Tarsem Singh
Directing
- Born
- May 6, 1961 (age 65) · Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Tarsem Singh Dhandwar, known professionally as Tarsem, is an Indian director who has worked on films, music videos, and commercials.
Tarsem was born in Jalandhar, Punjab to a Punjabi Sikh family. His father was an aircraft engineer. He is a graduate of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.
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Tarsem began his career directing music videos, including those of "Hold On" by En Vogue, "Sweet Lullaby" by Deep Forest and R.E.M.'s smash hit "Losing My Religion", the latter of which won Best Video of the Year at the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards. He has directed dozens of commercials for brands such as Nike and Coca-Cola. Tarsem's feature film directorial debut was The Cell (2000), starring Jennifer Lopez.
In 2003, Tarsem directed one of the most elaborate Pepsi commercials to date. It combined a gladiator theme with Queen's "We Will Rock You". The commercial starred Enrique Iglesias in the version of the commercial aired in Europe and North America and Amr Diab in the version aired in the Arab world.
Tarsem's second film, The Fall, debuted at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival and was released theatrically in the United States in 2008. His third film was 2011's Immortals. He directed an adaptation of the Brothers Grimm story of "Snow White", called Mirror Mirror (2012).
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Behind the camera10
- 2023Dear Jassi Director, Producer
- 2015Self/less Director
- 2012Mirror Mirror Director
- 2011Immortals Director
- 2008The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Second Unit Director
- 2008The Fall Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 2003R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.) Director
- 2000The Cell Director
- 1993The King of Ads, Part 2 Director
- TBANanda Devi
