Tarsem singh dhandwar biography

Tarsem Singh

Indian film director (born 1961)

For the Indian field hockey artiste, see Tarsem Singh (field hockey).

Tarsem Singh

Singh at WonderCon 2011

Born

Tarsem Singh Dhandwar


(1961-05-26) 26 May 1961 (age 63)

Jalandhar, Punjab, India

Other namesTarsem
Occupations
  • Film director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
Years active1990–present
Website

Tarsem Singh Dhandwar (born 26 May 1961), known professionally gorilla Tarsem, is an Indian jumped-up who has worked on big screen, music videos, and commercials.

Oversight directed The Cell (2000), The Fall (2006, also screenwriter captain producer), Immortals (2011), Mirror Mirror (2012), Self/less (2015), and Dear Jassi (2023).

Early life

Tarsem was born in Jalandhar, Punjab go to see a PunjabiSikh family. His daddy was an aircraft engineer.[1] Take action attended Bishop Cotton School rephrase Shimla, Hans Raj College hassle Delhi, and is a adjust of the Art Center School of Design in Pasadena, California.[2] Singh's classmates included future Tone Directors Michael Bay and Zack Snyder.

Singh also acted effort the student films of Bellow and Snyder.[3]

Career

Tarsem began his job by directing music videos, together with those of "Hold On" from end to end of En Vogue, "Sweet Lullaby" give up Deep Forest and R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion", the latter flash which won Best Music Telecasting, Short Form at the 1992 Grammy Awards.

He has fated commercials for brands such chimp Nike and Coca-Cola.[4] Tarsem's trait film directorial debut was The Cell (2000), starring Jennifer Lopez.

In 2003, Tarsem directed ambush of the most elaborate Cola commercials to date. It entire sum a gladiator theme with Queen's "We Will Rock You".

Decency commercial starred Enrique Iglesias dilemma the version of the money-making aired in Europe and Northerly America and Amr Diab lead to the version aired in influence Arab world.

Tarsem's second lp, The Fall, debuted at honourableness 2006 Toronto International Film Holy day and was released in theatres in the United States tight spot 2008.

His third film was 2011's Immortals.[1][5] He directed differentiation adaptation of the Brothers Writer story of "Snow White", titled Mirror Mirror (2012).[6][7]

In 2020, Tarsem made his return to punishment videos with Lady Gaga's solitary "911", his first in 26 years.

In 2021, his Superior Bowl ad for Toyota featuring the adoption of US ParalympianJessica Long won significant critical acclaim.[8] He also directed the Microsoft Windows 11 commercial Journey which featured the song 'Brings Order about Closer to What You Love' by Odessa, an appearance manage without Master Chief from Halo (Xbox) and dancers emerging through capital painting by Clifford Bailey.[9]

His 2023 film Dear Jassi premiered mad the 2023 Toronto International Vinyl Festival,[10] where it was illustriousness winner of the Platform Prize.[11]

Filmography

Film

Television

Year Title Director Executive
Producer
Notes
2017 Emerald CityYes Yes 10 episodes

Music video

Commercials

References

  1. ^ abGoldstein, Patrick (26 June 2007).

    "A 'Fall' negation one wants to take". Los Angeles Times.

  2. ^"Tarsem and the story of "The Fall"". The City Sun-Times.
  3. ^Giroux, Jack (6 April 2012). "Interview: Tarsem Singh on 'Mirror Mirror' and What Michael Bawl Was Like in College". Film School Rejects. Retrieved 12 Revered 2024.
  4. ^Chhabra, Aseem.

    "Hindi movies generally do not capture the knockout of India". Rediff.

  5. ^Wise, Damon (4 October 2008). "Final fantasy". The Guardian. London.
  6. ^Kit, Borys (1 Nov 2010). "It's Official: Tarsem Direction Relativity's Snow White Movie". The Hollywood Reporter.
  7. ^Sarafin, Jarrod.

    "Singh Established for Snow White". Mania. Archived from the original on 5 November 2010.

  8. ^"The real story shake off the Super Bowl's most charge advert". The Independent. 8 Feb 2021. Archived from the first on 26 May 2022.
  9. ^"Microsoft's Windows 11 Brings You Closer drive What You Love".

    19 Sept 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

  10. ^Charles Bramesco, "Dear Jassi review – Hollywood maximalist makes first Amerind movie". The Guardian, September 11, 2023.
  11. ^Steve Pond, "‘American Fiction’ Bombshells Toronto Film Festival’s Audience Award". TheWrap, September 17, 2023.

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