Islamabad: Rock City

Islamabad: Rock City is a 2001 documentary film produced by Michael Hirschorn and Shelly Tatro. The film follows the journey of the biggest South Asian rock music band Junoon and struggle they face to become one of the biggest band in the world.[1]

Islamabad: Rock City
Directed bySameer Butt, Lucas Traub
Written bySameer Butt
Richard Murphy
Produced byBrad Abramson
Sameer Butt
Richard Murphy
Lucas Traub
StarringJunoon
Narrated bySusan Sarandon
Edited byDouglas Anderson
Music byJennifer Stilson
Sandy Alouete
Bruce Gillmer
Distributed byVH1
Release date
  • November 29, 2001 (2001-11-29) (U.S.)
Running time
20 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Pakistan
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

The VH1 News special is the story of a very unlikely Pakistani rock band who have managed to defy politics, culture and fundamentalism all in the name of music. Translated, "Junoon" means "passion" - and that's what this 10- year-old rock group has brought to a Pakistani music scene that has often been forced underground. The group has been banned for nearly half of its existence, yet has still sold millions of records. Two years ago, it won Channel V award in Delhi for "Best International Group",[2] beating out the likes of Backstreet Boys and The Prodigy.[3]

References
  1. Islamabad: Rock City Retrieved on July 21, 2010.
  2. "The Channel [V] Awards reaffirm the global impact of all things Indian". Planet India. Angelfire. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  3. Junoon - [V] Award Ceremony 1998 Junoon Wins Best International Band Award on YouTube Retrieved on September 29, 2016.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.