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Provoked: A True Story 2007 Directed by Jag Mundhra

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.

Production Countries India , United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gnere Drama
Release Date 6 April 2007
87 mins
Cast
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
Leena Dhingra Sheela Ahluwalia
Raji James Anil Gupta
Derek Smee Lord Justice Taylor
Harpreet Singh Nandra Sandeep Ahluwalia
Raoul Pattra Rajeev D. Ahluwalia
Peter Benedict Dr. Manning
Jason Cheater Prison Van Driver
Christina Thornton Commander Kate Halloran
Guy Siner Prosecutor
Judith Jacob Guard Tyler
Wendy Albiston Guard Miller
Tim Wallers Jury Foreman
William Maxwell Judge Swinton Thomas