Shadab grew up in the Rama Krishna Puram neighborhood of Delhi. Khan was enrolled at Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram where he completed his schooling in 2005. He attended college at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani - Dubai Campus to earn his Bachelors in Engineering degree, where he also discovered his passion for films. Khan started his career in 2009 working for IT companies, leaving it the next year for hosting karaoke, singing. Which also helped fuel his pursuit of a creative line of work.