text: Due to his unexpected death in 1996, all of Shah's five films in 1997 were posthumously released with him not being able to finish any of them completely. The directors of these films used dummies (Chawa Theke Pawa), cast another actor to finish the film (Shudhu Tumi) or altered the story (Prem Piyashi). As a result none of them except Anondo Osru fared well at the box office. The title of his film Shopner Nayok or "Dream Hero" is famously used as a moniker associated with Shah by fans to describe his short career and wide appeal. Shibly Sadik's third association with Shah, Anondo Osru was a huge success and was heavily acclaimed for its depiction of a tragic romance. Shah played Dewan Khosru, a musician who loses his mental stability as a result of a conspiracy by his uncle played by Humayun Faridi. Though he died before dubbing for the film, his performance of a mentally challenged musician is cited by critics and media to be one of the finest in Bangladeshi cinema. His final released film was Chotku Ahmed's Buker Bhitor Agun.
  Shah died halfway through the shooting of several movies including Mon Mane Na, Ke Oporadhi, Rinshodh, Tumi Shudhu Tumi, Premer Baazi. Later, the rest of the movies except Premer Baazi were reshot with other actors. Among Shah's unfinished films, Premer Baazi was the only one that was never completed.
  Shah was also supposed to star opposite Popy in Montazur Rahman Akbar's Coolie but was replaced after his death with Omar Sani. It was the highest grossing Dhallywood movie of 1997.