B. P. Singh

Brijendrapal Singh
Singh in 2018
Born (1949-04-27) 27 April 1949 (age 75)
Occupation(s)Director, producer, actor
Years active1973–present
Known forC.I.D.
Aahat
SuperCops Vs Super Villains
Chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India
In office
13 December 2018 – 29 September 2020
Preceded byAnupam Kher
Succeeded byShekhar Kapur

Brijendrapal Singh, better known as B. P. Singh is an Indian television producer born in Dehradun, India. He is the creator and director-producer of the Indian TV series CID (1998 – 2018), one of the longest-running TV series in India,[1][2] which started the CID Gallantry Awards in 2010.[3] He has also played an occasional role of D.C.P. Shamsher Singh Chitrole in C.I.D..

He also produced Sony TV's horror series Aahat (1995–2015).[4]

On 8 October 2004, a special episode, "The Inheritance" / C.I.D. 111, to mark the completion of six years of CID, was shot in a single continuous shot for 111 minutes (one hour and 51 minutes), which landed the show in the Limca Book of Records and Guinness World Record for "TV show - longest continual shot".[5] He has also served as the Chairman of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII).

  1. ^ "What makes this TV show such a hit with Indians?". 27 July 2010.
  2. ^ "BUSTING CRIME: Of iconic status". Deccan Herald. 2 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Honour to ordinary". The Indian Express. 17 September 2010.
  4. ^ "C. I. D. heads for big screen". The Times of India. 18 January 2011.[dead link]
  5. ^ "A long shot at a record". Indian Express. 6 November 2004.[dead link]