Tubelight(2017)
Tubelight is a Bollywood historical drama film directed by Kabir Khan. Written by Neelesh Misra, the film is produced by Salman Khan & Kabir Khan. Set in the 1962 Sino-Indian War, it stars Salman Khan in Lead Role who plays a guy from India who falls in love with a girl from China. Pritam will compose the songs for the film, while composer Julius Packiam who has worked on all of director Kabir Khan's earlier films will compose the background score.
Tubelight is streaming on Vi Movies and TV and Hotstar.
Where to watch:Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Vi Movies and TV, Hotstar, Netflix, Prime Video
- Theatrical Release
- 23 June 2017
- Director
- Kabir Khan
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 16m
- Rating
- 4.6/10
Storyline
Laxman is a simple-minded man who everyone calls "Tube Light." He firmly believes that keeping faith can help you achieve anything. He even thinks that faith might be able to stop a war.
“Faith can move mountains—even stop a war.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Tubelight
Cast reunions in this film: Salman Khan & Sohail Khan (13 films together), Salman Khan & Pritam Chakraborty (5 films together), Kabir Khan & Pritam Chakraborty (3 films together), and Salman Khan & Kabir Khan (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Tubelight' is a common Hindi nickname for someone slow to understand.
- Salman Khan's character was partly inspired by the 1962 film 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and its character Boo Radley.
- A major portion of the movie was shot in Ladakh, including locations near the actual 1962 Sino-Indian war sites.
- The young actor playing the Pakistani boy, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, is actually a well-known adult actor in disguise.
- The film uses a real magician's trick, where Salman Khan bends a spoon with his mind, performed without camera tricks.
- It features a cameo by Shah Rukh Khan in a song, marking a special collaboration between the two Khans.
- Despite high pre-release buzz, the film was a major box office disappointment in India.
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