B. P. Singh
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, which started the CID Gallantry Awards in 2010. He has also played an occasional role of D.C.P. Shamsher Singh Chitrole in C.I.D..
Brijendrapal Singh | |
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Singh in 2018 | |
| Born | Brijendrapal Singh Dehradun, United Provinces, India |
| Occupation(s) | Director, producer, actor |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Known for | C.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 by | Anupam Kher |
| Succeeded by | Shekhar Kapur |
He also produced Sony TV's horror series Aahat (1995–2015).
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". He has also served as the Chairman of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII).