Lone Struggle

As Kiranjit Ahluwalia has faced such an animal behaviour and treatment from his husband it should be looked and noticed by society that these gender brutality must stop now at any cost,Jagmohan has brought this story on screen ,its good movie from social awarness point of view as far as making film technically superb is another matter which expert film reviwer will find out as this ToI journalist says in review here: "Based on the true story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia, who managed to find freedom, dignity and a life of her own after ending ten years of marital abuse with the drastic act of murdering her sleeping husband, Provoked draws its strength from two sources.

First, from the power of real life drama, where the facts itself are so gritty, you simply can’t go wrong with them.

A simple Punjabi girl leaves her village to end up as the wife of a Brit boy (Naveen Andrews), who not only likes a bit on the side but also fails to tame the beast within.

So much so, the beast rises ever so often and throws his pregnant wife down the stairs, holds the hot iron against her face and covers her body with black and blue bruises, whenever she dares to question his wild ways.

And when she is sufficiently provoked, she simply lights up his bed and ends up in the unfriendly prison environs.'
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