[1] Together with her father she runs Sanjan Nagar Institute of Philosophy and Arts, and is the only performer of Sagar Veena since its creation in 1971.
With a career spanned over four decades, she has performed both domestically and internationally, achieving critical appraisal for instrument, as well as her Indian style of music being a non-Indian.
[7] Zehra started her formal training during 1971, when she learns Rajeshwari Datta, head of the Indian Department at School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) teaches similar instrument in London, England.
[10][11] She appeared in season 3 of music reality television series Coke Studio where she performed as a Veena Player with her son, along with musician Rohail Hyatt.
In 2016, she returned to Coke Studio's season 9, under team supervisions of Noori and Strings (band) as a Sagar Veena player for the Song "Paar Channa De".