Tubelight (film)
| Tubelight | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Hindi | ट्यूब लाइट |
| Directed by | Kabir Khan |
| Produced by | Salman Khan Kabir Khan |
| Written by | Kabir Khan |
| Screenplay by |
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| Story by | Kabir Khan |
| Based on |
Little Boy by Alejandro Monteverde[1][2][3] |
| Starring | |
| Music by |
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| Cinematography | Aseem Mishra |
| Edited by | Rameshwar S. Bhagat |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 136 minutes[5] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹100 crore[6] |
| Box office | ₹223.24 crore[7] |
Tubelight is a 2017 Indian Hindi period war drama film written and directed by Kabir Khan. The film is produced by Salman Khan and Kabir Khan. Set in the 1962 Sino-Indian War,[8] it stars Salman Khan, Sohail Khan, Zhu Zhu, Matin Rey Tangu and Om Puri.[9] Shah Rukh Khan appears in a cameo in the film.[10] Julius Packiam and Pritam scored the music of the film, with the former composing the film score and latter composing the songs.[11] It is an adaptation of the 2015 American film Little Boy.[1]The film released on 23 June 2017.[4] This marks the last film appearance of Om Puri who died on January 6, 2017, shortly after completing the film.[12]
Plot
Laxman Singh Bisht, an abnormal child who has been bullied by some children including Narayan and they call him "Tubelight" . His father was an alchoholic bus driver. Laxman soon gets his brother Bharat who defends him from same children who bullies him in many ways (including beating Narayan) so no one ever dares to bully him. During school days, M.K Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi) has arrived there to teach children everything about faith, courage and belief. After India was freed from rule of British, Laxman and Bharat's parents passes away and Gandhi gets murdered. They then grew up and their love of brotherhood gets more stronger. Suddenly, when Indian border gets attacked by Chinese Soldiers, Indian Army starts recruitment of Soldiers for Kumaon Regiment in order to stop tension at border. Laxman, Bharat and Narayam joins but Bharat gets selected. Narayan is rejected because of knock knees and Laxman gets rejected because of his abnormalities, but however he gets offered for a job as an informer/messenger for army. As Indian soldiers (including Bharat) reach Indian border (in which there was a huge tension), suddenly a war rages between India and China. Laxman too learns about it. Laxman suddenly meets a magician known as Goga Paasha and gets selected to test his faith to move bottle, after some attempts he succeeds even Narayan tries to tease him. Laxman again tries same thing with Banne Chacha but fails but Banne explains that "Faith moves a mountain" and also explains how will Laxman find and get his faith. Laxman suddenly observes Indo-Chinese women named as "Le Leing" and boy named as "Gu Won", he then informs some people and they try to attack but they fail. Banne Chacha gets angry about this and advises him to befriend those women and boy to whom they tried to attack them because M.K Gandhi has not hated Britishers but learned from them to free India from British rule. After some attempts, Laxman finally succeeds to befriend Lening and Gu. Laxman tries to explain Indian army about Gu and Lening but he fails. During a war, Bharat and soldiers tries to escape but gets captured. Laxman learns about this and gets heartbroken, but Leing however consoles him to bring back his faith so he can get his brother back. Narayan tries to attack Gu but Laxman saves him. Narayan tries to convince Laxman not to befriend Chinese people or he will lose Bharat forever, but Leing explains Narayan that she and Gu are not only Chinese but Indians too. As Laxman tries to explain Narayan everything he learned from Gandhi (including a faithbcan move a mountain), Narayan challenges him to move a mountain and Laxman succeeds it as he brought an earthquake. After some days, he learns that 264 soldiers were martyred, he then tries again several times but soon he learns that he succeded in doing some thing as he learnt that war is stopped and border line emerged between India and China. They celebrate happiness of end of war, and Leing gets her lost father back in the process. But suddenly, war still contined on some parts and Bharat gets killed. After learning this Laxman gets shattered as he feels that people were right about him but Leing and Gu comforts him and bids farewell to return to Calcutta. Suddenly Gu, Leing and Laxman receives a news that Bharat is still alive but lost his memory and he gave his shoe to someone else. Laxman receives spare shoes from Narayan and enters medical camp with Banne, Gu and Leing. Laxman manages to get memories of Bharat back and gets reunited with happiness. In the end, Laxman narrates that Faith slowly wakes up, but when it wakes up, it lightens the world like "Tubelight" and Laxman is seen playing with Bharat.
Cast
- Salman Khan as Laxman Singh Bisht a.k.a. Tubelight
- Sohail Khan as Bharat Singh Bisht
- Matin Rey Tangu as Gu Won (Gu)
- Zhu Zhu as Li Leing (Gu's mother)
- Isha Talwar as Maya
- Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub as Narayan
- Brijendra Kala as Shopkeeper
- Om Puri as Banne Chacha [13][14]
- Yashpal Sharma as Major Rajbir Tokas
- Shah Rukh Khan as Magician Gogo Pasha (Cameo Appearance)
Production
The director obtained a no objection certificate from the makers of the Kannada film Tubelight.[15] The first schedule of filming started in July 2016 in Ladakh.[16] Chinese actress Zhu Zhu was finalised for the leading role.[17][18] She commenced shooting from 8 August 2016.[19] The first schedule lasted for a month and was completed in mid-August 2016.[20]
Sequences were shot in Ladakh and Kashmir.
Critical reception
Subhash K. Jha rated the film 3.5/5, describing the film as "a film with a deep insight into a corrupted soul."[21] DNA rated the film 3.5/5 and wrote "Tubelight is about love, trust, magic and belief. It's like a tonic for weary souls. You will find yourself interacting with the film and characters."[22] India.com rated the film 3.5/5 and stated "Watch it if you are a Salman Khan fan. Watch it if you aren’t but want to see Salman Khan do some serious acting."[23] Tushar Joshi from Bollywood Life also rated it 3.5/5, writing "Tubelight has a beautiful message of having faith and believing in the good. Salman Khan's sincere and heartfelt performance in the film will definitely move you."[24] Bollywood Bhaskar rated it 3/5, writing "If you are big fan of Salman Khan, you can definitely see it once."[25] Rohit Vats from Hindustan Times rated it 3/5, and wrote "It’s been a while since Salman Khan started playing a clumsy yet golden hearted man-child. He has aced this game by now and Tubelight might be his best shot at it."[26] Meena Iyer of The Times of India rated the film 3/5 on grounds of values of family and strong bonding between brothers.[27] Harsha R Gatty of Daijiworld rated 6.5/10 stars, saying "Salman Khan-starrer 'Bromance' is watchable emotional entertainer". "[28]
Manjusha Radhakrishnan of Gulf News rated 2.5/5 stars, saying "one of those films that shamelessly attempt to emotionally manipulate viewers into being sentimental wrecks."[29] Arti Dani of Khaleej Times commented, "good intentions but hardly any plot," but noted, "The best part about the movie was the bonding between Sohail and Salman."[30] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express rated only 1.5/5, saying "The message is perfect, but when the main act isn't convincing, the film becomes just like the title: mostly flicker with a little late glow."[31] Raja Sen of NDTV commented while rating only 1/5, "Poor little superstar who doesn't know better, the film is rendered unwatchable because of the leading man."[32]
Box office
The film grossed ₹20.55 crore (US$3.2 million) on day 1 and became the 16th biggest domestic opener[33], but overall the film under performed at the box office, but still it grossed ₹200 crore (US$31 million) worldwide at the end of 10 days with ₹152 crore (US$24 million) collecting from India itself.[7]
Soundtrack
| Tubelight | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Pritam | ||||
| Released | 23 June 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2016–17 | |||
| Studio | YRF Studios | |||
| Genre | Feature film Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 43:33 | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label | Sony Music | |||
| Producer | Salman Khan | |||
| Pritam chronology | ||||
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Sony Music India released the soundtrack album of the film on 23 June 2017.[11][34][35]
All music composed by Pritam.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Radio" | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Kamaal Khan, Amit Mishra | 4:49 |
| 2. | "Naach Meri Jaan" | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Kamaal Khan, Nakash Aziz, Dev Negi, Tushar Joshi | 4:47 |
| 3. | "Tinka Tinka Dil Mera" | Kausar Munir | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | 5:02 |
| 4. | "Main Agar" | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Atif Aslam | 4:37 |
| 5. | "Tinka Tinka Dil Mera" (Film Version) | Kausar Munir | Jubin Nautiyal | 5:06 |
| 6. | "Main Agar" (Film Version) | Amitabh Bhattacharya | KK | 3:28 |
| 7. | "Kuch Nahi" | Kausar Munir | Javed Ali | 3:41 |
| 8. | "Kuch Nahi" (Reprise) | Kausar Munir | Shafqat Amanat Ali | 3:41 |
| 9. | "Kuch Nahi" (Encore) | Kausar Munir | Papon | 3:33 |
| 10. | "Radio" (Film Version) | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Kamaal Khan, Amit Mishra | 4:49 |
| Total length: | 43:33 | |||
References
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- ↑ "Salman Khan's Tubelight is remake of Jakob Salvati's Little Boy, director Kabir Khan confirms". Firstpost. 8 May 2017.
- ↑ "Tubelight Based on Hollywood Film Little Boy; Salman Khan Plays a 'Gifted' Character". CNN-News18. 5 May 2017.
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- ↑ Kotwani, Hiren (29 July 2016). "Sohail Khan: "I am only doing 'Tubelight' so that I can be around Kabir and Salman bhai"". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ↑ "Salman Khan's Tubelight heroine is Zhu Zhu. And she is a star".
- ↑ "A Chinese Heroine For Salman in His Upcoming Film 'Tubelight'?". Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ↑ "Salman Khan's Tubelight heroine to begin shooting from August 8- read EXCLUSIVE details!". Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ↑ "Salman Khan’s Tubelight wraps shoot in Ladakh, gives him time to sightsee". Hindustan Times. Mumbai. PTI. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ↑ Tubelight Movie Review: Tubelight exudes the spirit of a heightened humanism!
- ↑ Tubelight' Review: Salman Khan delivers a sentimental kick straight to the heart
- ↑ Tubelight movie review: Salman Khan as Laxman will make you laugh, cry and fall in love with him
- ↑ Tubelight movie review: Salman Khan’s innocent charm uplifts this heartwarming sibling drama
- ↑ [https://bollywood.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-REVI-REV-tubelight-movie-review-5629034-NOR.html Movie Review: The story of the man who came out to find brother]
- ↑ Tubelight movie review: Salman Khan’s film delivers an important message
- ↑ Meena Iyer (23 June 2017). "Tubelight Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ↑ Harsha R Gatty (22 June 2017). "'Tubelight' movie review: Salman Khan-starrer 'Bromance' is watchable emotional entertainer". Daijiworld. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ↑ Manjusha Radhakrishnan (22 June 2017). "'Tubelight' film review: Not so bright". Gulf News. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ↑ Arti Dani (22 June 2017). "'Tubelight' movie review: Kabir Khan loses the plot". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ↑ Shubhra Gupta (23 June 2017). "Tubelight movie review: Salman Khan film flickers a lot, offers little glow". The Indian Express. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ↑ Raja Sen (23 June 2017). "Tubelight Movie Review: Salman Khan Is The Worst Thing About Tubelight". NDTV. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ↑ "Top India First day all time". Box Office India. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ↑ "Tubelight (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Pritam". 23 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017 – via iTunes.
- ↑ "Pritam to recreate 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' magic once again with Salman Khan's 'Tubelight' -". 4 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.