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Tubelight (2017)

Tubelight poster
Directed by
Kabir Khan
Genre
drama film, action film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 16m
Rated
7
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 99 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Set during the 1962 Sino-Indian War, the film is about a gentle but mentally slow village man who believes his unwavering faith and love can bring his soldier brother back home safely.

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What happens

Tubelight is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language war drama film written and directed by Kabir Khan. Produced by Salman Khan and Kabir Khan, it is set in the 1962 Sino-Indian War. It stars Salman Khan and Sohail Khan in the lead roles, with Zhu Zhu (in her Hindi film debut), Matin Rey Tangu, Om Puri and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub in supporting roles. Shah Rukh Khan features in a guest appearance. Pritam composed music for the film, with a score by Julius Packiam. It is an adaptation of the 2015 American film Little Boy. The film was released on 23 June 2017. It grossed an estimated ₹211.14 crore against a budget of ₹100 crore and received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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