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Tarsem Singh(I)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Tarsem Singh at an event for Immortals (2011)
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, working with such artists as Suzanne Vega, En Vogue, Vanessa Paradis and, most notably, R.E.M.. Tarsem's video for their song 'Losing My Religion' went on to win six MTV Video Music Awards, including the coveted 'Video of the Year'. He's made several music videos influenced by the work of the genius Sergei Parajanov and his masterpiece The Color of Pomegranates (1969), most notably Lady Gaga's song 911.

As well as music videos, Tarsem has directed some high profile television commercials, including the Pepsi "We Will Rock You" campaign, featuring Britney Spears, Pink and Beyoncé. He went on to make his feature film directorial debut with the visually striking The Cell (2000). His other films include The Fall (2006), Immortals (2011) and Mirror Mirror (2012).
BornMay 26, 1961
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BornMay 26, 1961
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  • Awards
    • 6 wins & 6 nominations

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Martin Klebba, Mark Povinelli, Jordan Prentice, Tarsem Singh, Danny Woodburn, and Ronald Lee Clark in Mirror Mirror (2012)
Henry Cavill and Tarsem Singh in Immortals (2011)
Henry Cavill and Tarsem Singh in Immortals (2011)
Tarsem Singh in Immortals (2011)
Tarsem Singh and Isabel Lucas in Immortals (2011)
On location with Tarsem Singh filming two major commercials
Julia Roberts, Tarsem Singh, and Lily Collins in Mirror Mirror (2012)
Julia Roberts and Tarsem Singh in Mirror Mirror (2012)
Tarsem Singh in Mirror Mirror (2012)
Tarsem Singh, Armie Hammer, and Robert Emms in Mirror Mirror (2012)
Eiko Ishioka and Tarsem Singh in Mirror Mirror (2012)
Tarsem Singh and Lily Collins in Mirror Mirror (2012)

Known for

Lee Pace and Catinca Untaru in The Fall (2006)
The Fall
7.8
  • Director(as Tarsem)
  • 2006
Jennifer Lopez in The Cell (2000)
The Cell
6.4
  • Director(directed by)
  • 2000
Julia Roberts and Lily Collins in Mirror Mirror (2012)
Mirror Mirror
5.6
  • Director(as Tarsem Singh Dhandwar)
  • 2012
Ben Kingsley and Ryan Reynolds in Self/less (2015)
Self/less
6.5
  • Director(directed by)
  • 2015

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Director

  • Dear Jassi
    • Director
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • Nanda Devi
    • Director
    • Pre-production
  • Toyota: Start Your Impossible - Upstream
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2021
  • Lady Gaga in Lady Gaga: 911 (2020)
    Lady Gaga: 911
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 2020
  • Vincent D'Onofrio, Joely Richardson, Florence Kasumba, Ana Ularu, Mido Hamada, Gerran Howell, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Adria Arjona, and Stefanie Martini in Emerald City (2016)
    Emerald City
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Ben Kingsley and Ryan Reynolds in Self/less (2015)
    Self/less
    • Director (directed by)
    • 2015
  • Morgan Stanley: Anthem (2013)
    Morgan Stanley: Anthem
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2013
  • Julia Roberts and Lily Collins in Mirror Mirror (2012)
    Mirror Mirror
    • Director (as Tarsem Singh Dhandwar)
    • 2012
  • Immortals (2011)
    Immortals
    • Director (as Tarsem Singh Dhandwar)
    • 2011
  • Lee Pace and Catinca Untaru in The Fall (2006)
    The Fall
    • Director (as Tarsem)
    • 2006
  • The Best of R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (2003)
    The Best of R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003
    • Director (video Losing My Religion)
    • Video
    • 2003
  • Jennifer Lopez in The Cell (2000)
    The Cell
    • Director (directed by)
    • 2000
  • Nike - Good vs Evil (1996)
    Nike - Good vs Evil
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1996
  • The King of Ads, Part 2 (1993)
    The King of Ads, Part 2
    • segment director
    • 1993
  • Deep Forest: Sweet Lullaby (Version 2) (1993)
    Deep Forest: Sweet Lullaby (Version 2)
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 1993
  • R.E.M. in R.E.M.: Losing My Religion (1991)
    R.E.M.: Losing My Religion
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 1991
  • Suzanne Vega: Tired of Sleeping (1990)
    Suzanne Vega: Tired of Sleeping
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 1990

Producer

  • Dear Jassi
    • producer
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • Vincent D'Onofrio, Joely Richardson, Florence Kasumba, Ana Ularu, Mido Hamada, Gerran Howell, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Adria Arjona, and Stefanie Martini in Emerald City (2016)
    Emerald City
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Lee Pace and Catinca Untaru in The Fall (2006)
    The Fall
    • producer (as Tarsem)
    • 2006

Writer

  • Lee Pace and Catinca Untaru in The Fall (2006)
    The Fall
    • screenplay (as Tarsem)
    • 2006
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    • Tarsem Singh Dhandwar
  • Height
    • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
  • Born
    • May 26, 1961
    • India
  • Other works
    Directed the REM MTV "Losing My Religion" which won MTV Video of the Year in the MTV Music Awards.
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    • 1 Interview
    • 2 Articles

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    He was attached to direct Nautica (2008) and Constantine (2005).
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    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. I made my way to Los Angeles, and made a film that won a scholarship to the Art Center College of Design. My father thought I was headed for Harvard. I called him and said, 'I want to study film,' and he said, 'You don't exist anymore'.
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