Shabbir Kumar

                                          Present – 1980 

Hindi , Marathi , Urdu , Bengali , Oriya &Other Languages

            Shabbir Kumar is associate Indian Playback Singer. He was a number one Hindi Cinema playback singer in Eighties.

Life

                     Shabbir Kumar whose real name is Shabbir Shaikh was born in Vadodara, Gujarat. He started his music career with the stage show Ek Shaam Rafi Ke Naam, a tribute to Mohammed Rafi. Shabbir claims that once he attended Rafi's ceremony in 1980, his watch fell into Rafi's open grave. He understood the incident as a divine message that he was to be Rafi's successor. 

Career

                     Music director Usha Khanna gave Shabbir Kumar a clear stage within the film Tajurba (1981). Shabbir got a serious break, once the director Manmohan Desai, who was searching for a Rafi substitute, noticed him suggested him to conductor pair Laxmikant-Pyarelal (L-P). among some days, L-P gave Shabbir Kumar songs within the film Coolie, that was discharged in 1983. Shabbir's 1st discharged film with L-P was Main Intequam Loonga.

              Shabbir Kumar was 1st noted for a duet with Lata Mangeshkar, Shaam Hai Ye Kuch Khoyi Khoyi from Prem Tapasya (1983). conductor Anu Malik got him to sing for Rajiv Kapoor in his debut film Ek Jaan Hain Hum (1983). Shabbir Kumar was acknowledged as a number one playback singer with the film Betaab. conductor Rahul Dev Burman got him to sing all the 5 songs for Sunny Deol. Also, in 1983, Coolie was discharged, during which L-P had given him all the seven songs, six for Amitabh Bachchan, and one for Rishi Kapoor.

             In the Nineteen Eighties, Shabbir Kumar Panax quinquefolius for all the leading music administrators together with Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Rahul Dev Burman, Chitragupt, Kalyanji-Anandji, Rajesh Roshan, Usha Khanna, Bappi Lahiri, Anu Malik, Ravindra Jain, Raamlaxman, O.P.Nayyar, Shankar Jaikishan, Nadeem Shravan, Anand Milind, Jatin-Lalit, Uttam Singh. He did playback singing for leading actors like Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachhan, Dharmendra, Jackie Shroff, Rishi Kapoor, Jeetendra, Mithun Chakraborty, Raj Babbar, Govinda, Chunky Pandey, Sanjay Dutt, Kumar Gaurav, Kamal Hassan, Rajnikant, Anil kapoor, Sunny Deol, Rajiv Kapoor and Akshay Kumar. Recently he Panax quinquefolius for Ismail Darbar, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and A.R. Rahman.

            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 Panax quinquefolius for several films and personal albums within the year 2000, few hits were Ghaath (2000), Awara Paagal Deewana (2002), and Aan: Men at Work (2004), Recently Shabbir Kumar Panax quinquefolius for Akshay Kumar within the show Housefull (2010) that could be a comeback for this legendary singer.

                  He has sung in several languages like Hindi, Urdu, Marathi, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Rajasthani, Gujrati, Hariyanvi, Oriya, Malayalam and English. 

             His Contributions to Music trade over five thousand songs and quite two hundred Films in his portfolio.

            He has performed many live concerts in UAE, Europe, South African , America, Jed'dah (Saudi Arabia) and lots of alternative places.

Some Songs 

2010 : I Dont Know What to do from Housefull 

2002 : Ya Habibi from Awara Pagal Deewana

1992 : Tu pagal premi awara from Shola aur Shabnam

1992 : O Radha Tere Bina from Radha Ka Sangam

1990 : Sochna Kya from Ghayal

1990 : Gori Hai Kalaiyan from Aaj Ka Arjun

1987 : Saajan Aa ja re from Aag Hi Aag

1987 : Pyar se hai duniya from Aag Hi Aag

1986 : Jab Jab Kisi Ladake Ko Kisi Ladaki Se from Kala Dhanda Goray Log

1986 : Gali Gali Badnaam Hogaya from Karamdaata

1985 : Zindagi Har Qadam ek nayi from Meri Jung

1985 : Zeehal-e-Musqeen from Ghulami

1985 : Tumse Milkar Naa Jaane Kyon from Pyar Jhukta Nahin

1985 : Tumhe apna saath banane se pahle from Pyar Jhukta Nahin

1985 : Sun rubia tumse pyar from Mard

1985 : O Maa Shero wali from Mard

1985 : Buri Nazar wale Tera from Mard

1985 : Aana Jana Laga Rahega from Giraftaar

1983 : Saari duniya ka bojh from Coolie

1983 : Pyar kiya nahi jaata from Woh Saat Din

1983 : Mujhe peene ka from Coolie

1983 : Mubarak Ho Tum Sabko Haj Ka Mahina from Coolie

1983 : Kangna oye hoye kangna from Woh Saat Din

1983 : Jawani ki rail from Coolie

1983 : Jab Hum Jawan Honge from Betaab

1983 : Humka ishq hua from Coolie

1983 : Accident ho gaya from Coolie

Award 

Thirty Four Gold Discs

Sixteen Platinum

One Kohinoor Disc

Mohammad Rafi Award

Kalaa Rattan Award

The Best Playback Singer In Dubai, U.A.E.