fiction.wikisort.org - DirectorTarsem Singh Dhandwar (born 26 May 1961), known professionally as Tarsem, is an Indian director who has worked on films, music videos, and commercials. He directed The Cell (2000), The Fall (2006, also screenwriter and producer), Immortals (2011), Mirror Mirror (2012), and Self/less (2015).
Indian film director
Tarsem Singh |
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Singh at WonderCon 2011 |
Born | Tarsem Singh Dhandwar (1961-05-26) 26 May 1961 (age 61)
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Other names | Tarsem |
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Occupation | - Film director
- producer
- screenwriter
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Years active | 1990–present |
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Website | www.tarsem.org |
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Early life
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
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 "Losing My Religion", the latter of which won Best Video of the Year at the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards. He has directed commercials for brands such as Nike and Coca-Cola.[3] 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.[1][4] He directed an adaptation of the Brothers Grimm story of "Snow White", called Mirror Mirror (2012).[5][6]
In 2020, Tarsem made his return to music videos with Lady Gaga's single "911", his first in 26 years.
In 2021, his Super Bowl ad for Toyota featuring the adoption of US Paralympian Jessica Long won significant critical acclaim.[7]
Filmography as director
Film
Television
Music videos
Commercials
- Levi's – "Swimmer" (1992)
- Mulino Bianco – "Roma" (1994)
- Levi's – "Washroom" (1996)
- Levi's – "They Go On" (6-part ad series) (1997)
- Nike – "Good vs Evil" (1997)
- Miller Lite – "Pro Wrestlers" (1997)
- Philips – "Rain" (1998)
- Volkswagen – "Pursuit of Excellence" (1998)
- Volvo – "Lift off" (1999)
- Beck's – "Romance" (1999)
- Beck's – "Laid Back" (1999)
- Beck's – "Comedy" (1999)
- Pepsi – "Beckham" (2001)
- Mountain Dew – "Duo" (2001)
- Beck's – "Engineer's Night Out" (2001)
- Pepsi – "Foosball" (2002)
- Pepsi – "Kung Fu" (2002)
- Pepsi – "Sumo" (2002)
- Pepsi – "Sumo Rematch" (2002)
- Campari – "The Duel" (2002)
- Wanadoo – "Positive Generation" (2002)
- T-Mobile – "Anthem" (2002)
- T-Mobile – "Czech" (2002)
- T-Mobile – "Italian" (2002)
- T-Mobile – "Bored" (2002)
- Nationwide – "Every Minute – Football" (2002)
- Intel – "Moving Day" (2003)
- Intel – "Airport" (2003)
- Intel – "Diver" (2003)
- Pepsi – "Elephant Tower" (2003)
- Pepsi – "OK Corral" (2003)
- Pepsi – "Longer Nights" (2003)
- Renault – "Performance" (2003)
- Citroën – "Les Magiciens" (2003)
- Citroën – "Les Mains" (2004)
- Pepsi – "Footbattle" (2004)
- Pepsi-Cola – "Gladiator" (2004)
- Pepsi – "Surfers" (2004)
- Nike – "Nike Masks" (2004)
- Acura – "Rush" (2006)
- Pepsi – "Shuffle" (2007)
- Gatorade – "Part I: Enchanter" (2009)
- Gatorade – "Part II: Hecklers" (2009)
- Gatorade – "Part III: Beware the Jabbawockeez" (2009)
- Gatorade – "Part IV: EGO" (2009)
- Gatorade – "Part V: Game 7" (2009)
- Dodge – "Snow" (2010)
- Sony – "The Gift of Sound and Vision" (2013)
- McDonald's – "Court" (2013)
- Pepsi – "Toast" (2013)
- Pepsi – "Come On" (2013)
- Carte Noir – "Fire & Ice" (2013)
- Mountain Dew – "Satellite" (2013)
- BMW – "Unbridled Joy" (2015)
- Mountain Dew – "Tree Top" (2017)
- Samsung – "Infinitely Amazing" (2017)
- Pepsi – "No Regrets" (2019)
- Dove – "Dove" (2019)
- Dove – "Cleopatra" (2019)
- Toyota – "Upstream" (2021)
References
External links
Awards for Tarsem Singh |
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Britannia Awards |
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Excellence in Film | |
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Excellence in Directing | |
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Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment | |
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British Artist of the Year | |
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Excellence in Comedy | |
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Excellence in Television | |
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Humanitarian Award | |
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Retired Awards | |
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Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Commercials |
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1979–2000 | |
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2001–present | |
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction |
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На других языках
- [en] Tarsem Singh
[ru] Сингх, Тарсем
Тарсем Дхандвар Сингх (англ. Tarsem Dhandwar Singh; род. 26 мая 1961, Джаландхар, Пенджаб, Индия), также известный как Та́рсем[1] (англ. Tarsem) — кинорежиссёр, известность которому принесли музыкальные видеоклипы и рекламные ролики. Коммерческий директор компании «Radical Media».
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