When the dastardly Pulwama attacks took place on February 14, 2019, it shattered everyone's hearts. People's hearts wept for the victims and even a lot of Bollywood celebrities expressed their sadness on several platforms. Even Salman Khan tweeted, "My heart goes out for the Jawans of our beloved country and their families who lost their lives as martyrs to save our families... #YouStandForIndia". The superstar's upcoming production Notebook is extensively shot in Kashmir and stars Pranutan Bahl and Zaheer Iqbal.
During a recent group interaction for Notebook, when Salman was asked about Notebook being set in Kashmir and Pulwama Attacks, he stated, "When we heard about that it just killed us. This film's backdrop is exactly the same that the kids come and lead the gun." Khan was further quizzed about how education is important so as to combat terrorism, to which he replied, "Everyone gets an education, but getting the right one is more important. Who did the attacks even he was given education but his tutors, teachers and principles were wrong."
Talking about Notebook, the film marks the debut of Pranutan and Zaheer. It's directed by Nitin Kakkar and co-produced by Salman under his home banner Salman Khan Films. The film is slated to release on March 29, 2019.
In the film, the leads fall in love with each other over a notebook and Zaheer becomes a substitute school teacher in place of Pranutan. Whether destiny finally makes them meet sums up the plot of the love story.
