Edward Atkins Kathryn Cochran Elizabeth Goodman Daniel Greenberg Suzane Guthrie Jeremy Hindsdale Michael Hutchinson Ariel Jacobs Antonia Konkoly Adrienne Kupper Traci Osterhagen John Uhl
Directed by
Ruhi Hamid Angus MacQueen
Starring
Junoon
Narrated by
Jay O. Sanders
Theme music composer
Doug Johnson Fiona McBain
Country of origin
Pakistan
Original languages
Urdu English
Production
Producer
Pamela Friedman
Cinematography
Scott Sinkler
Editors
Mark Sutton Jay Slot
Running time
100 minutes
Original release
Network
BBC
Release
17 July 2003 (2003-07-17)
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The Rock Star and the Mullahs is a 2003 documentary film directed by Ruhi Hamid and Angus MacQueen and by producer Pamela Friedman. The film follows the journey of the South Asian rock music band Junoon and addresses music in Islam.[1] The film won the "Outstanding story on South Asia - Broadcast" award at the South Asian Journalists Association Awards.
On 17 July 2003, the documentary was aired by BBC on the television programme Wide Angle, based upon Junoon and music in Islam.[2][3]
^Umber Khairi, "When the rock star met the mullah", BBC News, 15 December 2003, Retrieved on 21 July 2010.
^"Wide Angle | The Rock Star and the Mullahs" (2003), IMDB. Retrieved on 16 July 2010.
^THE ROCK STAR & THE MULLAHS. Retrieved on 16 July 2010.
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