[3] She was also called Princess Mala Begum as she provided the singing voice for actresses who portrayed roles of royal and upper-class families in films.

[6] On her sister's request, music composer, Baba Ghulam Ahmed Chishti recorded two songs for the Punjabi film Aabroo (1961) in Mala's voice.

She changed her name to Mala and sang a simple Urdu composition, Aaya re dekho for the film Sooraj Mukhi (1962).

In 1962, Mala rendered her voice to a tragic Urdu composition, Dil daeta hai ro ro duhai, kisi sey koi pyaar na karey for the film Ishq Par Zor Nahin (1962).

Mala teamed up with music director Sohail Rana and film songs writer Masroor Anwar.