He is noted for his role as ‘Emperor Shah Jahan’ in Taj Mahal. An Eternal Love Story in 2005. He is best known in Italy and Europe for playing the pirate Sandokan in the popular Italian TV miniseries and also for his role as the villainous Gobinda in the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy.

He has acted in over 60 Indian films and some of his blockbuster hits are Kacche Dhaage, Khoon Bhari Maang and Main Hoon Na. He also starred in Deepa Mehta’s film, Kamagata Maru with Amitabh Bachchan and John Abraham and acted in the Tamil film Aravaan, directed by Vasanthabalan.

Kabir has acted on American television, in Hallmark’s African epic Forbidden Territory &  On Wings of Eagles, he also played the character of ‘Friar Sands’ in The Lost Empire, for NBC and a much more popular TV series. He acted in The Bold and the Beautiful in 2005, which was the second most-watched television show in the world then, seen by over a billion people in 149 countries. Kabir is a regular contributor to Indian publications including the Times of India and Tehelka on political and social issues affecting the country.

He has given voiceovers for various big ad campaigns including TAJ Hotels, Resorts & Palaces in 2014, DHL & Yamaha in 2015, and Parle & Tanishq in 2016.

Kabir supports the anti-Government struggle in Myanmar and is an official ambassador of the Burma Campaign UK. He is also the brand ambassador for Rotary International South Asia for their Teach Programme and the Total Literacy Mission in India and South Asia.