B. P. Singh

{{Short description|Indian television producer and director}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Brijendrapal Singh

| image = B. P. Singh (cropped).jpg

| image_size = 210px

| caption = Singh in 2018

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|04|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Dehradun, United Provinces, India

| occupation = Director, producer, actor

| years_active = 1973–present

| module = {{Infobox officeholder

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| office = Chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India

| term = 13 December 2018 – 29 September 2020

| predecessor = Anupam Kher

| successor = Shekhar Kapur

}}

| known_for = C.I.D.
Aahat
SuperCops Vs Super Villains

}}

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; 2024{{spaced en dash}}present), one of the longest-running TV series in India,{{cite web |url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/jul/27/tv-cid-a-hit-with-viewers.htm |date=27 July 2010 |title=What makes this TV show such a hit with Indians?}}{{cite news |title=BUSTING CRIME: Of iconic status |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/121686/of-iconic-status.html |publisher=Deccan Herald |date=2 March 2011}} which started the CID Gallantry Awards in 2010.{{cite news |title=Honour to ordinary |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/honour-to-ordinary/681974/0 |publisher=The Indian Express |date=17 September 2010}} 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{{en dash}}2015).{{cite news |title= C. I. D. heads for big screen |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-18/tv/28376362_1_crime-investigation-department-big-screen-bollywood-film |work= The Times of India |date=18 January 2011 }}{{dead link|date=October 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

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".{{cite news |title=A long shot at a record |url=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=105941 |publisher=Indian Express |date=6 November 2004 }}{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} He has also served as the Chairman of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII).