Amitabha Singh

It won the award for Best Gujarati film at the 60th National Film Awards. Singh started his career in 1994. In 2016, he launched the social enterprise Cinevidya,

• Name — Amitabha Singh • Occupation — * Cinematographer • film producer • film director • Years Active — 1994–present

Raised in various cities across India, Amitabha Singh developed an interest in visual arts and media, influenced by the country's rich cinematic culture. Prior to pursuing filmmaking, he earned a degree in computer science at Delhi University, mathematics at Banaras Hindu University, and Japanese studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, graduating in 1994. He went on to study at the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune.

Singh began filming television commercials in Mumbai in 1995. His breakthrough came with his cinematography for the 2006 satirical comedy Khosla Ka Ghosla!, directed by Dibakar Banerjee. He gained further acclaim for Chillar Party (2011), a children's film co-directed by Nitesh Tiwari and Vikas Bahl. In 2013, Singh served as both producer and cinematographer for The Good Road, a Gujarati-language drama directed by Gyan Correa, which was selected as India's official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards and won Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 60th National Film Awards. His directorial debut, Shortcut Safari (2016), an adventure film aimed at young audiences, emphasized environmental themes and was screened at the National Children's Film Festival. Singh went on to work on the Amazon Prime series Panchayat (2020–present), the third season of which earned him a nomination for Best Cinematographer in a Series at the 2024 Filmfare OTT Awards. Three of his projects have received National Film Awards.

Singh founded Cinevidya in 2014 as a film education initiative aimed at introducing filmmaking and cinematic storytelling to children and young people. The organisation conducts multiday workshops covering script development, cinematography, production, and editing. Cinevidya also organises school-level film festival programmes under the CineMaestro banner, in collaboration with educational institutions. In 2026, Singh authored the book Practical Filmmaking: A Hands-on Introduction to Filmmaking for Learners.

As cinematographer • Sau Jhooth Ek Sach (2005) • The Film (2005) • Khosla Ka Ghosla (2006) • MP3: Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar (2007) • De Taali (2008) • Thodi Life Thoda Magic (2008) • Aagey Se Right (2009) • Chillar Party (2011) • Yeh Faasley (2011) • The Good Road (2013) • Panchayat (2020–present) As producer • Sau Jhooth Ek Sach (2005) • Shortcut Safari (2016) As director • Shortcut Safari (2016)