Popularly known as Shah Jee, he worked in some 500 television dramas in both Urdu and Sindhi, while also starring in some notable movies, such as Biwi Ho To Aisi (1982), Aisa Bhi Hota Hai (1984), Talash (1986) and Rubi (1986).

[2] Shah was introduced by the well known PTV producer Shahzad Khalil in his Urdu drama serial Teesra Kinara from where he joined the elite club of the country's leading TV stars.

[1] On 12 March 2004, Shafi joined UNICEF and WHO efforts to help persuade parents to get their minor children vaccinated against polio.

In the meeting organised by the KPC's cultural committee, numerous artists, including Anwar Solangi, Manzoor Qureshi and Mumtaz Kanwal, turned up to pay their respect to the actor they had known and loved.

[1] On 16 November 2008, the first death-anniversary of Shafi Mohammad Shah, a book titled "Wo aadmi tha ya moti dana?