On October 27, the CID family faced a huge loss when creator Brijendra Pal Singh, also known as BP Singh, died at 77 after suffering a massive heart attack. Singh was the creator, producer, and director of the long-running crime drama CID that started in 1998 on Sony TV. He also played the role of DCP Shamsher Singh Chitrole on the Hindi procedural. The stars of CID Shivaji Satam, Aditya Srivastava and Dayanand Shetty all paid tribute to the respected filmmaker during his last rites in Mumbai. Satam, who plays ACP Pradyuman, remembered Singh as a great friend and mentor.
CID cast Shivaji Satam, Aditya Srivastava pay respects to BP Singh during last rites
The veteran producer’s last rites were held today (October 28) in Mumbai, and several colleagues and actors had visited Singh’s Mumbai home to pay their last respects and honour the film. Notably, the CID cast were seen arriving to pay their respects to the show’s creator.
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Shivaji Satam was spotted arriving with others for Singh’s last rites. Additionally, Dayanand Shetty, who plays Daya; Aditya Srivastava, who plays Senior Inspector Abhijeet; and Shraddha Musale, who plays Dr Tarika, were seen at Singh’s funeral to remember the late producer, who was also a member of their cast.
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Singh had a storied career on television. Not just CID, the producer also backed the horror series Aahat, Doordarshan’s television film Sirf Char Din and the first silent comedy from India, Gutur Gu. In 2018, he replaced Anupam Kher as the Chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) after his resignation.
Shivaji Satam remembers BP Singh
Speaking to Variety India, a distraught Satam remembered BP Singh as a great man and friend. He recalled, “I learned everything from him. I came from theatre. I knew how to act on stage. But BP Singh taught me how to deliver in front of the camera, how to be larger than life when required.”
Calling Singh a wonderful teacher, Satam said that the filmmaker had a real passion to tell stories. Just three months after his cardiac surgery, the veteran filmmaker was back on set to film a chase sequence in a jungle. Incredibly, Singh’s unfailing devotion to his work got him entered in the Limca Book of Records and Guinness World Records. He directed cameraman Nitin Rao to create a 111-minute episode (one hour and 51 minutes) shot in one continuous take; this was around six to seven months after his second surgery.
