Zaheer Iqbal, a Salman Khan find, is all set to test himself on the big screens as an actor with his debut film, Notebook. This film, produced under Salman Khan Films marks Zaheer's debut in the film industry. He will be seen alongside debutant Pranutan, daughter of Mohnish Bahl and the granddaughter of veteran actress, Nutan. Before this film, helmed by Nitin Kakkar, hits the marquee on March 29, Zaheer Iqbal sits for a tete-e-tete with mid-day.com, where he speaks about Notebook, his female co-actor, Pranutan and the dynamics of love.

Excerpts from the interview:

How did Notebook happen to you?
Notebook happened to me while I was dancing at my sister's wedding at her sangeet performance. We had shot a video of a story where my sister and brother-in-law win the local best couple award in 2025, and I was playing my brother-in-law's part and every time the song appeared in the video, I had to come on stage and dance to it. When I got off the stage, Salman (Khan) bhai happened to be there because he is my dad's childhood friend. He wasn't supposed to be there since he had a court case in Jaipur but that got pushed. So, he agreed on attending the function for ten minutes. Salman sir came when the performance had just begun and he sat through the entire one-hour performance because he enjoyed it so much. As soon as I got off the stage, he hugged me and said, 'I think, you should become an actor. You'll be loved onscreen, stop whatever you are doing and start training to become an actor.' And, that's how I am here.