Zaheer
Iqbal,
who
is
making
his
Bollywood
debut
with
Salman
Khan's
production
"Notebook",
says
there
is
a
pressure
to
not
disappoint
the
superstar.
The
newcomer,
who
stars
in
the
film
alongside
Mohnish
Bahl's
daughter
Pranutan,
says
even
though
Salman's
name
is
attached
to
the
project,
their
performances
in
the
movie
will
decide
their
fate.
"I
know
about
the
pros
and
cons
and
the
pressure
of
being
launched
by
Salman
Khan.
I
know
what
people
will
say.
There
is
a
pressure
to
not
let
him
(Salman)
down," Zaheer
told
PTI.
"He
told
me
that
his
name
is
associated
with
film
and
therefore
the
film
will
be
screened
at
the
12pm
or
3pm
slots
at
the
theatres
but
after
that
the
film
will
ride
on
us
and
its
story.
So
we
know
that
few
people
might
come
to
watch
because
of
him,"
he
adds.
Since
his
childhood
Zaheer
has
been
catching
up
on
almost
every
film
and
his
love
for
cinema
grew
further
during
his
college
days
when
he
used
to
actively
participate
in
theatre
and
other
creative
activities.
Zaheer,
who
worked
with
Sohail
Khan
as
an
assistant
director
on
"Jai
Ho",
says
his
training
was
not
only
about
acting
or
dancing.
"Salman
bhai
also
prepared
us
for
how
to
face
love,
success
and
failure.
He
told
us
we
can't
please
everyone
every
time."
Notebook,
directed
by
National
Award-winning
filmmaker
Nitin
Kakkar,
is
adapted
from
Thai
film
"Teacher's
Dairy"
and
Zaheer
says
he
has
seen
only
a
few
portions
of
the
original.
"The
plot
is
adapted
but
the
characterisation
is
different.
It
is
an
adaptation
and
not
a
remake.
Nitin
sir
told
me
it
is
not
required
to
see
the
film,"
Zaheer
says.
The
film
arrives
in
theatres
on
March
29.
Post
Notebook,
Zaheer
says,
his
endeavour
is
to
be
a
versatile
performer.
"I
have
been
approached
for
certain
scripts
but
I
am
waiting
for
our
film
to
release.
The
offers
that
I
have
got
are
all
very
different
from
one
another.
I
like
films
like
'Notebook'