Featuring an impressive cast of Aishwarya Rai, Naveen Andrews, Miranda Richardson, Rebecca Pidgeon, Nandita Das and Robbie Coltrane, the repeatedly postponed date for the film Provoked’s release has now been set - to Friday 6th April.

Provoked is the true life depiction of Kiranjit Ahluwalia (played by Aishwarya Rai), the Asian woman who overturned the British judicial system’s interpretation of “provocation” in the case of physically abused women. It was a landmark victory 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 lonely struggle in an abusive 10-year marriage, her retaliation through the murder of her violent husband and the efforts of activists Southall Black Sisters to bring her justice.