Provoked (2007)
Provoked is the true story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia, a Punjabi woman who moved to London after her marriage with Deepak Ahluwalia. Her husband seemed caring at first but then began to beat her up. He started drinking a lot and sleeping around with other women. he also subjected her to spousal rape. After ten years and having two children with him, out of fear, she sets him on fire.
- Date of release
- 2007-04-06
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (24)
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Jag Mundhra
Casting
- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan — Kiranjit Ahluwalia
- Miranda Richardson — Veronica Scott
- Naveen Andrews — Deepak Ahluwalia
- Nandita Das — Radha Dalal
- Robbie Coltrane — Lord Edward Foster
- Freya Berry — Dr. Emma Stillman
- Rebecca Pidgeon — Miriam Taylor
- Nicholas Irons — PC James O'Connell
- Steve McFadden — DS Ron Meyers
- Deborah Moore — Jackie
- Leena Dhingra — Sheela Ahluwalia
- Lorraine Bruce — Doreen
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: London
Provoked is a 2006 British biographical drama film, directed by Jag Mundhra. It stars Aishwarya Rai, Naveen Andrews, Miranda Richardson, Robbie Coltrane, Nandita Das and Steve McFadden. The film is loosely based on the true story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia, who unintentionally killed her abusive husband.
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