| SAB's Left Right Left revolves around the lives of young cadets living in a military academy.
However, it seems the discipline and authoritarian attitude from reel life is seeping into the real life of the actors on the sets.
Recently, we heard reports about the production house (Tony-Deeya Singh) issuing notices to the actors asking them to report on the set on time and to not smoke, eat or drink on the premises. They even threatened stern action if they didn't oblige.
Iron matrons!
A popular actor working on the show said, "This is completely ridiculous. We are not school students who need discipline. I am shocked by the behaviour of the production house.
| | | A copy of Deeya Singh's notice | There are a lot of senior actors working on the show. They definitely don't need to be told to report on the set early and not eat and drink there. I have worked in other places as well but I've never come across something like this."
According to the notice, any actor reporting to the sets 15 minutes post his call time will have one-third of his salary cut with effect from September 1.
There is also an attendance register on the set that records the 'in time' and 'out time' of all the actors. "It feels like I'm living in a hostel, where you have a matron asking you to report at a certain time," said an actress.
Traffic woes
Apart from the language used in the notice, most of the actors felt that the 15-minute grace time was too little.
"The LRL set is in Hiranandani (Powai), which is the other end of town for most of us. We have people staying in Borivali, Mahim and Andheri who are stuck in traffic at times. It isn't right to issue such a strict notice to them."
We spoke to Shveta Salve, who plays the lead role on the show. When asked about the notice, she said, "Yes there is a notice in my make-up room."
However, the actress refused to divulge any more information and refused to react. "I will cross that bridge when the time comes. Till now I haven't had any issues with them."
Aparna Tilak, who works with Shveta, also confirmed the notice. "I was in my room when the notice was put up."
When asked for her reaction, she said, "I have always been on time. In fact, there are times when I have reached earlier than my call time. Traffic is a major issue and all of us have to deal with it."
Blame the actors
Priya Arya blamed one or two actors on the show for causing problems. "This notice is not for everyone. It has been put up because certain actors have been causing delays and the production house has had to incur losses. I was a bit shocked when I read it, but then I spoke to the production manager and sorted things out."
Regarding reporting on the set on time, she said, "I check what time I am required for my scene and report accordingly. For instance, if I have a scene at 6 pm I won't go and sit on the set at 3 pm. Also, if actors leave home a bit early then everything will go smoothly."
'Cooperative' katha
Deeya Singh, the producer of the show, said, "I am not aware about a notice being put up on the sets. There are too many things happening at the moment."
What about issues regarding actors reporting late? "It happens everywhere. I think it's a give-and-take situation. We want to make life easy for everyone, and the actors too need to realise that if they come late and hamper the shoot, it's going to cause problems for everyone else."
But Deeya was all praise for her LRL cast. She said, "These guys are really cooperative. I remember doing some shoots in the pouring rain and no one complained. There are both good and bad things happening around, but at the moment the good overtakes the bad." |
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