| 1. Shabbir Kumar lent his voice to more than 6000 songs in Bollywood movies. |
| 2. Initially, he was more interested in pursuing a government job than a career in singing. |
| 3. In 1981, he recorded his first solo track 'Ek akela man ka panchi tuti aas liye' for the movie Sardar. |
| 4. In 1967, he sang Mohammed Rafi’s song ‘Mere Dushman tu meri dosti ko tarse’ for the first time on stage on the occasion of Shivaji Jayanti. |
| 5. He changed his name from Shabbir Shaikh to Shabbir Kumar to emphasize that a singer's voice and talent matter more than caste or community. |
| 6. In 1983, he sang his first duet ‘Shaam Hai Ye Kuch Khoyi Khoyi’ with Lata Mangeshkar for the film Prem Tapasya. |
| 7. He started his music career with the stage show Ek Shaam Rafi Ke Naam, a tribute to Mohammed Rafi. |
| 8. He has sung songs in multiple languages including Hindi, Urdu, Marathi, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Rajasthani, Gujarati, Haryanvi, Odia, Malayalam, and English. |
| 9. To strengthen his message about voice over caste, he married a Brahmin girl. |
| 10. He gained popularity as a leading playback singer with the film Betaab (1983). |
