Cast - Aiswarya Rai, Naveen Andrews, Miranda Richardson, Nandita Das, Robbie Coltrane, Karen David, Rebecca Pidgeon, Jimi Mistry, Deborah Moore [007 fame Roger Moore's daughter]
Director - Jagmohan Mundhra
Screenplay - Carl Austin, Rahila Gupta
Producer - Sunanda Murali Manohar [Lakshmi movie makers]
Theme song "Alive", with Karen David [LINK]
- Based on the true story of a Punjabi girl who was tricked into marrying a London-based man only to be physically abused. Kiranjit Ahluwalia, locked in an unhappy arranged marriage, set fire to her husband Deepak in May 1989 after suffering his brutality for 10 years. She was charged with murder and imprisoned for life, with a recommendation she serve 12 years. [LINK] [PICTURE,Courtesy NaveenAndrews.net]
- Based on the book, Circle of Light, co-authored by Ahluwalia herself, the film has Aishwarya playing the protagonist, with Nandita essaying the role of a social activist who helped the former in her fight to vindicate herself. Andrews plays the husband that she was compelled to eliminate from her life and the world. Aishwarya, who, according to Mundhra, "is doing a fantastic job", walked into the film quite by chance. [India Daily]
- A. R Rahman does the background music for this film.
