Salman Khan plays the lovable innocent who charms hearts across borders in Kabir Khan’s period drama Tubelight. The Id release, which will land in our midst on June 23, has been produced by the brawny star and includes his unemployable brother Sohail Khan and Chinese actress Zhu Zhu as his love interest. She is a woman from China, the country with which India is at war in 1962. The rapidly edited montage doesn’t give too much of the story away, and has only a glimpse of Zhu Zhu. This is only the teaser, so hold on to those horses. There will many more occasions for Bhai fans to clutch their hearts until June 23.
Reading
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‘The Shudra Rebellion’: Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd studies the vital role of oppressed castes in India
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How an Indian monk contributed to the understanding of Buddhism in China
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Did Indian culture recognise an independent field of study called philosophy?
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Cash transfers, caste calculus: What was behind the Mahayuti’s sweep in Maharashtra?
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The Carnatic world is dominated by vocalists. How can instrumentalists find larger audiences?
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Upamanyu Chatterjee’s ‘Lorenzo Searches for the Meaning of Life’ wins the JCB Prize for Literature
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Jharkhand election: 8 factors that helped JMM-led alliance to beat out the BJP
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A new book shows why the super-rich in India must strive to alleviate poverty and reduce inequality
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Kishkindha Kaandam’ is all the rage
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Sunday book pick: Nobel laureate Toni Morrison’s only short story ‘Recitatif’