Provoked: A True Story

Provoked: A True Story

87 mins | Drama | April 6, 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.

Provoked: A True Story

87 mins | Drama | April 6, 2007

Provoked: A True Story
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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers
Original title Provoked: A True Story
Directors Jag Mundhra
Writers Sanjeev Mirajkar, Rahila Gupta, Carl Austin

Cast

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

as Kiranjit Ahluwalia

Miranda Richardson

as Veronica Scott

Naveen Andrews

as Deepak Ahluwalia

Nandita Das

as Radha Dalal

Robbie Coltrane

as Lord Edward Foster

Freya Berry

as Dr. Emma Stillman

Rebecca Pidgeon

as Miriam Taylor

Nicholas Irons

as PC James O'Connell

Steve McFadden

as DS Ron Meyers

Deborah Moore

as Jackie

Leena Dhingra

as Sheela Ahluwalia

Lorraine Bruce

as Doreen

Raji James

as Anil Gupta

Derek Smee

as Lord Justice Taylor

Harpreet Singh Nandra

as Sandeep Ahluwalia

Raoul Pattra

as Rajeev D. Ahluwalia

Shaheen Khan

as Jamila

Karen David

as Asha

Maxine Finch

as Lula

Julie T. Wallace

as Gladys

Ray Panthaki

as Ravi

Peter Benedict

as Dr. Manning

Eric Carte

as Judge

Jason Cheater

as Prison Van Driver

Christina Thornton

as Commander Kate Halloran

Guy Siner

as Prosecutor

Judith Jacob

as Guard Tyler

Wendy Albiston

as Guard Miller

Tim Wallers

as Jury Foreman

Claire Louise Amias

as Young Nurse

William Maxwell

as Judge Swinton Thomas