| 1. Shaan does not smoke. |
| 2. Shaan does not drink alcohol. |
| 3. He was born into a musical family with a music director father and lyricist grandfather. |
| 4. Shaan comes from a Bengali Brahmin family background. |
| 5. Before pursuing a singing career, he worked at a boutique shop. |
| 6. At 13, he tragically lost his father due to tobacco-related issues. |
| 7. His Bollywood singing debut was at age 17 in the movie Parinda (1989). |
| 8. In the '90s, he gained fame for remixing old Bollywood songs. |
| 9. His album Tandil Dil was a huge success, earning him the 2000 MTV Asia Music Award. |
| 10. Shaan has won 2 Filmfare Awards for his songs in Fanaa (2006) and Saawariya (2008). |
| 11. New York City honored him in 2011 for his anti-tobacco campaign. |
| 12. He serves as the ambassador for Salaam Bombay NGO's anti-tobacco initiative. |
| 13. Shaan has hosted various music shows like Sa Re Ga Ma Pa and Mirchi Music Awards. |
| 14. He participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6 in 2013. |
| 15. During a concert in Guwahati in 2018, an incident highlighted regional divide sentiments, which he addressed by emphasizing unity. |
| 16. Shaan began his career singing jingles for advertisements. |
| 17. He has sung in multiple Indian languages including Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Marathi, Assamese, Malayalam, Odia, and Sindhi films. |
| 18. Shaan has composed music for TV serials and won the Best TV Music Director award. |
