Tarsem Singh From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For the Indian field hockey player, see Tarsem Singh (field hockey). In this Indian name, the name Singh is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Tarsem. Tarsem Singh Tarsem Singh at WonderCon 2011.jpg Born Tarsem Singh Dhandwar 26 May 1961 (age 52) Jalandhar, Punjab, India Other names Tarsem Occupation Film director, producer, screenwriter Years active 1990 – present Website tarsem.org Tarsem Singh Dhandwar (born 26 May 1961), known professionally as Tarsem, is an Indian director who has worked on films, music videos, and commercials. Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 Further reading 5 References 6 External links Early life[edit] Tarsem was born in Jalandhar, Punjab to a Punjabi Sikh family. His father was an aircraft engineer.[1] He attended Bishop Cotton School in Shimla, Hans Raj College in Delhi, and is a graduate of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.[2] Career[edit] 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.[3] Tarsems 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 Queens 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. In the western version, Iglesias plays the role of an emperor hoarding Pepsi with Britney Spears, Pink and Beyoncé Knowles all playing similar roles of gladiatrices about to engage in combat for the emperors and crowds entertainment. Ultimately the gladiatrices turn against the emperor and throw him from his seat. On the other hand, Diabs version shows the gladiatrices being attacked by a lion after the emperor realizes their intentions. Tarsems 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 2011s Immortals.[1][4] He directed an adaptation of the Brothers Grimm story of Snow White, called Mirror Mirror (2012).[5][6] Filmography[edit] The Cell (2000) The Fall (2006) Immortals (2011) Mirror Mirror (2012) Marco Polo (2013) [7] Selfless (2013) [8] Further reading[edit] Henry Keazor/Thorsten Wuebbena: Video thrills the Radio Star – Musikvideos: Geschichte, Themen, Analysen, Bielefeld 2005,[9] p. 256 – 260. References[edit] ^ Jump up to: a b Patrick Goldstein (26 June 2007). A `Fall no one wants to take. Los Angeles Times. Jump up ^ Tarsem and the legend of The Fall. Chicago Sun-Times. Jump up ^ Aseem Chhabra. Hindi movies often do not capture the beauty of India. Rediff. Jump up ^ Damon Wise (4 October 2008). Final fantasy. London: The Guardian. Jump up ^ Borys Kit (1 November 2010). Its Official: Tarsem Directing Relativitys Snow White Movie. The Hollywood Reporter. Jump up ^ Jarrod Sarafin. Singh Confirmed for SNOW WHITE. Mania. Jump up ^ imdb/news/ni29080134/ Jump up ^ imdb/title/tt2140379/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_1/ Jump up ^ vttrs.de External links[edit] Tarsem Singh at the Internet Movie Database Official website Tarsem Singh at the Music Video DataBase 6 part video journal with Tarsem Singh on the set of IMMORTALS at iamrogue
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