Mrs Gursharan Kaur, wife of the Prime Minister was moved by the Aishwarya-starrer film Provoked. A special screening of the film was organized for the Prime Minister's wife in New Delhi recently.

Visibly touched by the sensitive film & praising the performances of the cast, she has written to the producers of the film, " The movie brilliantly highlights the trauma and struggle associated with domestic violence which many women undergo.

"The issues raised by the movie need to be widely publicized and shared so that women can courageously speak against this inhuman act" , she further added.

Provoked, is real life story of Kiranj it Ahluwalia (played by Aishwarya Rai), the Asian woman who overturned the British judicial system and transformed the meaning of "provocation" in the case of physically abused women, thus winning justice for women subjected to domestic violence, rape and sexual abuse.

The film, based on Ahluwalia's autobiography Circle of Light by Rahila Gupta, follows her single-handed struggle in an abusive 10-year marriage, her retaliation through the murder of her violent husband and the efforts of women activists, Southall Black Sisters to bring her justice.

Provoked directed by Jag Mundhra is a Media One Global Entertainment Ltd. production.

It casts Aishwarya Rai in the lead role and has a star studded line-up of famous actors like Miranda Richardson ( The Hours, Phantom of the Opera, Get Carter), Robbie Coltrane (Harry Potter, Ocean's 12, Golden Eye, The World is Not Enough), Nandita Das (Sandstorm, Fire, Earth), Rebecca Pidgeon (Heist), Deborah Moore ( Die Another Day) and Naveen Andrews (Lost, The English Patient, Bride & Prejudice).

Provoked is scheduled for international release on 6th April 2007.