Junoon, or جنون (meaning "obsession" and/or "passion" in Urdu) is one of Pakistan and South Asia's most popular Rock bands, based out of Karachi, Pakistan, and formed in 1990 by guitarist/songwriter/medical doctor Salman Ahmad. At the time, Junoon consisted of two other members: Ali Azmat on vocals and Nusrat Hussain on keyboards. However later Brian joined them as a guitarist. The group performed all around the globe and have developed the sufi rock. The group was broken up when Salman Ahmed moved to New York and Brian went back to his native country. Ali Azmat plays solo now and has released his own successful albums.