Famous playback singer Mehnaz Begum received her training in classical music from her mother, Kajjan Begum who, in her own right, was an acclaimed singer of kajri, thumri, dadra and ghazal. Both the mother and the daughter earned a name in traditional nauha recital as well.
In rendering geet and ghazal Mehnaz displayed the charming thumri style. She was an established playback singer of the Pakistan film industry and had many film songs to her credit.