Aishwarya Rai: Provoked to hit Indian screens in 3 languages
Aishwarya Rai starrer Provoked is all set for a world wide release after receiving rave reviews for its volatile and relevant content in the Cannes film festival. The film will also be dubbed in three Indian languages for Indian audiences.
Producer J Murli Manohar told IANS: “Since the theme of domestic violence is as relevant in the West as in a remote village of Punjab or Bihar or Tamil Nadu, we’d like ‘Provoked’ to go into places that are ideally not seen as commercially viable for English language films. We therefore plan to dub ‘Provoked’ into Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.”
‘Provoked’ in its three Indian versions will have a background score completely separate and far more dramatic than the original English version.
A.R. Rahman, who will compose the music, said: “I don’t think this has ever been done before. But when Jagmohan Mundhra (director of ‘Provoked’) and I got together for the background score in ‘Provoked’, we felt it was too underplayed for the Indian market.
“Here, we like the music to emphasize every scene. We spoke about it, and I got another background score ready for the Indian market. It is more in keeping with the mood required in our cinema,” added Rahman.
‘Provoked’ is the harrowing real life tale of a lady named Kiranjeet Ahluwalia, who unable to bear the brutality and repeated rapes by her alcoholic husband, kills him unintentionally by setting him to fire.
Aishwarya Rai plays the role of the protagonist in the film. The film also starrs Naveen Andrews, Miranda Richardson, Robbie Coltrane, Nandita Das and Steve McFadden in pivotal roles.
The film is expected to hit Indian screens in August.