Which Indian woman is Provoked  story based on
Provoked (film) Provoked is a 2006 British biographical drama film, directed by Jag Mundhra. It stars Aishwarya Rai, Naveen Andrews, Miranda Richardson, Robbie Coltrane, Nandita Das and Steve McFadden. The film is loosely based on the true story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia, who killed her abusive husband.
Dhanashree Halbe Dhanashree Halbe (Marathi: धनश्री हळबे )(born December 13, 1928) is a well-known Marathi writer. She is also a translator, poet and a writer for children's stories. She has written more than 15 books, hundreds of short stories and articles for various age groups. She has translated 10 books from Malayalam to Marathi. She has also contributed to the "Encyclopedia on Women's Literature in Indian Languages"("Bahratiya Stree Sahityacha Magova") and "Encyclopedia on Theatre"("Marathi Natya Kosh"). She won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2000 for the translated novel "Awespchi Mule" (Malayalam novel by T.Shiva Shankar Pillai).