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Tarsem Singh

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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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2012 Mirror Mirror (completed)
 
2011 Immortals (as Tarsem Singh Dhandwar)
 
2006 The Fall (as Tarsem)
 
2000 The Cell
 
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
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2008 Wanderlust (video documentary short)
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2000 Style as Substance: Reflections on Tarsem (video documentary short)
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1991 MTV Video Music Awards 1991 (TV movie)
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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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Other Works:

(1999) (commercials) - directed commercials, including ones for John Hancock and for Philips Flat TV ("Everything Fits") See more »

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1 Interview  | 1 Article  | See more »

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Alternate Names:

Tarsem Singh Dhandwar | Tarsem
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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:

Balancing practical and computer imagery effects See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini