Tarsem Singh
Biography
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.
Most directed genres
The career in numbers
- US$ 249 mi Total budget from 5 film(s) with data
- US$ 550 mi Total box office from 5 film(s) with data
- US$ 50 mi Average budget from 5 film(s) with data
- US$ 110 mi Average box office from 5 film(s) with data
- 6.5 Average rating from 5 film(s) with data
- 2.2× Return on investment from 5 film(s) with data
Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.
Films directed
| Film | Year | Budget | Box office | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dear Jassi
|
2023 | — | — | 6.0 |
Self/less
|
2015 | US$ 26 mi | US$ 32 mi | 6.4 |
Mirror Mirror
|
2012 | US$ 85 mi | US$ 183 mi | 5.9 |
Immortals
|
2011 | US$ 75 mi | US$ 227 mi | 6.1 |
The Fall
|
2006 | US$ 30 mi | US$ 4 mi | 7.6 |
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
|
2003 | — | — | 5.0 |
The Cell
|
2000 | US$ 33 mi | US$ 104 mi | 6.3 |
The Journeyman
|
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