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Tarsem Singh (b. 1961)

Alias:
Tarsem Singh Dhandwar

Birthplace:
Jalandhar, Punjab, India

Born:
May 6, 1961

Biography from TheMovieDB

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.  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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Film Performances

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Film Production

Director:
1993  The King of Ads, Part 2
1996  Nike: Good vs. Evil
2000  The Cell
2003  R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
2008  The Fall
2011  Immortals
2012  Mirror Mirror
2015  Self/less
2023  Dear Jassi
????  Nanda Devi
????  The Journeyman

Producer:
1993  The King of Ads, Part 2
1996  Nike: Good vs. Evil
2000  The Cell
2003  R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
2008  The Fall
2011  Immortals
2012  Mirror Mirror
2015  Self/less
2023  Dear Jassi
????  Nanda Devi
????  The Journeyman

Screenplay:
1993  The King of Ads, Part 2
1996  Nike: Good vs. Evil
2000  The Cell
2003  R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
2008  The Fall
2011  Immortals
2012  Mirror Mirror
2015  Self/less
2023  Dear Jassi
????  Nanda Devi
????  The Journeyman

Second Unit Director:
1993  The King of Ads, Part 2
1996  Nike: Good vs. Evil
2000  The Cell
2003  R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
2008  The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008  The Fall
2011  Immortals
2012  Mirror Mirror
2015  Self/less
2023  Dear Jassi
????  Nanda Devi
????  The Journeyman

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TV Production

Director:
2017  Emerald City

Executive Producer:
2017  Emerald City

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