[2] He then passed the ICS examination and was waiting to work as a civil servant in the government, before a friend dissuaded him to look towards cinema instead.

[5] After the Partition of India in 1947, Santosh Kumar migrated to Lahore, Pakistan with his family.

[3] Owing to his education and awareness, Santosh Kumar was always designated to lead the entourage to represent Pakistan in meetings held abroad, and because of this became known as the foreign minister of the Pakistani film industry.

[7] Shaam Dhalay (1960) is the only movie he produced, directed and played the lead role in.

[3] Initially, he was married to Jamila Begum in 1953 with having 3 children daughters Roohi & Aaliya a son Syed Mohsin Raza ,but subsequently married actress Sabiha Khanum on 1 October 1958 and had three children together including a son named Syed Ahsan Raza and two daughters named Fareeha & Afia .