Asambhav

Asambhav (Hindi: असम्भव, translation: Impossible) is a 2004 Indian Hindi action thriller directed by Rajiv Rai and produced by Gulshan Rai under Trimurti Films banner. It was released on 23 July 2004, starring Arjun Rampal, Naseeruddin Shah and Priyanka Chopra in the lead roles with Dipannita Sharma, Tom Alter, Milind Gunaji and Sharat Saxena playing supporting roles among others. The film was shot entirely in Switzerland.

Rajiv Rai worked with Arjun Rampal in Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat (2001). Rai signed him for a second time for Asambhav in 2002. Work on the movie had begun in 2002 when he started his new project and titled it Asambhav. Aishwarya Rai was initially signed to act as Rampal's heroine but was replaced by Priyanka Chopra. Legendary actor Naseeruddin Shah was cast as the villain. Shooting began in June 2003 and was completed in September 2003. It was the first Indian film to be graded digitally on Luster.

The film was launched in March 2004. The soundtrack was composed by Viju Shah; it was released on 26 May 2004. The film was released on 23 July 2004. Through an extensive post-production work and huge promotion, Asambhav was an average grosser at the box office, collecting ₹34 million (US$490,000) nett. It grossed ₹43.0 million (US$620,000) in India and was average overseas as well, with a collection of US$19,504 in the United States and £16,894 in the United Kingdom.

Plot
Captain Adit Arya (Arjun Rampal) is a special agent of the Indian army. The Indian president Veer Pratap Singh (Mohan Agashe) is kidnapped by Rafiq Mabroz (Shawar Ali) in exchange for cash rewarded by renowned terrorist Youssan Baksh (Mukesh Rishi) and General Ansari (Milind Gunaji). Adit is sent undercover to rescue the president and his daughter, Kinjal (Dipannita Sharma).

The mission is coded "Asambhav". Adit poses as a journalist for Indiatimes and makes his way to Switzerland with the help of a RAW agent called Atul Bhatnagar (Jameel Khan). On the flight, Adit meets Alisha (Priyanka Chopra). Alisha is a singer and has come to Switzerland to do a show with Sam Hans (Naseeruddin Shah). Her friend Shilpa (Chitrita Sharma) accompanies her. However, the people whom Alisha and Shilpa have come to Switzerland with are drug smugglers. Shilpa is murdered when she finds this out, and Alisha pretends she knows nothing but meets Adit for help. Adit and Alisha fall in love.

Adit links events from Shilpa's murder to the president's kidnapping and sees that Sam Hans, General Ansari, Youssan Baksh, and Rafiq Mabroz are involved together. Hans' friend Ranjit Parmar (Yashpal Sharma), of the Indian embassy, checks files of Switzerland and learns Rafiq Mabroz is a terrorist. He informs Hans, and Hans decides to fight ISI. However, he signs a deal with ISI by kidnapping the president from Youssan Baksh and returning the president to Baksh in exchange offer 50 million pounds.

Parmar suspects someone at the Indian embassy is a traitor helping terrorists. He finds out that Ms. Brar (Tora Khasgir) is a traitor. He informs ambassador G.L. Sarin (Sharat Saxena) and is knocked out by Mabroz. Parmar awakes to discover that Ms. Brar and Sarin are both traitors and are associates of Mabroz. Mabroz kills Parmar, and Sarin leaves a suicide note beside Parmar. Capt. Arya and Bhatnagar find Parmar dead by the note, but Arya reveals that the ambassador is the traitor because of his head-stamp on the suicide note. Arya tries to finish Sarin, but Brar calls the police to get Arya and the ambassadors arrested. Arya shows the police his army card while Sarin and Brar flee. Arya chases them, and Gazi (Chetan Hansraj) tries to attack Arya. Arya runs after Gazi and is attacked by ISI agents and Youssan's men in a fort. They try to kill Arya, but Arya fires back and kills all of them, including Gazi.

Adit reaches Youssan's headquarters, to free the president. He kills General Ansari and all of Youssan's men. Youssan takes the president and flees. Adit chases him. Sam has captured Alisha and Kinjal but is stopped by Ambassador Sarin, who has Hans' friend Brian as a captive. Hans gives money to free Brian, but Sarin kills Brian. Hans kills Mabroz's men. Ms. Brar and Volga (Anupama Verma) chase Alisha and Kinjal near a helicopter but kill each other in the crossfire. Sarin tries to finish Hans, but Hans kills him to avenge the death of Brian.

Youssan tries to kill the president, but Adit kills Youssan and saves him. Mabroz tries to shoot Adit, but Adit kills him. In the end, Adit meets Sam, who confesses sins he committed but promises to improve; so they become friends after being arch rivals throughout the Mission Asambhav. Adit goes back to India with his girlfriend Alisha, Kinjal, the president and Atul Bhatnagar.

Cast

 * Arjun Rampal as Captain Aditya Arjun Kapoor A.C.P Aryan, He is the male protagonist of the movie. He is a para-commando. His objective is to save the president from the Al-Amaz terrorist group led by Youssan Baksh.
 * Priyanka Chopra as Alisha/Parineeti Chopra Alisha, She is the female protagonist. She is the love interest of Adit. Alisha is a struggling singer from India. She is trapped by Dabral, Sam Hans and Brian in a drug smuggling plan and she seeks Adit for help.
 * Naseeruddin Shah as Sameer "Sam" Hans, He is very important for the movie. Sam is a rich drug dealer. He is originally from Delhi, but he resides in Switzerland.
 * Dipannita Sharma/Deepika Padukone as Kinjal, She is the bright daughter of the president. Kinjal studies at a university in the USA.
 * Mohan Agashe as president Veer Pratap Singh, He is a man with wisdom. He is supposed to be relaxing in Switzerland, but is kidnapped by Mabroz. He is freed from Mabroz, but then kidnapped by Sam Hans, who sells the president to Youssan, before finally being saved by Captain Adit Arya.
 * Yashpal Sharma as Ranjit Parmar, He is a member of the Indian Embassy in Switzerland. He has unintentionally passed the tender to Rafiq Mabroz for the vacations of the Indian president, for which he is upset. He informs his friend Sam Hans about the situation as well as the Indian Embassy. However, Embassy members G.L. Sarin and Ms. Brar are revealed to be Mabroz's allies and traitors of the country, during which Mabroz kills Parmar.
 * Tom Alter as Brian, He is the influence of Sam Hans. Brian is responsible for involving Alisha in the drugs smuggling. He is killed by G.L. Sarin, after being held at ransom for Sam Hans' money.
 * Jameel Khan as Atul Bhatnagar, He is a RAW agent, who is sent by the Indian army to fulfill the needs of Captain Adit during the mission.
 * Chitrita Sharma as Shilpa, She is Alisha's friend. She is murdered by Gazi.
 * Milind Gunaji as General Ansari, Ansari is an ISI agent from Pakistan. He is a powerful man with contacts. He arranged an attempt on Sam Hans's life, and he has contacts in Al Jazeera. He is a clever man and keeps a cool head for most of the time. He is shot and killed by Adit.
 * Tej Sapru as Hashmi, He is an ISI agent. Hashmi is first of the two henchmen of General Ansari. He is killed as he attempts to apprehend Bhatnager.
 * Chetan Hansraj as Arjun Rampal Gazi, He is an ISI agent. Gazi is second of the two henchmen of General Ansari. He kills Alisha's friend Shilpa, and lures Adit into a trap created by Ansari. He is killed by Adit.
 * Sharat Saxena as G.L. Sarin, He is the Indian ambassador. A seemingly proud Indian at first, until turning out to be a traitor. He kills Sam Hans's friend Brian, and is killed by Hans in return.
 * Tora Khasgir as Ms. Tanya Brar, She is an associate to the Indian Ambassador G.L. Sarin. Ms. Tanya Brar is revealed as a traitor, working for Rafiq Mabroz and is working alongside Sarin for the huge fee paid by the ISI. She is accidentally killed by Volga, after both women try to kill Alisha and Kinjal, who dodge the attack.
 * Mukesh Rishi as Youssan Baksh, He is the leader of the Al Amaz insurgency. Baksh is a clever man, as he discovers an Indian spy in his group. As well as smarts, he has strength. He is killed by Captain Adit Arya in the final scenes of Asambhav.
 * Shawar Ali as Rafiq Mabroz, He is an international terrorist whose purpose is similar to a mercenary. Whilst Youssan and Ansari are patriots, Mabroz cares only for the money. He is responsible for the death of Embassy worker Parmar.
 * Arif Zakaria as Dabral, Dabral is an associate of Brian's. He discovers Alisha and is one of the few people who actually know who Aditya is, and what relationship he has to Alisha. Dabral is killed by Zorba.
 * Anupama Verma as Volga, She is a lady in Rafiq Mabroz's gang. She is the love interest of Mabroz.
 * Shabhir as Zorba, He is a man in Rafiq Mabroz's gang.
 * Mumaith Khan as Dancer in song "Mashuqa Rubiya" (Special Appearance)