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Director | Soundtrack | Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Indian director Tarsem Singh is the son of an aircraft engineer. He was educated at Bishop Cotton Boy's School in Shimla and relocated to the USA to study business at Harvard and, significantly, film studies at the Art Center College of Design in California. Upon graduating he embarked on a career as a director of music videos... See full bio »

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Tarsem Dhandwar Singh
in India
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2014 Marco Polo (pre-production)
 
???? Selfless (in talks) (pre-production)
 
2012/I Mirror Mirror (as Tarsem Singh Dhandwar)
 
2011 Immortals (as Tarsem Singh Dhandwar)
 
2006 The Fall (as Tarsem)
 
2003 The Best of R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (video documentary) (video "Losing My Religion")
 
2000 The Cell
 
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2012/I Mirror Mirror (writer: "I Believe In Love Mirror Mirror Mix" / producer: "I Believe In Love Mirror Mirror Mix" / as Tarsem)
 
2006 The Fall (writer: "Mystical Directions to Odious Chak-Chak" / as Tarsem)
 
2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (second unit director: India - as Tarsem)
 
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2006 The Fall (screenplay / as Tarsem)
 
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2006 The Fall (producer - as Tarsem)
 
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2012 Burning Man: Metropolis (documentary) (very special thanks)
 
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2011 Attack of the Show! (TV series)
Himself - Director, Immortals
– Saoirse Ronan (2011) … Himself - Director, Immortals
 
2008 Wanderlust (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Style as Substance: Reflections on Tarsem (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1991 MTV Video Music Awards 1991 (TV movie)
Himself (as Tarsem)
 

Related Videos

The Fall -- Clip: "May I be frank with you?" Mirror Mirror -- An evil queen steals control of a kingdom and an exiled princess enlists the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birthright. Mirror Mirror -- A look at the making of Mirror Mirror, directed by Tarsem and starring Julia Roberts and Lily Collins.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1998) (commercials) - directed commercials including one for Levi's ("Bag Boy Fantasy") See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | 1 Article  | See more »

Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

Tarsem Singh Dhandwar | Tarsem

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Personal Quote:

I saw a book in India titled Guide to Film Schools in America, and it shell-shocked me. It changed my life, because I thought you went to college to study something that your father loved and you hated. I told my father I wanted to study film and he said there was no way he was gonna let me do that... See more »

Trivia:

Is a prominent commercial director with Radical Media; he directed music videos that were influenced by the work of the genius Sergei Parajanov. See more »

Trademark:

Frequently collaborated with the late Eiko Ishioka. Until her passing, she was the only costume designer he had worked with. See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini