Tubelight is Salman Khan starrer family drama, directed by Kabir Khan and produced by Salman Khan himself. Filmed in the background of Sino-Indian war, the film manages to get mixed reviews from both critics and audience. It released in India on 23rd June and managed to get only 50% occupancy on its first day. The box office graph of the film is expected to witness a surge post Monday, as people who be indulging in some fun activities like movies during the Eid celebrations. The second day collection of Tubelight and the numbers haven’t staggered a bit despite being a weekend.
Bollywood film critic Taran Adarsh tweeted the second day collection of Kabir Khan directorial Tubelight. On Saturday, the film managed to rake in Rs. 21 crore just like its opening day. This makes the Salman Khan starrer film hit the 40-crore mark in two days. Not only this, Tubelight has also secured a place for itself in Top 5 openers of year 2017, which also includes Baahubali 2, Badrinath Ki Dulhania, Raees and Jolly LLB 2. Speculations are being made that the flick will easily hit the 100-crore mark in one week, owing to the fan following of superstar Salman Khan. People are also eager to see Salman Khan-Shah Rukh Khan camaraderie on screen. Shah Rukh Khan has done a cameo in Kabir Khan’s Tubelight, which mustered a lot of popularity even before the release.
Will Tubelight live up to the expectations?
As Salman Khan is one of the most loved Bollywood actors of all time, fans have been expecting humongously from Kabir Khan's Tubelight. With the lukewarm responses from the critics, the question arises, whether the flick will manage to live up to our expectations or not? The answer is positive, owing to the upcoming festive season of Eid next week. Plus, the fan following of Salman Khan is definitely rooting up for the film, hoping to see Salman Khan in a non-machoistic avatar. There's no doubt that the film is no less than a visual treat for Salman Khan fans. It's not any other Salman Khan movie which viewers were expecting. No fights, no body-flaunting, only true emotions. Salman Khan himself claimed that Tubelight will make even the least sentimental of all, to cry. For the final verdict, we have to wait till the next week and see, if Tubelight managed to live up to our expectations or not
Read the full review here: Tubelight movie review: Little Matin Rey Tangu outshines Salman Khan with his innocence
Tubelight is Kabir Khan directed film, which also features Salman Khan, Matin Rey Tangu, Sohail Khan and Chinese actress Zhu Zhu in the lead roles. It was released on 23rd June 2017.