometime because she was suffering from back problems and a slipped disc. She made her come back with Matrubhoomi which was critically acclaimed and established her as an actress.
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, but soon reverted back to her original sweet name Tulip.
Currently, Tulip is in a relationship with self-styled faith healer and mind-reader, Captain Vinod Nair, 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.
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