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.
Sair Tjerita Siti Akbari Sair Tjerita Siti Akbari (; Perfected spelling: Syair Cerita Siti Akbari, Malay for "Poem on the Story of Siti Akbari"; also known as Siti Akbari ) is an 1884 Malay-language "syair" (poem) by Lie Kim Hok. Adapted indirectly from the "Sjair Abdoel Moeloek", it tells of a woman who passes as a man to free her husband from the Sultan of Hindustan, who had captured him in an assault on their kingdom.