Date:24/02/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2007/02/24/stories/2007022400250300.htm

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Tulip Joshi's kitty is full of films in Hindi

SECOND INNINGS Tulip Joshi

This year seems promising for the lovely Tulip Joshi. The actor, currently busy with a bilingual film in Hindi and Telugu, says, "I choose my films according to the script and the character."

Tulip terms this phase as her second innings in films. Her debut in Yash Raj Films' Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai was followed by mainstream movies such as Dil Maange More and the critically acclaimed Mathrubhoomi. But even before Tulip could cash in on her success, a back problem kept her out of action for nearly two years.

Tulip's forthcoming films includes Shoonya, which she describes as a mystery film. Ask her if the film is based on T.S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral and she smiles, "I am not giving away the story. The film also has Naseeruddin Shah and Seema Biswas. Anurag Kashyap has written the story and it is directed by Arindam Mitra, who produced Black Friday." Shoonya featured in the competition section of the Rotterdam Film festival in Holland recently.

Is Tulip leaning towards what is termed as parallel cinema? She clarifies, "I refused several films after Mathrubhoomi. I want to do roles that suit my age." She's signed a multiple film deal with Sanjay Gupta's White Feather films and is part of Vikas Kapoor's Mera Bharat Mahaan. "I'm proud to be part of Sanjay's Dus Kahaniyan, which has 10 short stories," she says.

Born to an Armenian mother and Indian father, Tulip speaks fluently in Armenian and Hindi but admits she "thinks in English." A follower of the Kimaya way of life, she says, "Kimaya teaches you to think intelligently than just think positive."

SANGEETHA DEVI. K