Tubelight Review: A universal message wrapped in an entertaining Salman film

As for Kabir Khan’s direction, his depiction of war sequences is found wanting and could have been much better. However, the audience would love it at the end, because its a Salman Khan film.

The team that had two years ago moved us to tears with Bajrangi Bhaijaan, this time reunites to bring Tubelight, which forces you to cry in despair.

Have I seen Alejandro Monteverde’s “Little Boy” (2015) that this film has been adapted, with credit, from? No. The film directed by Kabir Khan revolves around the life of Laxman (Salman Khan) who is so close to his brother Bharat (#Sohail Khan). Nobody trusts him except Banne Chacha (Om Puri), who gives him the mantra of believing in oneself.

Can Laxman find his brother? Laxam will be most anxious about his brother and he decides to bring back his brother from the army. This adorable, mischievous, secretly compassionate kid arrived when Laxman was in desperate need of a comforting friend. The film has a paper thin plot.

Film “Tubelight” had a good opening ad the day was nearly pre-booked in all theaters. The film has uncountable glitches which makes it an absolute mess. Wonder how the same director had made films like Kabul Express, New York and Bajrangi Bhaijaan in the past. Moreover, since the director has given the film a happy ending, the climax becomes quite predictable and boring.

The least Salman Khan film can do is to make you laugh.

As Lakshman aka Salman Khan was a gullible guy captain rejects him and selects Bharat for Indian Army. Last year Salman released Sultan which is blockbuster. Set in Jagatpur, a pretty North-Indian town, during the Indo-China war, the locals are mostly hangers on, who have little to do except laugh at Laxman’s antics or berate him. Yes, the film has gone past the 20 crore mark but that is something that Salman had achieved back in 2011 itself with Bodyguard.

For all its insistence on faith, the film shows a surprising lack of it – it is all rehearsed, clumsily created to tug at the heartstrings and endear us to its leading man. Like how he shakes the city like an natural disaster with his faith, really? Balram Gupta, a local resident came to watch Tubelight with his whole family and said that he regularly watches Salman Khan’s movie that releases on the occasion of Eid.

Still, contrary to likely audience expectations, this is a film rather subdued on drama, hysteria, and action, although it remains coherent, entertaining, and honest throughout. His larger-than-life image is constant with his films and Tubelight is no less. The second half especially has so many random songs that pop out of nowhere that you keep checking your watch. The audience went gaga over this adorable child artist which featured alongside Salman Khan in Kabir Khan’s Tubelight.