Smita Singh

Writer · Born December 16, 1980 (45) · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Smita is a leading contemporary Indian writer. She was a part of the writers room for Netflix's ground-breaking first Indian original series, Sacred Games. Her original feature crime drama, Raat Akeli Hai, was produced by MacGuffin Pictures and starred Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Radhika Apte. It was released in 2020 on Netflix to widespread critical and commercial acclaim and was one of the most-watched Netflix films in India that year. The screenplay for the film was among the top 10 finalists for the Mumbai Mantra-CineRise Screenwriting Programme 2015. A screenwriting alumnus of the prestigious Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Smita has also previously worked in the capacities of an assistant director and creative associate on numerous programmes for leading national and international TV channels. Smita is currently in production on her original series, a thriller for Amazon Prime Video, as the creator and showrunner.

What are Smita Singh's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight

Morality

40%

Survival

40%

Power

10%

Society

10%

Justice2 Trauma2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

3

Dread

2

Melancholic

2

Bittersweet

1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 Unsettling2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Smita Singh's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Smita Singh's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

3 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.

Khauf(2025)
Show Writer
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders(2025)
Writer
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Raat Akeli Hai(2020)
Writer
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

Career shape

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles from 2020 to 2025.

Highest rated

Raat Akeli Hai (2020)

Midcredits 83^rd

By role

only this rolewith another role

Writing3 of 3

Counts over their MovieCove titles; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Is Smita Singh's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films

Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 40 · moderate

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Smita Singh work with?

People who share at least 2 of Smita Singh's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Honey Trehan shares the most, 2.