One of his brother Kumar Khadga Bikram Shah was married to one of former King Gyanendra Shah's sister. Both his brother and sister-in-law were killed in the infamous Royal Massacre of 2001.
Neer Shah was first head and founder of Nepal Television (NTV), the first TV station in Nepal and is the chairman of Shangri-La TV (STV), a film production and microwave TV distribution company.
He was the chairperson of Film Development Board Nepal from April 18, 2002 to October 28, 2002.