Azadi (Urdu: آزادی) was an album released by Pakistani rock band, Junoon. It was released in 1997. It was a patriotic album that expressed the Partition of India during the year of 1947. The album was a huge success and created a huge reputation for Junoon. There were many singles on this album that were chart toppers that made it a very successful album in Pakistan. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Junoon (Urdu: جÙÙÙ) (meaning obsession in Urdu and craziness in Arabic) is one of Pakistan and South Asias most popular Rock bands, based out of Lahore, Pakistan, and formed in 1990 by guitarist/songwriter/medical doctor Salman Ahmad. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Britains holdings on the Indian subcontinent were granted independence in 1947 and 1948, becoming four new independent states: India, Burma (now Myanmar), Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), and Pakistan (including East Pakistan, modern-day Bangladesh). ...