FILM DIRECTOR
Tarsem Singh
1961 - Today

Tarsem Singh
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), Immortals (2011), Mirror Mirror (2012), Self/less (2015), and Dear Jassi (2023). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Tarsem Singh is the 1,474th most popular film director (down from 1,423rd in 2024), the 882nd most popular biography from India (down from 799th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Indian Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Tarsem Singh ranks 1,474 out of 2,041. Before him are Attila Dargay, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Ellen Kuras, Montxo Armendáriz, Ken Burns, and Melvin Frank. After him are Semih Kaplanoğlu, Jorge Fons, Allen Daviau, Peter Segal, Peter Medak, and Dick Richards.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAttila Dargay
1927 - 2009
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 1,468
Kleber Mendonça Filho
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 1,469
Ellen Kuras
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 1,470
Montxo Armendáriz
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 1,471
Ken Burns
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 1,472
Melvin Frank
1913 - 1988
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 1,473
Tarsem Singh
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 1,474
Semih Kaplanoğlu
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 1,475
Jorge Fons
1939 - 2022
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 1,476
Allen Daviau
1942 - 2020
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 1,477
Peter Segal
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 1,478
Peter Medak
1937 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 1,479
Dick Richards
1936 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 1,480
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1961, Tarsem Singh ranks 463. Before him are Julie White, Keiko Matsui, John Thune, Monika Fagerholm, Satoshi Tsunami, and John Logan. After him are Gyrðir Elíasson, Martín Lasarte, Hitoshi Saito, Blanche Barton, Pierre-Henri Raphanel, and Tawny Kitaen.
Others Born in 1961
Go to all RankingsJulie White
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 458
Keiko Matsui
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 459
John Thune
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 460
Monika Fagerholm
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 461
Satoshi Tsunami
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 462
John Logan
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 463
Tarsem Singh
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 464
Gyrðir Elíasson
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 465
Martín Lasarte
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 466
Hitoshi Saito
WRESTLER
1961 - 2015
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 467
Blanche Barton
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 468
Pierre-Henri Raphanel
RACING DRIVER
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 469
Tawny Kitaen
ACTOR
1961 - 2021
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 470
In India
Among people born in India, Tarsem Singh ranks 882 out of 1,861. Before him are Basanti Bisht (1953), Usha Mehta (1920), Gauri Khan (1970), Akhtar Hameed Khan (1914), Javed Akhtar (1945), and Gurdial Singh (1933). After him are Buddhadeb Dasgupta (1944), Kanan Devi (1916), Balasaraswati (1918), Ali Sardar Jafri (1913), Karisma Kapoor (1974), and V. K. Krishna Menon (1896).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsBasanti Bisht
SINGER
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 876
Usha Mehta
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1920 - 2000
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 877
Gauri Khan
PRODUCER
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 878
Akhtar Hameed Khan
BIOLOGIST
1914 - 1999
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 879
Javed Akhtar
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 880
Gurdial Singh
WRITER
1933 - 2016
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 881
Tarsem Singh
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 882
Buddhadeb Dasgupta
WRITER
1944 - 2021
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 883
Kanan Devi
ACTOR
1916 - 1992
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 884
Balasaraswati
DANCER
1918 - 1984
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 885
Ali Sardar Jafri
WRITER
1913 - 2000
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 886
Karisma Kapoor
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 887
V. K. Krishna Menon
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1974
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 888
Among FILM DIRECTORS In India
Among film directors born in India, Tarsem Singh ranks 16. Before him are Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (1914), S. Shankar (1963), Guru Dutt (1925), Ismail Merchant (1936), Adoor Gopalakrishnan (1941), and Goutam Ghose (1950). After him are Deepa Mehta (1950), Ardeshir Irani (1886), Deepak Tijori (1961), Tapan Sinha (1924), Tariq Anwar (1945), and Aparna Sen (1945).
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
1914 - 1987
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 10
S. Shankar
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 11
Guru Dutt
1925 - 1964
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 12
Ismail Merchant
1936 - 2005
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 13
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 14
Goutam Ghose
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 15
Tarsem Singh
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 16
Deepa Mehta
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 17
Ardeshir Irani
1886 - 1969
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 18
Deepak Tijori
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 19
Tapan Sinha
1924 - 2009
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 20
Tariq Anwar
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 21
Aparna Sen
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 22
















































