Mehnaz singer biography

Pakistani singer

Mehnaz Begum (Urdu: مہناز بیگم, &#; 19 January ) was a Pakistani TV, radio, and film singer. She was well known as a filmplayback singer in the s and s.

She was the recipient of several Nigar Awards.^[1][2]

Early life

Mehnaz was born at Mahmudabad, Uttar Pradesh, India in Her family migrated to Pakistan in the late s.

She received her initial training in music from her mother Kajjan Begum who was also a singer.^[1][3]

Career

Mehnaz started her career as a playback singer in the early s.

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Saleem Gilani, the director general of Radio Pakistan, Karachi first spotted her doing a concert at her college and helped her. Mehdi Hassan and his elder brother Pandit Ghulam Qadir trained her at this radio station for about a month.

Her melodious voice, musical training and control over her voice made her popular among the Pakistani film music directors.^[4]

She sang a variety of genres but specialized in g