Salman Khan, tubelight
Salman Khan in TubelightFacebook

Bollywood actor Salman Khan is set to light up your Eid with his upcoming movie, Tubelight. The movie has already made a record of sorts before its release by becoming the first Bollywood film to have its own Twitter emoji.

When you type #Tubelight or #TubelightKiEid or any other word with the movie's name, the emoji will appear on the social media site. It shows Salman's Tubelight avatar in which he is in a saluting position with shoes around his neck.

Director Kabir Khan along with Salman took to their Twitter handles to launch the emoji and it is active now. It has, in fact, started trending on social media, and several Twitter users are expressing their joy by posting the emoji.

Slated to be released on June 23, Tubelight is an adaptation of the Hollywood movie, Little Boy. The teaser was released a few days ago, and the trailer will be released on May 24. But Salman will treat his fans at 6 p.m. on May 16 by releasing the Radio song from the movie.

Tubelight emoji, Salman Khan
Salman Khan's Tubelight becomes the first Bollywood film to have its own Twitter emoji.Screenshot

Chinese actress Zhu Zhu plays the heroine in Kabir Khan's Tubelight, while Sohail plays Salman's younger brother, a soldier in the Indian Army during the Indo-China war of 1962. 

This year, Salman will appear in another movie, Tiger Zinda Hai, which is the sequel of Kabir's Ek Tha Tiger. However, the sequel will be directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and it stars Katrina Kaif opposite her ex-flame Salman.

Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif first look in Tiger Zinda Hai
Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif first look in Tiger Zinda HaiTwitter

Watch Tubelight teaser here: