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Provoked is a forthcoming British based English film directed by Jag Mundhra.
It stars Aishwarya Rai, Naveen Andrews, Miranda Richardson, Robbie Coltrane, Nandita Das and Steve McFadden.
Cinematography for the film is being handled by Madhu Ambat. The film's score and soundtrack has been composed by A. R. Rahman, and the theme song for the film, "Alive", was composed by Rahman and sung by Karen David, who has a small cameo in the film. Shot in London.
The movie tells the harrowing tale of a woman who is abused by her husband.
Unable to bear the brutality and repeated rapes by her alcoholic husband, a battered Punjabi housewife Kiranjit Ahluwalia (Aishwarya Rai) and mother of two in London, sets him on fire and kills him.
Charged with first-degree murder, she is sentenced to life imprisonment, where she befriends her cellmate, a wealthy white woman, from whom she learns English. Her cell mate is so moved by her story that she asks her step-brother, a highly respected queen's counsel to file her appeal. Her case comes to the notice of a motley group of south Asian social workers running a under founded organization called Southall Black Sisters. They bring her plight to the attention of the media by organizing rallies to gather public support for her freedom.
At the end of December 2006, Shilpa Shetty leaves for an undisclosed part of UK to be part of the biggest reality show Big Brother UK. Though the actress has been forbidden from talking about it, it's most reliably learnt that Shilpa has been paid the equivalent of a whopping Rs 3 crores to be the only Bollywood participant on the show. Shilpa joins Big Brother from Jan 1 and spends the next 25 days on the show. Says the source, "When Shilpa was approached she was taken completely by surprise. She had made no overtures to Endemol (the company that produces Big Brother internationally) to let them know she was interested in their show at all. But Big Brother made inquiries.
Mumbai, 21st December: In a short span having stormed Bollywood with three super duper hits like “Woh Lamhe” in Zeher, “Aadat” in Kalyug & “Tere Bin” in Bas Ek Pal & popular all over the Asian diaspora has made Atif Aslam the most popular playback singer & sort after artist in the world today and is now releasing his debut album 'Doorie' on Tips which is destined to become one of the biggest albums of 2007.
Kami. K / Jeet present a U.K Asian Allstar Production.
The Game's 'One Blood' remix featuring 24 of the top American rappers became a huge phenomenon worldwide.
Inspired after hearing this, East London rapper Jeet devised the concept of highlighting the top Asian MC's from the U.K on the same track. Having called on Kami K, an established producer on the Asian scene, to assist in the recording and production, 11 MCs were hand picked and the rest is history:
AG Dolla, V Dubl E, Kan D Man, Drilla Kid, Swami Baracus, Raxstar, AC, Menis, Dialekt, A-Dot and Jeet.
Result is a combination of elements through "One Race, One Tongue, One Blood"