- Passed away from throat cancer on April 22, 1981.
- Filmography films are often mixed up with another actor named Shyam. That other actor Shyam never went by the name " Shyam Kumar" but inaccurately was credited on sites with that name.
- Was also a playback singer in films, but never had a song picturized on him in his own voice.
- Has 3 sons and a daughter. A Grandson named Mustafa.
- Daughter is actress Zarina who starred in Cobra (1980).
- Changed his name from Sayed Gul Hamid Ali to Shyam Kumar for films.
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