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Provoked is a forthcoming British based English film directed by Jag Mundhra. It stars Aishwarya Rai, Naveen Andrews, Miranda Richardson, Robbie Coltrane and Nandita Das in pivotal roles. The film's score and soundtrack has been composed by A.R. Rahman. The theme song for the film, "Alive", composed by Rahman and sung by Karen David who even plays a small cameo in the film. Cinematography for the film is being handled by world renowned cinematographer, Madhu Ambat. The movie tells the harrowing tale of a lady named Kiranjeet Ahluwalia who gets abused often by her husband. Shot in London, the film is currently is the final stages of post-production. The film is slated for a late 2006 release.

Story

Unable to bear the brutality and repeated rapes by her alcoholic husband, a battered Punjabi houswive and mother of two, Kiranjeet Ahluwalia (Aishwarya Rai) sets fire to her abusive husband, Deepak Ahluwalia (Naveen Andrews) and kills him unintentionally. Charged with first-degree murder. she is sentenced to life imprisontment where she befriends her cellmate, a wealthy white woman named Veronica Scott (Miranda Richardson), from whom she learns English from. Her cell mate is so moved by her story that she asks her step-brother, Edward Foster (Robbie Coltrane), a highly respected queen's counsel to file her appeal. Her case comes to the notice of a group of south Asian social worker running a under funded organization called the "Southall Black Sisters". They bring her plight to the attention of the media by organizing rallies to gather public support for her freedom. She is ultimately freed by the judicial systen in a landmark case called "Regina vs. Ahluwali", that redefined the word PROVOCATION in the case of a battered woman. She was reunited with her children and was subsequently given an award by the Prime Minister's wife for her crusade against domestic violence.

Credits

Cast

Crew

Director: Jag Mundhra
Screenplay: Carl Austin
Story: Rahila Gupta
Producer: Sunanda Murali Manohar
Music: A.R. Rahman
Cinematography: Madhu Ambat
Editing: Sanjeev Mirajkar
Costumes: Sarah Tapscott
Theme Song Vocalist and Lyricist: Karen David

Trivia

The film is based on the true story of a woman named Kiranjeet Ahluwalia whose story was adapted into a book by Rahila Gupta.
The film finished shooting in 32 days.

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