Naturally, this drew fire. Some called him a . Others—including original course creators and YouTube—started flagging his content for copyright infringement. His channels were taken down multiple times. Each time, he'd pop back up with a new name, a new Telegram link, and the same mission.
In a now-famous live stream, a tearful Shahid said: "I made everything free so you wouldn't have to pay anyone. And now people are making money off my free work by lying to you."
He never became rich. He doesn't sell a flashy lifestyle. But ask any struggling student in a small Pakistani city how they learned React or WordPress, and many will still whisper: "Shahid Anwar bhai ki free course se."
