Tubelight: Salman Khan to pay distributors who suffered losses due to film’s poor show at the Box Office?

Mumbai: Unlike his previous Eid releases – ‘Ek Tha Tiger’, ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ and ‘Sultan’ – Salman Khan’s ‘Tubelight’ failed to impress moviegoers and as a result proved to be a poor performer at the Box Office.

The Kabir Khan directorial couldn’t appreciation from critics and even the audiences alike. And if the latest buzz is anything to go by, Salman may pay a sum of Rs 55 crores to the distributers who suffered losses because of the film’s disappointing show at the Box Office.

According to a report in Bollywoodlife.com, “Distributors will meet Salim Khan today to discuss the matter. Salim saab and Salman are contemplating returning nearly Rs 50-55 crore to them so that they don’t bear the brunt much.”

‘Tubelight’ set in the backdrop of the Indo-Sino war of 1962 also stars Salman’s real-life brother Sohail Khan, Chinese actress Zhu Zhu, child artiste Matin Rey Tangu from Arunachal Pradesh, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayub besides late actor Om Puri. The film also saw Shah Rukh Khan making a cameo appearance.