There shouldn’t be a set standard for ‘wife material’: Sunerah

Thanks to the release of the nationally beloved film "Utshob" on OTT, it has once again found its way into social media discussions. Lauded for its family-friendly, emotional, and evocative script, the film arguably peaks in the scene between Sunerah Binte Kamal and Zahid Hasan. A lighter facet of the emotional reunion of the father-daughter duo is Sunerah screeching, "How come this coffee is 350 taka? Outrageous!", a humorous dialogue which has unexpectedly set off debates on social media. Memes captioned "wife material" have been circulating for days, owing to her character's stingy nature. "It is honestly flattering and quite funny to see these memes circulating around," said the actress, a recipient of the National Film Award for her very first film, "No Dorai". "If you think seriously, it's concerning that some men think that a 'wife material' should be someone who thinks that way."

Sunerah further says that such arbitrary standards demean women in general. "Every woman who wants to get married is a wife material, regardless of how she leads her life."