The Wife (2021 film)

The Wife
Release poster
Directed bySarmad Khan
Written bySarmad Khan
Manoj Kalwani (dialogues)
Starring
CinematographyKedar Phadke
Music byUtkarsh Umesh Dhotekar
Distributed byZee5
Release date
  • 19 March 2021 (2021-03-19)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

The Wife is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language horror film directed by Sarmad Khan and starring Gurmeet Choudhary (in his lead debut) and Sayani Datta.[1][2] The film was released on Zee5 in March 2021.[3][4]

Plot

The story follows Varun and his wife Arya buying a flat in city. They start to hear voices in the flat and seeing things. The rest of the story shows whether they solve the source of the haunting.

Cast

  • Shubham Daulani as young Varun
  • Ashesh Jain as Varun's Father
  • Pooja Jawhare as Anjana
  • Divyansha Kaushik as Katrina Murad
  • Vishal Kumar as Young Vikram Desai
  • Satyendra Malik as Ganesh Shetty
  • Rajeev Pandey as Vikram Desai
  • Aanchal Singh as Sarika
  • Siddhartha Srivastava as Police Inspector
  • Chandrakant Taneja as Eshwar Reddy
  • Jinu Thomas as Aram Nagar Director

Reception

A critic from The Times of India wrote that "All said, ‘The Wife’ remains true to its genre but the pace of the film seems exhausting because it takes too much time for the big reveal. Though for a horror and suspense film, it manages to give you only a few spooks".[5] A critic from Zee5 wrote that "Overall, the film makes for an engaging watch with a lot more to offer in terms of horror than just jump-scares".[6] A critic from Zoom wrote that "All in all, The Wife isn't the horror film you could look forward to having spine-chilling moments".[7]

References

  1. ^ Mehrotra, Isha (17 February 2021). "Gurmeet Choudhary starrer Zee 5's horror film 'The Wife' to release on THIS date, check first look here". Zee News. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  2. ^ Cyril, Grace (22 March 2021). "Gurmeet Choudhary says shooting The Wife affected him psychologically: Interview". India Today. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Gurmeet Chaudhary, Sayani Datta star in horror film The Wife; see first look poster". Firstpost. 17 February 2021. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  4. ^ "The Wife: Gurmeet Chaudhary & Sayani Datta Starrer To Release In March". IANS. 18 February 2021. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023 – via Koimoi.
  5. ^ Khuranna, Archika. "THE WIFE REVIEW : AN AVERAGE HORROR FLICK THAT DOESN'T OFFER MANY JUMP-SCARES". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  6. ^ Thakore, Vatsal (19 March 2021). "The Wife Review: Gurmeet Choudhary And Sayani Datta Starrer Is A Spine-Chilling Horror Tale With An Engaging Storyline". Zee5. Archived from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  7. ^ "The Wife movie review: With no spine-chilling moments, Gurmeet Choudhary-starrer fails to scare you". Zoom. 19 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.