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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Kajjan Begum<br />
| image = <br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = <br />
| native_name = <br />
| native_name_lang = <br />
| birth_name = Imam Bandi<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1932|01|24|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Lucknow]], [[Presidencies and provinces of British India|British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2000|02|10|1932|01|24}}<br />
| death_place = [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]]<br />
| education = Lucknow School<br />
| occupation = {{Hlist | Singer | Classical singer}}<br />
| years_active = 1940 – 2000<br />
| children = [[Mehnaz Begum]] (daughter)<br />
| spouse = Akhtar Wasi Ali (husband)<br />
| parents = Hussaini Begum (mother)<br />
| relatives = Ishrat Jehan (sister) <br> Shamim Bano (sister)<br />
| awards = [[Pride of Performance]] (2000)<br />
}}<br />
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'''Kajjan Begum''' was a Pakistani classical singer and playback singer before migrating to Pakistan she was a famous singer in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://urdu.dunyanews.tv/index.php/ur/Entertainment/154941|title=معروف گلوکارہ مہناز بیگم انتقال کر گئیں|website=Dunya News|date=December 10, 2022}}</ref><ref name=DawnNewspaper/><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Kajjan was born on 24 January at 1932 in [[Lucknow]] during [[Presidencies and provinces of British India|British India]].<ref name=TareekhePakistan>{{cite web|url=https://www.tareekhepakistan.com/detail?title_id=2574&dtd_id=2451|title=صدارتی تمغہ برائے حسن کارکردگی۔ کجن بیگم|website=Tareekh-e-Pakistan|date=July 27, 2023}}</ref> She was elder among her siblings and her mother Hussaini Begum was a singer and her two younger sisters Ishrat Jehan and Shamim Bano were also classical singers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nawaiwaqt.com.pk/27-Oct-2022/1631521|title= کجن بیگم کی بہن وگلوکارہ مہناز کی خالہ گلوکارہ عشرت جہاں انتقال کر گئیں|website=Nawa-i-Waqt|date=August 1, 2023}}</ref> She was trained in classical singing at Lucknow School with her sisters.<ref>{{cite journal|title=کجن بیگم کلاسیکی گلوکارہ|website=Nigar Magazine|page=134}}</ref><br />
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Then she started singing at ''Marsiya-khawani'' with her mother.<ref name=PakistanFilmMagazine>{{cite web|url=https://pakmag.net/film/artist.php?pid=1679|title=Kajjan Begum|website=Pakistan Film Magazine|date=March 24, 2023}}</ref> She was employed by [[Mohammad Amir Ahmed Khan]] and she would sing songs at his Palace and recite elegies during religious days but later when the days were over Kajjan Begum would sing thumris, kajris and dadras and light classical Hindustani music.<ref name=DawnNewspaper/><br />
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== Career ==<br />
After Partition of Indian they stayed at India for some time and she became a popular singer and in late 1950s she along with her family migrated to [[Pakistan]].<ref name=DawnNewspaper/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/779907/renowned-singer-mehnaz-passes-away|title=Renowned singer Mehnaz passes away|website=Dawn|date=October 28, 2022}}</ref> Later she joined Radio Pakistan Karachi and started singing on radio.<ref name=PakistanFilmMagazine/> She trained her daughter [[Mehnaz Begum]] in classical music.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/780026/singer-mehnaz-begum-dies|title=Singer Mehnaz Begum dies|website=Dawn News|date=November 15, 2022}}</ref><br />
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In 1962 Fazal Ahmad Karim Fazli offered her to sing a song in the film ''[[Chiragh Jalta Raha]]'' and she agreed the film was a Sliver Jubilee hit at the box office it was premiered by [[Fatima Jinnah]], who was the chief guest in the opening ceremony held at Nishat cinema, Karachi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pakmag.net/film/details.php?pid=303|title=Chiragh Jalta Raha|website=Pakistan Film Magazine|date=January 25, 2023}}</ref><br />
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In 2000 she was honored by the [[Government of Pakistan]] with ''[[Pride of Performance]]'' for her contributions to the Music Industry.<ref name=TareekhePakistan/><br />
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== Perosnal life ==<br />
Kajjan begum married singer Akhtar Wasi Ali in 1952 and with him she had four children including [[Mehnaz Begum]] a popular singer.<ref name=DawnNewspaper>{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/781461/in-memoriam-curtains-drawn-on-mehnaz|title=In memoriam: Curtains drawn on Mehnaz|website=Dawn Newspaper|date=June 9, 2022}}</ref><br />
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== Death ==<br />
Kajjan Begum died on 10 February 2000 at [[Karachi]], Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tareekhepakistan.com/detail?dtd_id=491&title_id=370|title=کجن بیگم کی وفات|website=Tareekh-e-Pakistan|date=May 20, 2023}}</ref><br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
=== Film ===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"<br />
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year<br />
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film<br />
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Language<br />
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| 1962 || ''[[Chiragh Jalta Raha]]'' || Urdu<br />
|}<br />
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== Awards and recognition ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
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! Year !! Award !! Category !! Result !! Title !! Ref.<br />
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| 2000 || ''[[Pride of Performance]]'' || ''Award by the [[President of Pakistan]]'' || {{Won}} || ''Arts'' ||<ref name=TareekhePakistan/><br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb name|7042245}}<br />
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