Singh originally belongs to
Dehradun and studied at
Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. He started his career working with state TV-channel
Doordarshan in 1973 as a news cameraman and went on to handle the camera for another 10 years, before relocating to Mumbai. He made murder mystery TV film for Doordarshan,
Sirf Char Din, while preparing for that film, he started visiting the Crime Branch of police, and befriended Inspector Jayant Wagle, and in the process developed a lifelong interest in detective work. He subsequently produced the TV series,
Ek Shunya Shunya for Doordarshan in 1980's, before relocating to Mumbai where he made a few Marathi serials for Doordarshan. The horror series
Aahat was first shot in 1994 as a suspense thriller, and it started being aired in 1995, but after about 40 episodes with the same theme, one episode on supernatural theme was made and when TRPs of the series rose sharply, it made the switch. He also started crime show on
Life OK named
Hum Ne Li Hai - Shapath which is about police inspectors and a social worker. This show was gaining good TRPs and is B. P. Singh's second crime show. == Filmography ==