Here is detailed content on the film (2015). Overview "Junun" is a 2015 documentary/musical film directed and shot by Paul Thomas Anderson (famed for films like There Will Be Blood , The Master , Phantom Thread ). The film documents the creative collaboration between the guitarist and composer Jonny Greenwood (of Radiohead) and the Israeli composer/musician Shye Ben Tzur , as they record an album with a collective of Indian musicians from Rajasthan. The recording took place at the historic Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
The title Junun (जुनून) is a Hindi-Urdu word borrowed from Persian, meaning "madness," "obsession," or "passion"—an apt description of the film's energy and the creative process it captures. | Aspect | Information | |--------|-------------| | Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | | Release Date | October 8, 2015 (New York Film Festival); October 9, 2015 (online) | | Runtime | 54 minutes | | Language | Hindi, English, Hebrew, Rajasthani | | Format | Black and white / Color (primarily black and white, with brief color sequences) | | Distribution | Exclusively released on MUBI (streaming service) | Background & Context The project originated when Jonny Greenwood and Shye Ben Tzur decided to collaborate on an album. Greenwood had previously composed orchestral scores for Anderson's films ( There Will Be Blood , The Master , Inherent Vice ). Ben Tzur had been living in India for nearly two decades, deeply immersed in Sufi qawwali and Rajasthani folk music. junun movie
They assembled a group of 25 Indian musicians—including members of the community (a hereditary Muslim caste known for their devotional music)—and traveled to Jodhpur. The recording took place in a small, acoustically vibrant room within Mehrangarh Fort, overlooking the blue city of Jodhpur. Here is detailed content on the film (2015)