Tarsem Singh

Indian director 'Tarsem Singh' (qv) 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' (qv), 'En Vogue' (qv), 'Vanessa Paradis' (qv) and, most notably, 'R.E.M.' (qv). Tarsem's video for their song 'Losing My Religion' went on to win six MTV Video Music 'Awards' (qv), including the coveted 'Video of the Year'. He's made several music videos influenced by the work of the genius 'Sergei Parajanov' (qv) and his masterpiece _The Color of Pomegranates (1969)_ (qv), 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' (qv), 'Pink' (qv) and 'Beyoncé' (qv). He went on to make his feature film directorial debut with the visually striking _The Cell (2000)_ (qv). His other films include _The Fall (2006)_ (qv), _Immortals (2011)_ (qv) and _Mirror Mirror (2012)_ (qv).::Anonymous