MUMBAI: UTV creative director Monisha Singh has called it quits.

As of today, she is no longer an employee of UTV. The 27-year old Singh put in her papers yesterday, reliable sources have confirmed to indiantelevision.com.

When contacted for an official response, UTV COO Vikas Varma, however, denied Singh had resigned, stating, "As of today she is on a month's leave, and has not put in her papers." Singh was unavailable for comment.

It was not too long ago that the expectation in industry circles was that Singh would become programming head of Hungama (UTV's kid's channel slated for a mid-August launch). However, Shalini Rawla (earlier V-P with Contract Advertising) was ultimately entrusted with the charge.

An economics graduate and mass communications post graduate, Singh joined UTV as creative director in April 2002.

Coming from a family of bureaucrats, Singh started off as an anchor for a DD show in college. Thereafter, she joined Ekta Kapoor and was creative director from the time when Balaji Telefilms was still a fledgling production house.