About Tulip Joshi
Tulip Joshi was born and raised in Mumbai, as the third daughter of mixed-race parents, an Armenian mother & a Gujarati father
She schooled at Jamnabai Narsee School, famous for churning out the cream of Bollywood where she won several medals for javelin throw, captained the volleyball team & was elected a school prefect
During that time, modelling offers began coming her way, with agents approaching her at restaurantsAfter her BSc graduation, she entered the glamorous world of modelling & post the Miss India beauty pageant did over a hundred assignments of catalogues & advertisements for diverse brands & campaigns The legendary filmmaker Yash Chopra, spotted her at his son’s wedding & offered her the lead role in his film ‘Mere Yaar ki Shaadi Hain’ a successful movie which is still shown on TV regularly
While Tulip was busy filming for her movies & advertisements, she followed her inner calling towards deep spirituality & fearlessly delved into Vedic sciences in 2005
Unconvinced by explanations of self-proclaimed Godmen, she learnt Sanskrit & Vedic astrology with a view to understand ancient Indian scriptures without dilution
With two decades of dedicated study and practice, she is a Meditation facilitator, a Jyotish & does individual Vedic astrology readings & lifestyle consultations helping people solve chronic problems, heal traumas, make sense of life, gain clarity and move forward towards personal success and peace
Tulip's passion for the Ancient Sanskrit texts is evident through some of her art creations
Pageantry, Modelling & Films
Tulip entered the glamorous world of modelling after her BSc graduation, doing over a hundred assignments for catalogs & advertisements for diverse brands & campaigns for Vicks, Smirnoff, Tata Sky, Coke, Rexona, De Beers Diamonds, amongst many others. Tulip was also a delegate in the Miss India beauty pageantThe legendary filmmaker Yash Chopra, spotted Tulip at his son’s wedding and offered her the lead role in his film ‘Mere Yaar ki Shaadi Hain’ a successful movie which is still shown on TV regularlyShe went on to star as the female lead in 17 Indian films including Dil Maange More with Shahid Kapoor, Superstar with Kunal Khemu, Mahesh Bhatt’s Dhokha, and Matrabhoomi, an Indo- French film which was rated by the Time magazine as one of the top 10 films of 2005 & also won awards at Venice Film Festival amongst other film festivals. In regional films, she starred with the super stars of Southern and Punjabi films including Mamoothi, Sudip, Nayan Tara, Pawan Kalyan, Harbhajan Mann amongst many others. She has had the distinct honor of doing ad campaigns for fierce rivals such as Coke and Pepsi, acting with Hritik Roshan and making a guest appearance for Salman Khan in “Jai Ho”Tulip starred as the lead character in a TV series for Hot Star called Airlines
