Tulip Joshi was born on 11 September, 1979 in Mumbai. She is an Indian model and actress in Bollywood. She attended the Jamnabai Narsee School and later Mithibai College from where she graduated majoring food science and chemistry. Tulip Joshi was fond of sports and excelled at it by competing in athletics at the National level. She has two sisters, Selphi and Monalisa. Monalisa is married to Bollywood actor, Rajat Bedi and has two children Vivann and Vera. Tulip Joshi has a mixed descent, with a Gujarati Indian father, and a Lebanese-Armenian mother.

Modelling Career of Tulip Joshi
Tulip entered the Femina Miss India Contest in 2000. Although she did not make it to the list of winners, she was spotted by many advertising agencies. Tulip Joshi eventually appeared in a number of advertising campaigns for famed brands like Ponds, Siyaram, Pepsi, Smirnoff, BPLand so on. She also appeared in a video made as a tribute to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

Tulip Joshi never planned to enter films, but she entered movies quite by chance. She was a close friend of the bride of Aditya Chopra, the son of director Yash Chopra. The family noticed her at their wedding functions and asked her to come for an audition. Very soon, she was offered the lead role in the film Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai opposite Uday Chopra and Jimmy Shergill.

Tulip Joshi was not much fluent in Hindi, so she was trained in Hindi diction and in acting at Feroze Khan`s studio. She was also advised by the filmmakers to change her name into something that sounds more Indian, because audiences might find it difficult to accept a heroine with such an unusual name. She chose the name Sanjana; she was playing the character of Anjali in that film. The film was quite successful.

In the meanwhile, Tulip Joshi vanished from cinema for two consecutive years due to severe back problems resulting from a shifted spine and a slipped disc. She reappeared in the film Matrubhoomi. This film was a dark story about a futuristic world with almost no women. Her acting skill was then immensely praised and she established her credibility as an actress. Tulip next appeared in the Telugu film Villain. Tulip`s next Hindi movie was Dil Maange More with Shahid Kapoor, Ayesha Takia and Soha Ali Khan. The film got moderate reviews, however it was not a box office success. She also appeared in Dokha starring co starring Muzammil Ibrahim. The actress has also acted in South Indian movies like Mission 90 Days in Malayalam, Super in Kannada and Jag Jeondeyan De Mele in Punjabi.

Filmography of Tulip Joshi
Year Films
2011 Hostel
2010 Super
2009 Daddy Cool
2009 Jag Jeondeyan De Mele
2009 Runway
2008 Kabhi Kahin
2008 SuperStar
2007 Mission 90 Days
2007 Dhokha
2006 Shunya
2005 Matrubhoomi
2004 Dil Maange More
2003 Villain
2002 Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi