[1][2] He is known for producing the first black-and-white Bhojpuri film, Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo, in 1962.
[3][4] His works include Solaho Singar Kare Dulhaniya (Bhojpuri) and Hindi films like Rootha Na Karo, Ganga Dham, Geet Ganga, Sasural and Tulsi and Ghar Jamai.
Shahabadi owned mica and coal mines, along with a liquor contract business.
In 1938, he contributed to the freedom cause by purchasing six yards of khadi from Rajendra Prasad in a special auction for Rs 15,000.
[6] In the 1960s, the first President of India, Rajendra Prasad, asked Bishwanath to make a Bhojpuri film.