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Shabbir Kumar (Shabbir Shaikh) was born on 26 October, 1954 in Baroda, Bombay State, India, is an Indian singer (born 1954). Discover Shabbir Kumar's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 69 years old?
Popular As |
Shabbir Shaikh |
Occupation |
Playback singer |
Age |
69 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio |
Born |
26 October 1954 |
Birthday |
26 October |
Birthplace |
Baroda, Bombay State, India |
Nationality |
India
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He is a member of famous singer with the age 69 years old group.
Shabbir Kumar Height, Weight & Measurements
At 69 years old, Shabbir Kumar height not available right now. We will update Shabbir Kumar's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
Family |
Parents |
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Wife |
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Sibling |
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Children |
Tehzim Kumar, Rubina Mallick, Dilashad Shaikh |
Shabbir Kumar Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Shabbir Kumar worth at the age of 69 years old? Shabbir Kumar’s income source is mostly from being a successful singer. He is from India. We have estimated Shabbir Kumar's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Source of Income |
singer |
Shabbir Kumar Social Network
Timeline
Shabbir Kumar (born 26 October 1954) is an Indian playback singer, notable for his work in Bollywood.
Known for his sweet and resonating vocal texture, Shabbir Kumar is an ardent fan of Mohammed Rafi.
Shabbir Kumar started his music career in Baroda but came in limelight after being picked by one of India's pioneer and leading Orchestra called Melody Makers which performed mainly in Pune & Mumbai.
Shabbir claims that when he attended Rafi's funeral in 1980, his wristwatch fell into Rafi's open grave.
He interpreted the incident as a divine message that he was to be Rafi's successor.
In the 1980s, Shabbir Kumar sang for all the leading music directors including Laxmikant–Pyarelal, Rahul Dev Burman, Chitragupt, Kalyanji-Anandji, Rajesh Roshan, Usha Khanna, Bappi Lahiri, Anu Malik, Ravindra Jain, Raamlaxman, Nadeem Shravan, Anand Milind, Jatin–Lalit, Uttam Singh.
He did playback singing for leading actors such as Dilip Kumar, Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Jackie Shroff, Rishi Kapoor, Jeetendra, Mithun Chakraborty, Raj Babbar, Govinda, Chunky Pandey, Sanjay Dutt, Kumar Gaurav, Kamal Haasan, Rajnikanth, Anil Kapoor, Sunny Deol, Rajiv Kapoor and Akshay Kumar.
Recently he sang for Ismail Darbar, Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy and A.R. Rahman.
Music director Usha Khanna gave Shabbir Kumar a break in the film Tajurba (1981).
Shabbir got a major break, when the director Manmohan Desai, who was looking for a Rafi substitute, noticed him and recommended him to music director duo Laxmikant–Pyarelal (L-P).
Within a few days, L-P gave Shabbir Kumar songs in the film Coolie, which was released in 1983.
Shabbir's first released film with L-P was Main Intequam Loonga.
Shabbir Kumar was first noted for a duet with Lata Mangeshkar, Shaam Hai Ye Kuch Khoyi Khoyi from Prem Tapasya (1983).
Music director Anu Malik got him to sing for Rajiv Kapoor in his debut film Ek Jaan Hain Hum (1983).
Shabbir Kumar was acknowledged as a leading playback singer with the film Betaab.
Also, in 1983, Coolie was released, in which Laxmikant–Pyarelal had given him all the seven songs, six for Amitabh Bachchan, and one for Rishi Kapoor.
His last Hit songs were Gori Hai Kalaiyan from Aaj Ka Arjun (1990) and Sochna Kya from Ghayal (1990).
Shabbir then started concentrating on stage shows.
He sang for many films and private albums in the year 2000, few hits were Ghaath (2000), Awara Paagal Deewana (2002), and Aan: Men at Work (2004).
Recently, Shabbir Kumar sang for Akshay Kumar in the movie Housefull (2010) which is a comeback for this singer.
He has sung in different languages like Hindi, Urdu, Marathi, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Rajasthani, Gujarati, Haryanvi, Oriya, Malayalam and English.
He is awarded with 34 Gold Discs, 16 Platinum, 1 Kohinoor Disc and also received a number of other awards.
Received award as "The Best Playback Singer" in Dubai, U.A.E., "Mohammed Rafi Award" in Bombay first time ever in India, "Kalaa Ratan Award" from President of India Zail Singh as Best Playback Singer.
His contributions to Music industry over 6 thousand songs and more than 1500 Films in his portfolio.
He has performed several live concerts in UAE, Europe, South Africa, United States of America and many other places.