New show of Ashu

B inaifer Sanjay and Kohli's production house, Edit II, is busy canning episodes of their soon-to-be pre- miered daily show Four (SAB). Concept Imtiaz Punjabi, head of opera- tions Edit II, says, "The show is set in Panchgani, fictitiously named Palankhet. It's a small town in which four young friends venture out with impossible dreams." He adds, "The story deals with problems of the generation gap. It will have many songs. One among the four friends is a singer." The show is slated for the 8.30 pm slot. The theme revolves around friendship. It's about camaraderie and no one actor is portrayed as the lead protagonist. Who's in it? Manasi Parekh, Vipul Gupta, Raj Singh Arora and Samir Sharma will play the four friends. Parekh and Gupta were the lead pair of India Calling. Parekh says, "I play a tomboy- ish character Taranpreet Nagra. She's a very confused and spaced out girl with a live and let live atitude." "I'm like Chandni of India Call- ing, responsible and committed. The roles Gupta as Rakesh Sharma (Rocky) plays the educated small-town guy. His ambition is to become a rock- star. He says, "He's very much like today's youth, not exactly rebel- lious, yet wanting to have his own way. An intense and subtle guy, I can relate to him." Arora aka Yuvi of Remix and Ashutosh Mehra of Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki fame will play Rat- tan Mahajan (Rattu). He's the daredevil biker, risk-taker and automobile freak, a total brat. He panders to vices like smoking and betting and is the most notorious boy in the gang. According to Arora, "The only similarity between Rattu and me is that I used to love bikes five years ago. I have spent three years in a small town and my observa- tions have helped me to connect with the role." Sharma of Dil Kya Chahata Hai was recently spotted as Navin Singh in Left Right Left (SAB). He is upbeat about his character Mannat Chauhan (Mannu). He says, "Mannu is rich, carefree and laidback. Like every youngster, he's confused. He's the do-gooder with no goals in life." Saying that the character is close to his personality, he adds, "Only, I'm not completely laid back. With the progress of the story, my character will see a drastic change."