The Wife Review: Gurmeet Choudhary as Varun aces his performance in this open-ended horror movie

Whether or not you believe in ghosts, one can’t really escape the demons of the past. This is precisely what Sarmad Khan directorial The Wife dabbles with. The movie stars Gurmeet Chaudhary and Sayani Datta in the lead roles. Set in an urban setting, Varun (Gurmeet) and Arya (Sayani) move to a new house which is haunted by a woman who is out there to seek revenge. From whom and why is what forms the premise of the story.

While Arya is quick to realize that there is something wrong with the happenings around her in the house, Varun dismisses it to be ‘co-incidence.’ He refuses to seek any help from psychic till one day he comes face to face with the demon. There is also a psychic who believes in the science of ghosts, there is also a selfish father who becomes the reason for all the mishaps in the first place.

The story in itself is slightly slow and background music trying to keep you on edge, however, the screenplay fails you in parts. The film seems to be cut abruptly. As soon as the story comes to a high point, it is pulled heavily down with shoddy editing. Gurmeet Chaudhary has tried his best to elevate the movie with his performance. He does justice to what was written to him but we would have liked it more if his character was well defined. Apart from what is on the surface, we would have loved to see the layers of his character unfold throughout the story.

Coming to Sayani Datta, I found her the weakling when it comes to performances. Her shrieks, her shouts lacked conviction.

Director Sarmad could have used the camera to create moments that could have added to the horror effect and lacked the ‘X factor. If you were reading the signs right throughout the movie, you would be able to predict the climax. Despite the loopholes, the film does manage to entertain you in parts. It is currently streaming on Zee 5.

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Check out Twitter Review of The Wife here: 

Marvellous acting by @gurruchoudhary #TheWife https://t.co/Ad2G18HFto

— Shweta Mishra (@Gurru_Ki_diwani) March 19, 2021

We love you Gurmeet Choudhary ?forever and always❤️?Hope your movie #TheWife rocked @ZEE5Premium @ZeeStudios_ portal?????? Will watch it soon somehow somewhere in USA ? pic.twitter.com/OXpvYi3gC0

— Mano Padmanaban (@ManoPadmanaban1) March 20, 2021

best scene of the film ??? and made us shocked too ?? @gurruchoudhary you are super excellent and killed it completely ???? #TheWife @ZEE5Premium
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my champ ? my shining star ? my super star ? my rock star ? #GurmeetChoudhary ?? love you unlimited ??? pic.twitter.com/u6ohxs1JBf

— Nisha?insane GC deewani? (@Nisha_2727) March 20, 2021

A must watch
Wat a lovely treat to Thriller lovers @gurruchoudhary and Ur expressions just killerrrrrrr. KUDOS #GurmeetChoudhary #TheWife
I recommend watching The Wife on ZEE5 App. Click here to watch it too https://t.co/APxVkNQLUV

— gurrugang (@gurrugang) March 20, 2021

@gurruchoudhary watched 6th time & every time U made me speechless by Ur mind blowing expressions?awesome & remarkable acting?❤️you killed it my angel champ?❤️ #TheWife
super proud of U?
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my champ?my super star?my rock star? #GurmeetChoudhary ?love U unlimited ?? pic.twitter.com/sbmEFfeZA3

— Nisha?insane GC deewani? (@Nisha_2727) March 20, 2021

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— ♡ Misbah’sPrideGurmeet ♡ (@misbahtanveer) March 20, 2021

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