Ambient sound: Natural sounds such as Birds singing and trees swaying to depict the harmonic portrayal of the family life between the two couples...yet.

Antagonist: The villain, the male in Provoked can be inferred to be the antagonist as he inflicts violence and brutality on his wife.

Biopic: This refers to a film based on a true life story. Provoked is the true story of Kiranjit Aluwalia who murders her husband un- intensially in order to seek revenge for the 10 years she has suffered in silence from domestic violence.

Cahiers du Cineme: A French magazine which emphasise the need to reflect contemporary life experiences. Provoked does this as the audience become aware of the true life story which portrays how Kiranjit Aluwalia in Southall suffered from domestic violence from her husband.

Counterculture: a subculture that rejects the mainstream values of society. When Provoked was shot, in 1996, females were considered to be subordinate to males and therefore no-one fought with the views they had. However, a group named Southall Black sisters, full of females attempt to bring Aishwarya Rai’s in just sentence to publicity by doing all sorts of things.

Dutch angle: This term refers to a type of camera shot which involves tilting the camera to create a sense of distortion. This is used in Provoked when Aishwarya Rai attempts to burn her fire to portray her immorality.

Liberal feminism: Feminism is defiantly a key theme in Provoked, and feminists such as Southall Black sisters help bring Aishwarirya Rai’s case to light.

Method acting- Konstantin Stanislavsky: Aishwarya Rai merges herself psychologically into the character she is representing, for example Kiranjit Aluwalia to match the emotions of the character to create a film that is high in validity.

Video nasty: This refers to a video with a high level of violence and sexual violence as its principal content. Although this is not the primary theme in provoked, it is integrated within the movie as it progresses.