Provoked: A True Story

Naveen Andrews is brilliant. Inspired by the real life traumatic story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia's biography, Circle of Light , Provoked traces the anguish and agony and delivers an act that would leave everyone thinking. and fit into the role well. ... Full Review

The story is powerful, yes, but the passion and the pain finds articulation through Aishwarya's sensitive rendition of the protagonist. 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. ... Full Review

Provoked is very pro femme/pro human fare.I have to warn any guy who is not a movie maven: walk softly around this one unless you want to make points by seeing Provoked with your S.O. The femme target aud will appreciate its message of empowerment. It is a chick flickRai is, for much of the film, a blank but beautiful cipher who is in shock and fear after her desperate attempt to end the constant, painful abuse by her husband, Deepak (Naveen Andrews). ... Full Review

Let's not talk too much about the storyline and the basic plot as film maker Jag Mundhra and his team of PR and media planners have made the world enough aware about what is in store in PROVOKED. She sets her husband on fire only to find herself behind the bar and later being released with help of her sympathetic jail inmate [Miranda Richardson] and a social activist organization represented by Nandita Das. ... Full Review

In addition, the vast majority of the scenes are badly staged and have an amateurish quality to them that would put even the worst made-for-TV movie to shame. Aishwarya Rai gives a terrific performance in the lead role which is just as well because some of the supporting performances are decidedly ropey. ... Full Review

After months and months of going back and fourth, Desi Hits! has learned that the movie AND the movie actress everyone is waiting to see is Aishwarya Rai in PROVOKED. We wont make our listeners wait any longer..the movie is ... Full Article

"My trilogy ends with Provoked ," declares the director who gave us meaningful movies like Kamla and Bawandar . September 11, 2008 The man, known mostly for erotic movies suddenly shot to recognition with Bawandar bagging many awards worldwide. ... Full Article

Mumbai (UNI): Aishwarya Rai starrer Provoked will be premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 19, the film's director Jagmohan Mundhra said here today. ... Full Article

AMIT ROY Gurinder Chadha and Aishwarya Rai at Cannes. (AFP) Cannes, May 17: Not since Brigitte Bardot did her sex kitten act on the beach at Cannes some four decades ago has an actress caused as much of a stir... ... Full Article

Its an all-too-familiar story, unfortunately: A woman strikes back at her husband after years of abuse, then has to fight the criminal justice system to be recognized as a traumatized victim, not a dangerous offender herself. ... Full Article