Review of Provoked: A True Story (2007) by Tushad C — 25 Oct 2007

Based on true-life events, Provoked tells the tale of Punjabi housewife, Kiranjit Ahluwalia, played by a very convincing, Aishwarya Rai. Following tens years of being beaten and being brutality raped, she sets fire to her abusive husband and kills him unintentionally.

Sentenced with murder, this is a remarkable story of how this mother of two, learns English from her cellmate, a wealthy white woman and with the help of a social worker (Nandita Das) files for an appeal which changes the course of her life resulting in a landmark Criminal law case in Great Britain.