Tulip Joshi

Tulip Joshi

Tulip Joshi in May 2009
Born 11 September 1979 (1979-09-11) (age 32)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation Actress
Height 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m)
Hair color Brown
Eye color Brown

Tulip Joshi (born 11 September 1979) is an Indian actress who has appeared in Bollywood.

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Early life

Joshi was born in Mumbai[1] to a Gujarati Indian father and an Armenian Lebanese mother. She was brought up in Mumbai where she attended the Jamnabai Narsee School, and later Mithibai College from where she graduated majoring food science and chemistry. She excelled in sports, competing in athletics at the National level. She has two sisters, Salpi and Monalisa. Her sister Monalisa is married to Bollywood actor Rajat Bedi. She has a nephew, Vivann, and niece, Vera.

Tulip entered the Femina Miss India 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.

Film career

Joshi 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 Feroz 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.[2] Despite the good reviews and success, Tulip was heavily panned for her acting.

After a two-year hiatus, 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. Dhoka movie also gave her some recognition.

Reverting 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.

She appeared in her first Punjabi film in 2009 called Jag Jeondeyan De Mele with famous Punjabi singer and actor, Harbhajan Maan. She again acted with Harbhajan Mann in 2011 in Yaara O Dildaara, the Punjabi movie.[3]

In 2010, she acted in a Kannada film directed by Upendra titled Super. The movie was a superhit in Kannada. This movie is also being dubbed in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi.[4]

Controversy

A case of cheating was filed at Kalamassery Police Station against Joshi in January 2011 by producers of the movie Dam 999. Sohan Roy, director of the movie, claimed that Tulip didn't complete the shooting despite being paid 8.5 lakh. Roy is also the CEO of Aries Telecasting Limited, the parent company of Middle East based Marine BizTV, which was producing the movie. The FIR said that Joshi didn't turn up for shooting after arriving for initial first two days, and then didn't respond to producer's request to settle the matter by returning the payment. Joshi was supposed to play role of Razia, a Pakistani character in the film, and was eventually replaced by Megha Burman.[5][6][7]

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2002 Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai Anjali Sharma Hindi Hindi debut movie. Credited as Sanjana
2003 Villain Telugu Telugu debut movie. Remake of Tamil Villain[8]
Matrubhoomi Kalki Hindi
2004 Dil Maange More Sara Hindi
2006 Shoonya Neha Hindi [9]
2007 Mission 90 Days Anitha Malayalam credited as Tulip Joshy
Dhokha Sarha P. Bux / Sarha Z. Khan Hindi
2008 Kabhi Kahin Saudamini Hindi [10]
SuperStar Mausam Hindi
Konchem Koththaga Telugu [11]
2009 Daddy Cool Maria Hindi
Jag Jeondeyan De Mele Mitro / Ekam Punjabi
Runway Shaina Hindi
2010 Super Mandira Kannada
Nischay Kar Apni Jeet Karoon Sara English, Punjabi [12]
2011 Hostel Payal Hindi
Be Careful Item song Hindi Under production[13]

References

  1. ^ "Seasons India :: Tulip Joshi". http://www.seasonsindia.com/modelwatch/tulip_sea.htm. Retrieved 2006-09-07. 
  2. ^ "Thumbs Up Thumbs Down". IMDB. 08-Aug-2003. http://planetbollywood.com/Library/thuthd2002.html. Retrieved 08-Aug-2003. 
  3. ^ "Tulip Joshi's double whammy!". glamsham.com. 30 March 2009. http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/09/mar/30-tulip-joshis-double-whammy-030914.asp. Retrieved 20 May 2011. 
  4. ^ http://sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?id=14959267&ctid=5&cid=2427
  5. ^ "Film director files cheating case against Bollywood actress". FilmiCafe.com. 8 January 2011. http://www.filmicafe.com/news_detail.php?news_id=17489. Retrieved 20 May 2011. 
  6. ^ "Sohan Roy- files cheating case Tulip Joshi". RealBollywood.com. 8 January 2011. http://www.realbollywood.com/news/2011/01/sohan-roy-files-cheating-case-tulip-joshi.html. Retrieved 20 May 2011. 
  7. ^ "Tulip Joshi in legal suit". BollywoodHungama.com. 3 January 2011. http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2011/01/03/15147/index.html. Retrieved 20 May 2011. 
  8. ^ "Villain Review". http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-villain.html. Retrieved 20 May 2011. 
  9. ^ "Shoonya to premiere at india Film Festival". 3 Feb 2007. http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/28934.html. Retrieved 20 May 2011. 
  10. ^ "Kabhi Kahin - First Look". http://www.filmyfriday.com/movie-review/first-look-kabhi-kahin. Retrieved 20 May 2011. 
  11. ^ "Konchem Koththaga Review". http://www.greatandhra.com/viewnews.php?id=8336&cat=&scat=12. Retrieved 20 May 2011. 
  12. ^ "Brooke Johnston enters Bollywood". http://bollydhamal.com/brooke-johnston-enters-bollywood.html. Retrieved 20 May 2011. 
  13. ^ "Be Careful cast". http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/14286/index.html. Retrieved 20 May 2011. 

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