Salman Khan's Tubelight Movie Review and Rating

Movie Name: Tubelight  
Cast: Salman Khan, Zhu Zhu, Sohail khan, Om Puri, Matin Rey Tangu
Director: Kabhir Khan
Produced By: Salman Khan
Banner: Salman Khan Films, Kabhir Khan Films
Release Date: 23 Jun, 2017
Duration: 136 minutes
Rating:3/5 

Salman Khan’s latest sensational movie Tubelight released today. As per the reviews from movie critics, Tubeligh shines but with low voltage. Salman Khan has dedicated this movie to soldiers and their families. The story line is truly dedicated to soldiers. The film is an adaptation of the 2015 released American war film "Little Boy" . Salman khan did not play a heroic role. He was shown as week person. Sohail played his younger brother Bharath role. Set in Jagatpur in Kumaon district and in the backdrop of the 1962 India and China War, the film is the tale of a dim-witted boy Laxman whose brother, the only surviving member of his family, joins the Indian Army. How he survives during the interim period without his brother, forms the crux of the tale.
In "Tubelight", Salman Khan does not play the dynamic hero that he used to portray with gusto. As Laxman, he fails to exude energy onscreen and hence, disappoints his fans. His mannerisms and body language are strongly reminiscent of Hrithik Roshan's in "Koi... Mil Gaya". His character is endearing but his physical demeanour is not. Initially jarring, but by the last act you are one with the character and the actor. Salman definitely grows on you.
Sohail Khan, has nothing much to offer, except being an emotional anchor for his elder brother, and he performs his part rather perfunctorily.
The only person who steals the show in the film is Matin Rey Tangu as the young Guo, who Laxman befriends. He is charming with his oriental looks and impish demeanour. The Chinese actress Zhu Zhu plays his mother Liling with flair.
Shah Rukh Khan in a cameo with his tattooed visage and ears studded with earrings, as a magician is dead pan and flat. He does not help to uplift the narrative or add emotionally to the film. Om Puri as Banne Chacha - the guardian of an ashram, Isha Talwar as his daughter Maya, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayub as Narayan with his "knock knees and Yashpal Sharma as Major Tokras -- all brilliant actors have their moments of onscreen glory.