Afghan Star, hosted by John Legend
Hosted by John Legend this is the story of a TV show that changed a country. When the Taliban banned music in Afghanistan the country was plunged into silence. But there were people who fought back. Who smuggled cassette tapes and VCRs into the country. Who danced at secret house parties. And risked death just to watch their favorite Bollywood movies. And then those same people set up a radical new tv show. It was called AFGHAN STAR– an American Idol, but for Afghanistan. The show sparked a cultural revolution. People marched through the streets campaigning for their favorite contestants. In v...
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Curtains
As the Taliban returns, Massood Sanjer - the head of TOLO TV - has to make a decision. Should he do what they want and take Afghan Star off the air, or keep fighting for the revolution he helped start.
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Exodus
Aryana Sayeed is doubling down on her life in Kabul while all around her, the Taliban are closing in.
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The Bomb
Afghanistan’s biggest popstar leads the fight against the Taliban. And then one January day, a bomb goes off on a bus in Kabul, and nothing about the show– or the country– will ever be the same again
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Devil’s Star
As the show’s producers take a dangerous trip to recruit talent from across the country, Afghan Star becomes a target for a resurgent Taliban.
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The Dance
Setara Hussainzada is one of the first women to make it to the final rounds of Afghan Star. It’s a triumph. And then she does something that puts her life – and the lives of everyone who makes the show – at risk.
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Bigger than an Election
As the sole breadwinner for his family, Shakib Hamdard struggles to provide for his mom and sisters. But everything changes when the young taxi driver finds himself at the very first audition for Afghan Star.
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Angels Of Peace
Daoud Sediqi grows up in an Afghanistan full of music and movies. Then the Taliban arrive and Daoud becomes a revolutionary on the frontline of the cultural war.
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Lights, Camera, Action
A young radio producer in Afghanistan is given an impossible task: to create a brand new, revolutionary talent show in just two months.
Music at the end of this episode from Afghan musician Qais Maroof, contestant on The Voice of Afghanistan.
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Introducing: Afghan Star, hosted by John Legend
In Afghanistan, a cultural revolution was televised through a musical talent show, and this is its story.
To purchase original Afghan Star artwork visit www.awastudios.com/afghanstar — proceeds go to support The Noor Initiative, who are on a mission to ensure every Afghan girl has access to education and opportunity.
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