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Junun

Junun

20157.20h 54m

Overview

A documentary capturing the creation of the album Junun inside Rajasthan’s 15th-century Mehrangarh Fort. Paul Thomas Anderson follows Jonny Greenwood, Shye Ben Tzur, Nigel Godrich, and the Rajasthan Express as they record a cross-cultural fusion of Indian, Israeli, and Western music.

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
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Top Cast

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Shye Ben Tzur

Self - Guitar, Flute, Vocals, Composer

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Ehtisham Khan Ajmeri

Self - Dholak

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Gufran Ali

Self - Qawwali Chorus

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Shazib Ali

Self - Qawwali Chorus

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Sabir Bamami

Self - Horns

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Aamir Bhiyani

Self - Trumpet

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Soheb Bhiyani

Self - Horms

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Ajaj Damami

Self - Horns

Nigel Godrich

Nigel Godrich

Self

Jonny Greenwood

Jonny Greenwood

Self - Guitar & Ondes Martenot

About Junun

Junun is a music, documentary film released in 2015. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, it stars Shye Ben Tzur, Ehtisham Khan Ajmeri, Gufran Ali. A documentary capturing the creation of the album Junun inside Rajasthan’s 15th-century Mehrangarh Fort. Paul Thomas Anderson follows Jonny Greenwood, Shye Ben Tzur, Nigel Godrich, and the Rajasthan Express as they record a cross-cultural fusion of Indian, Israeli, and Western music.

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