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New saga on the small screen Madhur Tankha

STORY OF TODAY'S YOUTH: The team of the serial 'Left Right Left' during the press conference in New Delhi on Friday. Photo: Anu Pushkarna NEW DELHI: SAB TV, a Hindi entertainment channel, on Friday announced the launch of its new serial "Left Right Left" -- an action packed drama -- beginning July 10. Set in contemporary India, the serial will be aired every Monday to Thursday. Capturing the journey of six confused and disoriented youngsters, "Left Right Left" focuses on the lives of Huda, Naina, Yudi, Alekh, Ali and Pooja, who all come together at the National Defence Academy with varied interests, dreams, aspirations and goals. After some time, the youngsters transform from being nave to responsible young men and women who are determined to fight against all odds. The characters in the show reflect a variety of shades and each one of them is at the Academy for an entirely different reason. Huda is a young, rustic Haryanvi dude who is determined to win a bet with his mother and joins the Academy for fun, while Alekh is sent to the Academy for disciplinary reasons after he gets involved in a drunken brawl at an orphanage. Yudi and Ali join the Academy in pursuit of self-discovery and personify the youth of today. Naina joins the Academy to prove that even women can make responsible Army officers, while Pooja is in search of her love, for whom she heads to the Academy. "Left Right Left" is a labour of love from the famous duo of Tony and Deeya Singh, who are producers and directors of the serial that stars Vikas Manaktala (Huda), Arjun Bijlani (Alekh), Kunal Kapoor (Yudi), Harshad Chopra (Ali), Ghazal Rai (Pooja) and Priyanka Bassi (Naina). Moreover, the mega star cast includes actor-cum-filmmaker Puneet Issar and most sought after television actor Rajeev Khandelwal. "Our show is based on the youth and is a key differentiator in terms of programming for the channel. 'Left Right Left' is a show different from other serials that are in the 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. slot as none of the other general entertainment channels have addressed the sentiments of the youth," says Priya Mishra, SAB TV's Programming Head.