Glam-gal Tulip Joshi may not have made up to the winners list when she contested in Femina Miss India Contest in 2000 but the acclaimed actress is now surely making it big in her career in Bollywood. Though her initial flicks flopped at the box office but the star's determination to shine bright is now paying off for her.

Model-turned-actress Tulip's debut film Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai proved to be a disaster at the box office and she was heavily criticised for her acting abilities. But in her very next movie Matrubhoomi, the beautiful girl proved her acting skill making a statement that she is here to play a long innings in Bollywood.

But having a glance at the interest of the Bolly-babe no one could have imagined of her glowing career in tinsel town. Rather than landing in entertainment industry, the actress was thinking of making her career in sports.

"I always wanted to be a sports personality. I had also been a national level athlete. But due to some problems, I could not continue with it. Later, I got into modeling and the rest you know," exclaims Tulip.

The actress expresses that she can have never been a victim of casting couch. "I have never faced a situation like this.

From the very beginning, I am always clear with people I am working with. I would never compromise myself by doing anything like this", Tulip asserts her sporting confidence.

Now we get the reason behind Tulip's sporting spirit and the rising pace in her career. She is all so sporty man!