Tulip Joshi, born 1972^[1], is an Indian model and actress in Bollywood. She was born in Bombay, India, on September 11, 1972, is a Virgoan, and stands 5'6" tall. She has dark-hair, brown eyes, and measures 32-26-36. She has two sisters, Selphi and Monalisa. The latter is married to Bollywood actor, Rajat Bedi. She has a nephew, Vivann, and niece, Vera. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Bollywood (Hindi: , Urdu: ) is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based Hindi language film industry in India. ...

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. “Bombay” redirects here. ... Jamnabai Narsee School is a private school in the city of Mumbai, India. ... Mithibai College is a college in Vile Parle, Mumbai, India. ...

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. Femina Miss India is an annual, national beauty pageant held in India and organized by Femina, a womens magazine published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

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. Aditya Yash Chopra or commonly known as Aditya Chopra (* 21 May 1971) is an Indian film director, scriptwriter and producer of the Bollywood genre. ... Yash Chopra (Hindi: यश चोपड़ा, born 27 September 1932) is a writer, director and producer of Bollywood movies. ... Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai is 2002 indian movie which was directed by Sanjay Gadhvi and produced by Yash Chopra. ...

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, which was also the name of the character she was playing Hindi (Devanagari: or , IAST: , IPA: ), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in northern and central India, is one of the official languages of the Union government of India. ... Feroze Gandhi (12 August 1912 - 8 September 1960) was an Indian politician and journalist. ...

The film was quite a success^[2] 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. Matrubhoomi (traslation: Motherland) is an Indian film. ...

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. Telugu (తెలుగు) is a Dravidian language primarily spoken in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, where it is the official language. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Shahid Kapoor (Hindi: शाहिद कपूर, Urdu: شاہد کپور) born February 25, 1981 in Mumbai, India is a Bollywood actor and model. ... Ayesha Takia (Hindi: ) (born April 10, 1986 in Mumbai, India) is an Indian actress. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

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, Captain Vinod Nair. Her parents do not approve of her being involved on the silver screen nor in advertisements. The Gujarati people, or Gujaratis, is an umbrella term used to describe traditionally Gujarati speaking peoples who can trace their ancestry to the Gujarat region in India. ...

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 Pavan 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^[3]

The wave shape (known as the dynamic ribbon device) present on all Coca-Cola cans throughout the world derives from the contour of the original Coca-Cola bottles. ... Hrithik Roshan Hrithik Nagrath Roshan (born January 10, 1974) is a Bollywood actor. ... Pepsi-Cola is a soft drink commonly called Pepsi, which is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. ... Hinduism (known as in some modern Indian languages[1]) is a religion that originated on the Indian subcontinent. ... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ...

Filmography

Matrubhoomi (traslation: Motherland) is an Indian film. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Telugu (తెలుగు) is a Dravidian language primarily spoken in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, where it is the official language. ... Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai is 2002 indian movie which was directed by Sanjay Gadhvi and produced by Yash Chopra. ...

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