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	In 2020, Tarsem made his return to music videos with [[Lady Gaga]]'s single "[[911 (Lady Gaga song)\|911]]", his first in 26 years.		In 2020, Tarsem made his return to music videos with [[Lady Gaga]]'s single "[[911 (Lady Gaga song)\|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.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/toyota-super-bowl-commercial-jessica-long-ad-b1798980.html\|title=The real story behind the Super ~~Bowl’s~~ most moving advert\|date=8 February 2021\|website=The Independent}}</ref>		In 2021, his Super Bowl ad for Toyota featuring the adoption of US Paralympian Jessica Long won significant critical acclaim.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/toyota-super-bowl-commercial-jessica-long-ad-b1798980.html\|title=The real story behind the Super Bowl's most moving advert\|date=8 February 2021\|website=The Independent}}</ref>

	== Filmography as director ==		== Filmography as director ==
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	* [[Mulino Bianco]] – "Roma" (1994)		* [[Mulino Bianco]] – "Roma" (1994)
	* [[Levi's]] – "Washroom" (1996)		* [[Levi's]] – "Washroom" (1996)
			* [[Levi's]] – "They Go On" (6-part ad series) (1997)
	* [[Nike, Inc.\|Nike]] – "Good vs Evil" (1997)		* [[Nike, Inc.\|Nike]] – "Good vs Evil" (1997)
			* [[Miller Lite]] – "Pro Wrestlers" (1997)
	* [[Philips]] – "Rain" (1998)		* [[Philips]] – "Rain" (1998)
	* [[Volkswagen]] – "Pursuit of Excellence" (1998)		* [[Volkswagen]] – "Pursuit of Excellence" (1998)
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	* [[Samsung]] – "Infinitely Amazing" (2017)		* [[Samsung]] – "Infinitely Amazing" (2017)
	* [[Pepsi]] – "No Regrets" (2019)		* [[Pepsi]] – "No Regrets" (2019)
	* [[Dove]] – "Dove" (2019)		* [[Dove (toiletries)\|Dove]] – "Dove" (2019)
	* [[Dove]] – "Cleopatra" (2019)		* [[Dove (toiletries)\|Dove]] – "Cleopatra" (2019)
	* [[Toyota]] – "Upstream" (2021)		* [[Toyota]] – "Upstream" (2021)

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{{short description|Indian film director}}
{{for|the Indian field hockey player|Tarsem Singh (field hockey)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Tarsem Singh
| image = Tarsem Singh at WonderCon 2011.jpg
| caption = Singh at WonderCon 2011
| birth_name = Tarsem Singh Dhandwar
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1961|05|26}}
| birth_place = [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India
| othername = Tarsem
| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|producer|screenwriter}}
| years_active = 1990–present
| website = {{URL|http://www.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. He directed ''[[The Cell]]'' (2000), ''[[The Fall (2006 film)|The Fall]]'' (2006, also screenwriter and producer), ''[[Immortals (2011 film)|Immortals]]'' (2011), ''[[Mirror Mirror (film)|Mirror Mirror]]'' (2012), and ''[[Self/less]]'' (2015).

== Early life ==
Tarsem was born in [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] to a [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] [[Sikh]] family. His father was an aircraft engineer.<ref name="Patrick Goldstein">{{Cite news|url = http://articles.latimes.com/2007/jun/26/entertainment/et-goldstein26 | title =A 'Fall' no one wants to take| first =Patrick | last = Goldstein | work =Los Angeles Times| date= 26 June 2007}}</ref> He attended [[Bishop Cotton School (Shimla)|Bishop Cotton School]] in [[Shimla]], [[Hans Raj College]] in [[Delhi]], and is a graduate of the [[Art Center College of Design]] in [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]], California.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080603/PEOPLE/868926055 | work= The Chicago Sun-Times | title = Tarsem and the legend of "The Fall"}}</ref>

== Career ==
Tarsem began his career directing music videos, including those of "[[Hold On (En Vogue song)|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 Inc.|Nike]] and [[Coca-Cola]].<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/may/26singh.htm|title = Hindi movies often do not capture the beauty of India | first = Aseem | last = Chhabra| work = Rediff}}</ref> 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 (band)|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 (2006 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 (2011 film)|Immortals]]''.<ref name= "Patrick Goldstein"/><ref>{{Cite news| url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/oct/04/fall.tarsem.singh |title= Final fantasy| first = Damon | last = Wise| work =The Guardian|location=London|date= 4 October 2008}}</ref> He directed an adaptation of the [[Brothers Grimm]] story of "[[Snow White]]", called ''[[Mirror Mirror (film)|Mirror Mirror]]'' (2012).<ref>{{Cite news|url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/heat-vision/its-official-tarsem-directing-relativitys-34180 |title=It's Official: Tarsem Directing Relativity's Snow White Movie | first = Borys | last = Kit | work = The Hollywood Reporter| date = 1 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.mania.com/singh-confirmed-for-snow-white_article_126177.html| title = Singh Confirmed for Snow White| first = Jarrod| last = Sarafin| work = Mania| url-status = dead| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20101105114157/http://www.mania.com/singh-confirmed-for-snow-white_article_126177.html| archivedate = 5 November 2010}}</ref>

In 2020, Tarsem made his return to music videos with [[Lady Gaga]]'s single "[[911 (Lady Gaga song)|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/toyota-super-bowl-commercial-jessica-long-ad-b1798980.html|title=The real story behind the Super Bowl’s most moving advert|date=8 February 2021|website=The Independent}}</ref>

== Filmography as director ==
===Film===
* ''[[The Cell]]'' (2000)
* ''[[The Fall (2006 film)|The Fall]]'' (2006, also screenwriter and producer)
* ''[[Immortals (2011 film)|Immortals]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Mirror Mirror (film)|Mirror Mirror]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Self/less]]'' (2015)

===Television===
* ''[[Emerald City (TV series)|Emerald City]]'' (2017, also executive producer)

===Music videos===
* [[En Vogue]] – "[[Hold On (En Vogue song)|Hold On]]" (1990)
* [[Suzanne Vega]] – "Tired of Sleeping" (1990)
* [[R.E.M.]] – "[[Losing My Religion]]" (1991)
* [[The Dream Academy]] – "Love" (1991)
* [[Dream Warriors (band)|Dream Warriors]] – "My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style" (1991)
* [[Lou Reed]] – "What's Good" (1992)
* [[Vanessa Paradis]] – "Be My Baby" (1992)
* [[Deep Forest]] – "[[Sweet Lullaby]]" (1994)
* [[Lady Gaga]] - "[[911 (Lady Gaga song)|911]]" (2020)

===Commercials===
* [[Levi's]] – "Swimmer" (1992)
* [[Mulino Bianco]] – "Roma" (1994)
* [[Levi's]] – "Washroom" (1996)
* [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] – "Good vs Evil" (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 Mutual Insurance Company|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, Inc.|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 ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|802248}}
* {{Official website|http://www.tarsem.org}}
* [http://www.mvdbase.com/tech.php?first=&last=Tarsem Tarsem Singh at the Music Video DataBase]

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