Indian director Tarsem Singh is the son of an aircraft engineer. He was
educated at Bishop Cotton Boy's School in Shimla and relocated to the
USA to study business at Harvard and, significantly, film studies at
the Art Center College of Design in California. Upon graduating he
embarked on a career as a director of music videos, working with such
artists as
Suzanne Vega,
En Vogue,
Vanessa Paradis and, most notably,
R.E.M.. Tarsem's video for their song 'Losing My
Religion' went on to win six MTV Video Music Awards, including the
coveted
'Video of the Year'. He's made several music videos influenced by the work of the genius
Sergei Parajanov and his masterpiece
The Color of Pomegranates (1969), most notably Lady Gaga's song 911.
As well as music videos, Tarsem has directed some high profile television commercials, including the Pepsi "We Will Rock You" campaign, featuring
Britney Spears,
P!nk and
Beyoncé. He went on to make his
feature film directorial debut with the visually striking
The Cell (2000). His other films include
The Fall (2006),
Immortals (2011) and
Mirror Mirror (2012).
Experian: Big Financial Friend(2025)
Dear Jassi(2023)
Toyota: Start Your Impossible - Upstream(2021)
Lady Gaga: 911(2020)
Emerald City(2017)
The Fall(2006)
Deep Forest: Sweet Lullaby (Version 2)(1993)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button(2008)
Black Lake(2020)
Burning Man: Metropolis(2012)
Mirror Mirror(2012)
Projection of the Mind's Eye(2025)as Self
Popcorn and Soda(2020)as Self
I will revenge this world with Love - S. Paradjanov(2024)
Made in Hollywood(2005)as Self
Attack of the Show!(2005)as Self - Director, Immortals
