Super Night with Tubelight

Super Night with Tubelight was an Indian comedy television special developed by Sunil Grover and was broadcast on Sony TV. The special episode was hosted by Aparshakti Khurana.^[1] It was scheduled to release on 18 June 2017, but got aired a day before; due to the final match of 2017 ICC Champions Trophy between India and Pakistan on 18 June.^[2]

Super Night with Tubelight
Title card
Genre	Sketch comedy Talk show
Created by	Sunil Grover Sony TV
Developed by	Sunil Grover Sony TV
Presented by	Aparshakti Khurana
Country of origin	India
Production
Running time	73 minutes
Original release
Network	Sony Entertainment Television
Release	17 June 2017 (2017-06-17)

The episode was made by Sunil Grover for Salman Khan, where Khan promoted his film Tubelight. Grover reported DNA, "I came back to Sony only for a very special person, Salman Khan. It's a special show dedicated to his new film Tubelight."^[3][4]

Host

• Aparshakti Khurana

Cast

• Sunil Grover as Dr. Mashoor Gulati, Amitabh Bachchan
• Salman Khan as Guest
• Sohail Khan as Guest
• Ali Asgar as Laila, Pigeon
• Chandan Prabhakar
• Sugandha Mishra
• Sanket Bhosale as Sanjay Dutt

Plot

Dr. Mashoor Gulati (Sunil Grover) operates Salman Khan on the stage and it was discovered that a dumbbell, a heater and a deodorant had been stuck inside Salman's abdomen.^[5][6]

Mouni Roy with child artists Masoom, Yogesh and Ditya performs some of the iconic numbers from Salman's films.

After playing the character of the doctor, Grover plays the character of Amitabh Bachchan and hosts Kaun Banega Crorepati Duplicate (spoof of Kaun Banega Crorepati), in which Salman and Sohail participates as contestants. Grover mimics Bachchan and repeating his popular dialogues 'toh computer ko lock kiya jaye'.^[7]

The episode also shows few glimpse of Salman's film Maine Pyar Kiya, in which Sugandha Mishra mimics actress Bhagyashree.^{[citation needed]}

Sanket Bhosale mimics Sanjay Dutt while spoofing game show 10 Ka Dum.^{[citation needed]}

The show ends with Jubin Nautiyal singing "Tinka Tinka", Nakash Aziz singing "Kintu Parantu" and Amit Mishra singing "Radio".^{[citation needed]}

Reception

Parmita Uniyal of India Today did not like the episode and said, "Without Kapil, despite all the masala acts the 2-hour special episode somewhere lacked in soul."^[8] Subhash K Jha of DNA also did not like the episode and said, "Super Night With Sunil Grover and Salman? Not so super!" He further asked Grover to go back to The Kapil Sharma Show.^[9]

However, Maggie Davis of India.com liked the episode and said, "Super Night with Tubelight was indeed a fun-filled episode!"^[6]

References

1. "Sunil Grover finally unveils his look for Super Night with Tubelight; see pic". India Today. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
2. "Super Night With Tubelight: Salman Khan episode got aired a day before leaving fans shocked. But the reason is justified". The Indian Express. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
3. "Sunil Grover talks about his return on Sony with Super Night with Tubelight". Daily News and Analysis. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
4. "Why Sunil Grover Agreed To Do Super Night With Tubelight (Because, Salman Khan)". NDTV. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
5. "Super Night with Tubelight: Salman Khan, Sohail have gala time with Sunil Grover". First Post. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
6. "Super Night with Tubelight: Salman Khan and Sohail Khan have a laughter riot playing Dutt Ka Dum". India.com. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
7. "Salman, Sunil join hands against Kapil? Highlights of Super Night with Tubelight". India TV. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
8. "Super Night With Tubelight had its super moments, but this is where it failed". India Today. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
9. "Sunil Grover's Super Night With Tubelight proves why he should go back to Kapil Sharma's show!". Daily News and Analysis. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.