Born and brought up in Shahjahanpur, Uttar pradesh. Shahnawaz is a multi talented filmmaker who has been associated with projects like Apahran, Undekhi and many more. He have also directed web show known as Helllo jee. With a demonstrated work history of 20+ years, He started his journey with Theatre. Shahnawaz is currently directing a famous TV show Kumkum bhagya. There are various TV shows in which he has already worked like Qubool hai, Yeh hain mohabbatein, Ishq ka rang safed and many more.