B. P. Singh: key obituary facts
Is B. P. Singh dead? Yes. B. P. Singh died on October 27, 2026, at age 77.
Cause of death: B. P. Singh's cause of death was reported as Heart attack.
What was B. P. Singh known for?
He was an Indian television director.
More about B. P. Singh
Born: 1 January 1935.
Place of birth: Dehradun.
Gender: male.
Occupation: television director, television producer.
Nationality: India.
Education: Film and Television Institute of India.
Also known as: Brijendra Pal Singh.
Occupations: Director, producer, actor.
Years active: 1973–present.
Known for: C.I.D.AahatSuperCops Vs Super Villains.
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P. Singh, the Indian television producer and director known for C.I.D., Aahat and SuperCops Vs Super Villains, died of a heart attack on October 27, 2026, aged 77.
Born Brijendrapal Singh in Dehradun on April 27, 1949, he studied at the Film and Television Institute of India and later served as chairman of the institute. Singh created and directed-produced C.I.D., the crime series that ran from 1998 to 2018 and returned for another run from 2024 to 2025. Among India’s longest-running television series, it also became known for an episode filmed in one continuous take: the 111-minute “The Inheritance,” made in 2004 to mark the show’s sixth anniversary. The episode was recognized by the Limca Book of Records and the Guinness World Records for its continuous-shot length. Singh also produced the horror series Aahat, which aired from 1995 to 2015, and created SuperCops Vs Super Villains. In C.I.D., he occasionally appeared as D.C.P. Shamsher Singh Chitrole. His work across crime and horror programming established a long presence in Indian television production, with C.I.D. remaining his most widely recognized series.