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Rajeev Khandelwal and Shveta Salve in New Delhi

A decade ago, this duo started their journey with a youth-oriented soap named "Banegi Apni Baat" on Zee TV. From then to now, they never looked back. Want to know who are they? Well, they are none other than Deeya and Tony Singh of DJ's Creations, who got you to take your eyes off that old saas - bahu saga and grabbed high TRPs with serials that have a sense of vitality. With big hits like "Just Mohabbat" and "Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin" already against their namesand also the recent Zee TV serial "Jab Love Hua" doing well ratings wise, Deeya and Tony have come up with yet another soap this week. Called "Left Right Left", it is an action-based youth drama made for the prime time of the revamped SAB TV.

Being aired from this past Monday at 9.30 P.M., the daily is the story of six youngsters: Huda, Naina, Yudi, Aleki, Ali, and Pooja. They have all come from different streams of life to Kanchanjanga Military Academy, a pre-NDA academy, with varied interests, dreams, desires and goals. It features how the six confused youngsters change into strong determined individuals and realise their love for their motherland.

The actors


Talking about his role in the serial, actor Rajeev Khandelwal says quite happily, "Nothing better could have happened to me. I feel blessed as I'm in creative hands." Comparing his earlier role as Sujal in "Kahin to Hoga" on Star Plus that of Captain Rajveer in "Left Right Left", he calls his latest avatar "closer to heart".

Joining him in the conversation is the gorgeous Shveta Salve, who plays the role of Ritu Mishra, a psychiatrist, in the serial.

"I am enjoying my character very much," she says, adding, "a good actor is one who experiments with different kinds of roles".

Adds Priya Mishra, Programming Head, SAB TV, "It is a show based on the youth and is not in competition for the 9 to 10 p.m. slot, as none of the channels address the sentiments of the youth." The producer-director duo, Tony and Deeya Singh are confident that the show's distinct concept will ensure its popularity, and viewers will be able to identify with the characters.