Actor Salman Khan is busy promoting his movie “Sultan” in which he is playing the role of a wrestler but his next film Tubelight is already gaining attention.
The movie is said to be based on Indo-China war of 1962 and Sohail Khan will also be seen in an important role. What’s more, there are rumors that leading lady’s role will be played by a Chinese actress.
Tubelight’s director is Kabir Khan and its shooting will start in the month of July. The first sequence will be shot in Ladakh and then in Kashmir.
As per a source, “The film is based at the backdrop of the Sino-Indian war of 1962, where a disputed Himalayan border served as the main pretext for the war.” The source further adds, “It isn’t a political saga. It’s more a human drama.”
Earlier it was rumored that Sohail will play a mute character and Tubelight may be a no-heroine film but the source says,
“Sohail and Salman play brothers in the film, but Sohail is not playing a mute guy at all.”
This is what the source revealed about the heroine, “The heroine’s role isn’t that meaty, but there will be a leading lady in the film whose role will be impactful.”
When asked whether Kabir Khan selected any actress, the source said, “He’s in talks with someone and mostly it will work out. It’s an offbeat casting, something that people won’t predict. They will announce the heroine much later because the first schedule won’t require her anyway.”
The source also told that Salman wants Kabir to shoot unexplored locations like he did in Bajrangi Bhaijaan. “Salman wants to explore the unexplored locations of Ladakh and Kashmir and for the film, he’s asked Kabir to scout for such places to shoot,” the source added.