It’s a crushing disappointment on all counts…

…when the main act isn’t convincing, the film becomes just like the title: mostly flicker with a little late glow. The one word that’s used almost in every other line in the film is ‘yakeen’. The film should have been infused with it. Here we just don’t buy it.

Playing a developmentally disabled young man, Salman Khan gives one of the worst performances of his career

A major disappointment only because it is unlike a Kabir Khan film, else Salman Khan is usually unnoticeable.

The erstwhile documentary filmmaker craftily remarks at our tendency to uphold superstition over science as well as the ridiculous expectation from a section of citizens to constantly validate their nationalism as the ongoing debate of growing intolerance rages on till today. Scenes where Salman and Tangu compete over a high decibel of Bharat Mata Ki Jai reveal deep-rooted prejudices.

Alas, not enough to be dazzled by the boring, bogus naiveté of Tubelight.

The good message gets lost in the overload of ‘yakeen’ yarn. For a film that starts out by celebrating Gandhi’s legacy, it’s surprising to see Laxman lose his cool towards the end.

This Tubelight flickers; fails to shine brightly. The film fails to leave an impact. Surely, a little more was expected from the actor-director duo who has delivered a film like Bajrangi Bhaijaan in the past!

…comes across as a colossal disappointment as it fails to engross the audiences due to its wafer thin plot. At the Box-Office, the movie will take a jumpstart due to Salman Khan’s star power and accelerate over the weekend and the extended weekend [due to the Eid festivities], post which, the business will see a sizeable drop.

All said and done TUBELIGHT is a huge waste of the given opportunity and resources, if we say that it missed in making a statement on the common ‘belief’ associated with North East Indians with the Zhu Zhu episode it will be an understatement.

Salman Khan magic fails in this flat, linear remake of the 2015 Hollywood film Little Boy.

‘Tubelight’ fails to enlighten nor manages to get rid of the gloomy darkness in the world of entertainment. It’s a decent effort with a half-baked script and slow presentation.

It is strange that Tubelight has so many things to say and yet felt like it said nothing. I don’t expect to be impacted by the manner in which issues are raised. But I expect the makers to at least try. It actually felt like, they thought what they saw on the paper had loads of mean, but when they got down to making the film, they lost faith.

Director Kabir Khan admitted in an interview that the objective of this cinematic tribute was to make the inspiring story accessible to a larger audience. And while Salman fans across the world would make for a substantial target, inflicting them with this preachy tale of leaning on ‘yakeen’ to get through life could be a tad misleading. But then again, we’re addressing hardcore Bhai fans, who feel that hanging one’s shades over the back of one’s collar is the path to ultimate glory.

Unless you are a fan of Bhai who has yakeen in the entertainment value of Salman Khan’s face, it would be wise to skip this one. This Tubelight may leave you in a darker mood than Lights Out ever could.

All forces are at work in the first half of the film to hoist him as an indefatigable on-screen simpleton supremo. A few scenes that may even remind you of the hit Munnabhai series, where Tubelight goes around spouting Gandhian principles and applies them to his own life.
Watch this film if you love Salman enough to ignore the flaws in his film.

There’s a dialogue in the film which goes like- “Yakeen ek tubelight ki tarah hota hai…der se jalta hai…lekin jab jalta hai, toh full light kar deta hai.” The same holds true for Salman Khan’s Eid release Tubelight. It takes its own sweet time to flicker but then barely lasts to shine bright!

…it could be Kabir’s most mediocre movie till date but when television news channels cannot stop screaming about strained relations, fuelling war from volatile situations rather than dousing them, here’s a story that must be heard. As a film it might not be an exemplary work but as a thought it dares to provoke impressionable minds to use logic rather than fall prey to warmongering. Who’s listening?

This one fell into the latter category, as most Salman Khan films do, but is certainly the star’s weakest film since “Jai Ho!” – in every department but Salman Khan himself.