Salman not concerned by lukewarm response to ‘Tubelight’

‘Tubelight’ (2017), which has clocked Rs 83.86 crore at the box office ever since its release, is being written off by critics and trade experts as Salman Khan’s big mistake. Not only is the movie Khan’s least liked film by the critics, but his core fan base also seem to be unresponsive with the outcome, with the numbers speaking for themselves.

Pre-release, industry insiders were quoting numbers as close to Rs 500 crore and saying how it would become Khan’s biggest hit this year. Yet it has failed to even touch the basic Rs 100 crore level over the weekend, reports Bollywood Life.

No doubt Khan is disappointed with the result but he remains unaffected by the public verdict. There is a sense of ‘let’s put this behind and look ahead,’ because his next release will be his most commercial mainstream endeavour in ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ with Katrina Kaif and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar.

A source says, “Like any actor who’s unhappy with the outcome of the box office, Salman too isn’t thrilled that Tubelight couldn’t crack the numbers that were expected. But he is not way less excited about his forthcoming films. He respects his fans more than anything and if they haven’t liked a film, he believes there has to be a reason for it.” After ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ his calendar opens up with a choice between starting the next ‘Dabangg’ film or to get in involved in a project produced by his sister Alvira Agnihotri and directed by Zafar.

Khan remains a box office draw with recent hits including ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ (2015) and ‘Sultan’ (2016) so he will no doubt bounce back from this slight hiccup.

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