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Kiranjit Ahluwalia The film is based on a true story of a Punjabi-Briton named Kiranjit Ahluwalia, who was a victim of marital abuse and was sentenced to life imprisonment in the UK after she killed her husband. While Kiranjit was behind bars serving her sentence, a group of social workers called the Southhall Black Sisters organized rallies and protests following which the British judicial system reprieved Kiranjit’s punishment.
She was born into a privileged family in India and she came to England in 1979 to be married to a man she had met only once. The next ten years were to be a nightmare of almost daily, physical, mental and sexual violence at the hands of her husband. Isolated by a society in which wife-beating was regarded as a normal part of life. She found that she had nowhere to turn. Her own family and her in-laws were unwilling or unable to help. She placed a blanket soaked in petrol over the bedclothes that covered her husband`s feet as he slept, lit a match and ran into the garden with her three-year-old son. Neighbours heard her husband`s screams and he died of his burns six days later. Kiranjit, in desperation, killed the man who had tortured her for so long. Bewildered, poorly advised and speaking little English, she was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder. In prison, she unexpectedly found a degree of freedom she had never known in the outside world. For the first time she was safe from beatings and abuse, and was able to make friends with other women - including Sara Thornton, still imprisoned for an offence similar to her own.The case against her was finally dismissed in September 1992, and she was released amid scenes of rejoicing. By the time of her arranged marriage to Deepak Ahluwalia, her English-educated husband, in 1979, she had four A levels and was studying for a law degree.
UPDATED NRI filmmaker Jagmohan Mundhra's
movie 'Provoked'
Awaiting Aishwarya’s Provoked Aishwarya Rai ’s forthcoming starrer Provoked , made by director Jagmohan Mundhra, is taking longer than expected to hit the theatres. Many expectations are attached to ‘Provoked’, which is
being described as a mainstream British film, meant for the English-speaking
audience. The film is the celluloid adaptation of Kiranjit and journalist Rahila Gupta’s novel, ‘Circle of Light’. Apart from Ash, ‘Provoked’ stars Nandita Das , Miranda Richardson and Naveen Andrews . The film was supposed to hit the theatres months back, but there have been delays because its director Jagmohan Mundhra wants to give a proper profile to the movie and market it strategically and widely. It is learnt that the film will be marketed by Lee Daniels and Associates, a reputed marketing company. ‘Provoked’ will premiere for the world media at the forthcoming Cannes film fest on May 18. Aishwarya Rai will be flying down to Cannes especially to attend the premiere and promote the movie. The film is likely to hit the theatres in July or August.
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NRI
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