Tubelight is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language war drama film[8] written and directed by Kabir Khan.

[9] It stars Salman Khan and Sohail Khan in the main roles, with Zhu Zhu (in her Bollywood film debut), Matin Rey Tangu, Om Puri and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub in supporting roles.

[13] In pre-independence India, Laxman Singh Bisht is a mentally-challenged child, who, although defended by his younger brother Bharat is bullied by his friends, who call him "Tubelight".

In October 1962, the Chinese invade India, following which the Indian Army begins to set-up recruitment camps.

He meets a magician, Gogo Pasha, who shows him a magic trick by making him move a bottle without touching.

He attempts to convince Laxman to not befriend Chinese people or he will lose Bharat forever; Leing tearfully tells them that they are Indians too.

Tubelight was released on 23 June 2017 and was distributed by NH Studioz in India and Yash Raj Films internationally.

"[23] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express rated it 1.5/5, saying "The message is perfect, but when the main act isn't convincing, the film becomes just like the title: mostly flicker with a little late glow.

"[24] Raja Sen of NDTV rated it 1/5, commenting "Poor little superstar who doesn't know better, the film is rendered unwatchable because of the leading man.

"[26] Rajeev Masand of News 18 gave the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and said, "Tubelight is well intentioned but overtly manipulative and doesn't so much tug at your heartstrings as it punches you in the face demanding that you care.

"[28] DNA India rated the film 3.5/5 and wrote "Tubelight is about love, trust, magic and belief.

"[30] Tushar Joshi from Bollywood Life also rated it 3.5/5, writing "Tubelight has a beautiful message of having faith and believing in the good.

"[31] Meena Iyer of The Times of India rated the film 3/5 on grounds of values of family and strong bonding between brothers.

[7][35] The music of the film is composed by Pritam while the lyrics have been penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya and Kausar Munir.

The second song "Naach Meri Jaan" sung by Kamaal Khan, Dev Negi, Nakash Aziz and Tushar Joshi was released on 31 May 2017.