By Stone Martindale Apr 20, 2007, 4:15 GMT
Stunning bride to be Aishwarya Rai 's latest film, "Provoked" has turned out to be a boffo box office winner in the United Kingdom. Time Out London refers to ‘Provoked’ as a film that "packs a Punch". The Daily Mirror said the film was "a worthy story and this drama deals with the delicate subject matter with a sensitive touch", giving the film three stars.
04/03/2007 - Aishwarya Rai - © Solarpix / Photorazzi
Ash is readying to marry handsome actor Abhishek Bachchan soon in Mumbai, plays the lead role as a battered Indian housewife living in the UK in the film.
'Eros International', the distributor of the film, claimed in a press statement on Thursday to Indian entertainment site ApunKaChoice.com that ‘Provoked’, released on April 6th, has crossed Fox Searchlight distributed director Mira Nair's "The Namesake's" weekend box office takings in the UK.
"Provoked" is based on the true life story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia, played by Ash, the Indian woman who overturned the British judicial system and transformed the meaning of 'provocation' in the case of physically abused women, winning justice for women subjected to domestic abuse according to IMDB.
The film is directed by Jagmohan Mundhra and follows Kiranjit's lonely struggle in an abusive ten-year marriage, and her retaliation through the murder of her violent husband.
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