Visually, Junun is a study in texture and light. The camera lingers on the worn stone of the fortress, the intricate patterns of the musicians' attire, and the dust motes dancing in shafts of sunlight. The color palette is warm and earthy, matching the timbre of the instruments. The film creates a sense of enclosed sanctuary; the fort walls protect the musicians from the outside world, allowing them to drift into a state of flow.
– Junun is a musical prayer, a sensory tone poem. It’s for fans of Patti Smith: Dream of Life , Stop Making Sense , or anyone who wants to watch masters lose themselves in rhythm. Best watched on a good sound system (or headphones) with no distractions.
What could have easily been a standard "making-of" featurette or a sterile documentation of East-meets-West fusion instead becomes something spiritual. Anderson, who also served as the cinematographer, shoots with a handheld intimacy that borders on the tactile. He is not interested in explaining the history of the fort or providing biographical backstories. There are no talking heads, no explanatory intertitles. There is only the music and the environment that births it.