Provoked (film)

Provoked
Directed byJag Mundhra
Written byCarl Austin
Rahila Gupta
Produced bySunanda Murali Manohar
StarringAishwarya Rai
Robbie Coltrane
Miranda Richardson
Naveen Andrews
CinematographyMadhu Ambat
Edited bySanjeev Mirajkar
Music byA. R. Rahman
Distributed byPrivate Moments Ltd
Release dates
  • 14 June 2006 (2006-06-14) (International Indian Film Academy Festival)
  • 6 April 2007 (2007-04-06) (United Kingdom)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget₹120 million (INR)
Box office₹240,000,000(INR) or US$3,078,709 (INT)[1]

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.

Cinematography for the film was handled by Madhu Ambat. The film's score and soundtrack was composed by A. R. Rahman, and the theme song for the film, Alive, was composed by Rahman and sung by Karen David, who has a small cameo in the film. Shot in London, the film was released theatrically in April 2007.

  1. ^ "Provoked: A True Story (2007) – Box Office Mojo".