Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai attends premiere · 2007-04-04 17:43
Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai has attended the London premiere of her latest film, Provoked, which deals with the subject of domestic abuse.
The movie is based on the true story of a British woman, Kiranjit Ahluwalia, who was jailed in 1989 for killing her violent husband by setting him on fire.
Former Miss World Rai said she took the role because it "touched a chord and as a woman I believed in the issue".
A huge star in India, Rai is known in the UK for 2004's Bride and Prejudice,
BBC informs.
She stars alongside Miranda Richardson, Robbie Coltrane and EastEnders actor Steve McFadden in Provoked.
The British film was inspired by Ms Ahluwalia's autobiography, in which she describes 10 years of rape and abuse at the hands of her husband.
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