Singh’s first short, Lasya -The Gentle Dance (1988), won top honours at Oberhausen. His much acclaimed debut feature, The Name of a River (2001), an homage to the legendary filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak, was screened at over 50 film festivals. Qissa (2013), which premiered at Toronto winning the NETPAC Award, also won an award at Mumbai and was warmly received at ADFF 2013 where it won the Best Actress Award. Its successful festival run continues, and in 2014 the film opened the Rotterdam festival, swept the awards at Queensland and screened at several other festivals worldwide.