‘Tubelight’: Interesting facts about the Salman Khan film

'Tubelight' is one of those few Salman Khan films that did not fare as well as expected at the box-office. This resulted in distributors incurring losses.
Recently, there were reports that several producers and distributors were demanding a refund from the ‘Tubelight’ actor. Trade analyst Komal Nahta has now clarified that Salman has agreed to pay the distributors for their losses.
He took to Twitter to share, "Salman Khan has agreed to refund monies to distributors to make up for losses in Tubelight. A lovely gesture. That's being human!"

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Reportedly, Salman Khan has agreed to pay Rs 55 crore to the distributors for the movie that grossed an estimated Rs 114.50 crore nett at the Indian box-office till date.
On the work front, Salman is keeping busy with next actioner and is also filming cameos in Shah Rukh Khan and Varun Dhawan starrers.

Salman Khan's recent film ‘Tubelight’, directed by Kabir Khan that created a huge buzz before the release of the film, failed to rake the expected moolah at the Indian box office. In spite of having an Eid release, it didn't help the makers garner a great response as ‘Tubelight’ failed to impress the fans and critics alike.

If that wasn’t enough, reports suggest that, when a few of Bhai’s fans went to the theatres in Brussels, Belgium, to catch a glimpse of their favourite actor, they were shocked to see that the film was marketed as Shah Rukh Khan’s film. SRK only has a cameo in 'Tubelight' and it's well known that the protagonist of the film is Salman and not Shah Rukh.

Naturally, a few fans were left disillusioned when they saw silver screen corridors alluding to the film as Shah Rukh Khan’s. Perhaps, this was a move to salvage the collections of the film in the country.

It was a starry Thursday night as the biggest and brightest stars in the industry descended at selected multiplexes to catch a special screening of Salman Khan’s ‘Tubelight’. Bollywood’s Badshah Shah Rukh Khan was among the first few celebrities to catch a screening at a multiplex in Mumbai. The actor, who plays a cameo of a magician in the film, took daughter Suhana along as his date to the movies.
While daddy Khan rocked formal wear and a waistcoat, Suhana opted for a subtle off shoulder top and ripped jeans. The father-daughter duo flashed a smile or two for the cameras as they made their way to the screening.
Going by the review, Shah Rukh Khan is earning heaps of praises for his short but significant role in ‘Tubelight’.
The film releases worldwide today.

With the clock ticking down to the release of 2017’s big Eid blockbuster, ‘Tubelight’ the makers have an added reason to celebrate. According to reports doing the rounds, the Salman Khan starrer has been awarded a ‘U’ certificate by the CBFC with a total run-time of 136 minutes (2 hours and 16 minutes). This is believed to be Salman’s shortest film thus far, with his previous films like ‘Sultan’, ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ and ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ ranging between 2 hours and 45 minutes to 3 hours. The film has also been cleared with just one verbal cut.
‘Tubelight’ also stars Sohail Khan, Chinese actor Zhu Zhu and child artist Matin Rey Tangu in pivotal roles. The film is an official remake of the Hollywood film ‘Little Boy’ and will see Salman in his “best performance till date”, according to director Kabir Khan.
The film hits theatres on Friday, 23 June 2017.

Salman Khan's forthcoming flick helmed by Kabir Khan became the talk of the town since its inception. After wooing the Indian audience over with its trailer and music videos, the makers have now taken their war-drama to an international platform. A few pictures of the film's posters being featured on New York's Times Square hoardings have gone viral. The film is set against the backdrop of the 1962 Sino-Indian War and also features late Bollywood legend, Om Puri. Sohail Khan and Chinese actress Zhu Zhu also play pivotal roles in the film.

Salman Khan appearing on a television promotional event, 'Super Night with Tubelight', to promote his upcoming movie has been the talk of the town these past days. The actor recently headed to the sets of the popular show, to record the segment and sources tell us that it was a laughter riot. Salman and brother Sohail were laughing to their heart's content, thanks to Dr Mashoor Gulati’s (Sunil Grover) act. Dr Gulati put up an act where he operated on Salman in his unique style which left both Khan brothers in splits. Not only Sunil Grover but there was yet another talented lad Sanket Bhosle (who is known to mimic Salman and Sanjay Dutt in particular) who left Salman Khan in tears. The dynamic act by Dr Sanket Bhosle as Sanju Baba hosting 'Dutt Ka Dum' show made Salman Khan cry quite literally. A source tells us that the actor had to get off his seat and wipe the tears rolling down his face.

With few days left for the release of ‘Tubelight’, Salman Khan has revealed that there would be a special screening for his friend Shah Rukh Khan who has a cameo in the film.
In a recent media interaction, the 'Sultan' actor said, “We always have a special screening for all our movies and there would be a screening for Shah Rukh at his residence.” Salman was joined by his younger brother Sohail Khan who will be seen essaying the role of his brother in the film as well, as he marks his return on the silver screen after almost 7 years.
Helmed by Kabir Khan, ‘Tubelight’ which also stars Chinese actress Zhu Zhu and child-actor Matin Rey Tangu, is slated to release on 23 June 2017.

Salman Khan's upcoming movie 'Tubelight', which is slated to release on 25 June 2017 will see the 'Dabangg' actor sharing screen space with his real brother Sohail Khan after 7 years.
Director Kabir Khan recently revealed to a daily that Sohail wasn't the first choice for the role, as he intended to rope in an A-lister, one of whom was reportedly Akshay Kumar.
The report states that Akshay was allegedly among the top three names to play the role of Salman's on-screen brother. The director was keen to cast a prominent star and "create the chemistry" on-screen. However, he ended up locking down on the real brothers as he was reportedly "convinced" by their act and felt it would be time-consuming to create the kind of camaraderie they share.
'Tubelight' which is an adaptation of Hollywood flick 'Little Boy', also stars Chinese actress Zhu Zhu and Matin Rey Tangu in pivotal roles and Shah Rukh Khan in a cameo.

In a few weeks from today, fans will finally feast their eyes on the Salman Khan film 'Tubelight'. The actor, who has been busy promoting his film across all media platforms, recently spoke about Shah Rukh Khan's highly anticipated cameo, apart from various other tidbits.

Admitting how happy he was to have his contemporary in the film, Salman also stated that SRK's character brings about a "turning point" in the film.

Fans got a tiny glimpse of SRK's character in the 'Tubelight' trailer which was released late last month. This film will see Salman and Shah Rukh sharing screen space after their last outing together in the 1995 film 'Karan Arjun'.

The little kid – Matin Rey Tangu – in the teaser of ‘Tubelight’ created quite a buzz on the internet after viewers caught a glimpse of his camaraderie with Salman Khan. With interest piquing around the six-year-old’s role in the film, director Kabir Khan revealed how they zeroed in on Matin for the role. Kabir said that casting the child actor was no mean feat. He added that they didn’t set out on looking for an actor, but were seeking a wonderful child artiste who had the spunk and ability to withstand a 100-day shoot. Speaking about how many children auditioned before finalizing on Matin, Kabir said that they went through over a thousand kids before settling on him.

Salman Khan’s forthcoming flick ‘Tubelight’ has created much buzz, months before its release. Credit it to his superstardom or the novel storyline, this Kabir Khan-directed project is making the right noise and fast becoming one of the most anticipated films of the year. We bring you interesting facts about the movie that are bound to make you wait with bated breath for its release.

As soon as word spread that Kabir Khan was making ‘Tubelight’ with Salman, fans of the actor went berserk on social media. What added to the excitement was the fact that Salman’s younger brother Sohail Khan too would be a part of it. In an interaction with the Times Of India last year, the ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ star revealed, “Sohail is a part of the film. We are playing brothers.” There you have it guys! We’ll see the two real-life brothers depicting their deep bond on reel as well.

Many found the title of the film rather intriguing. According to reports, Salman essays the role of a man with special needs. He reportedly plays a man-child who is slow in picking and learning things, thus presumably earning the moniker of ‘Tubelight’. Despite his shortcomings, the character sets out on an unimaginable journey to find his brother (Sohail Khan), who has gone missing post the Indo-China war.

Director Kabir Khan obtained an NOC (no objection certificate) from the makers of the Kannada film ‘Tubelight’ since they originally owned the rights to the title.

Here’s another interesting thing about Salman Khan’s next release. Shah Rukh Khan and Ajay Devgn are in the race to attach the trailer of their respective films with Salman’s Eid release. The films in contention are Shah Rukh’s yet-untitled project with Imtiaz Ali and Ajay’s ‘Baadshaho’. Since ‘Tubelight’ is a big release, both actors are keen to attach their films’ trailers to it in the hope of grabbing more eyeballs and have approached Salman’s production house for the same. Reports suggest that the banner is willing to attach both the trailers with the film, if the arrangement is acceptable to SRK and Ajay.

Salman’s co-star in the film, Zhu Zhu has already been seen in international projects like ‘Shanghai Calling’, ‘Cloud Atlas’ and ‘The Man With The Iron Fists’ among others. She will make her debut in the Indian film industry with ‘Tubelight’.