Does Maha Ali Kazmi smoke?: Not Known.Does Maha Ali Kazmi drink alcohol?: Yes Maha Ali Kazmi With A Glass Of Wine.She was born into an opulent family in Karachi and spent her childhood and early adult life there. Maha Ali Kazmi Childhood Photo.She is the great-granddaughter of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah (from her mothers side), the tenth and last Nawab of Awadh. Nawab Wajid Ali Shah.Maha Alis ancestral home is in the Indian Kashmir.Her father, Ali Asghar Raza, is an ethnic Kashmiri from Srinagar who migrated to Pakistan in 1964.Maha Ali Kazmi was inspired to become a singer from a very early age; having been brought up on a steady diet of classical music such as Antonio Vivaldi, Beethoven as well as other bands from the 60s and 70s.She started writing songs at the age of 16 and joined her very first underground band in Karachi.It was Maha Alis father, a music lover, who exposed her to a wide collection of music; ranging from Dire Straits to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Lata Mangeshkar.After her schooling, she moved to Melbourne for higher studies where she attended Monash University. Maha Ali Kazmi With Her Friends At Monash University.