ASAMBHAV is set in Locarno [Switzerland]. Vir Pratap Singh [Dr. Mohan Agashe], the President of India, is visiting Locarno not on an official visit, but for a short vacation with his daughter Kinjal [Dippanita Sharma], who studies in the U.S. and who has flown in to the city.

An international terrorist, Mabros [Shawar Ali], kidnaps the President and his daughter and keeps them hostage in a secluded island-hotel. The brains behind this kidnapping conspiracy are ISI officials Ansari [Milind Gunaji], Gazi [Tej Sapru] and Hashmi [model Chetan Hansraj]. Also, another international terrorist group, Al-Hamas, led by Yuzan Baksh [Mukesh Rishi], is hand-in-glove with Ansari.

Captain Aadit Arya [Arjun Rampal] is entrusted the responsibility of bringing the President and his daughter back safely. The mission is called 'Mission Asambhav'.

In Locarno, Aadit comes across Sam Hans [Naseeruddin Shah] and Brian [Tom Alter], who are involved with Ansari and the drugs that have been flown in the country through a pop singer Alisha [Priyanka Chopra]. Arya poses as a journalist to get to the core of the matter. He realizes that someone in the Indian embassy in Switzerland is also involved in this conspiracy

The performances are the worst. I will not point a finger at Rampal, who looks incredibly hot in the film. He is not required to really act. All he has to do is look serious, beat up some guys, and dance on a few occasions. And he does that well.

I will not point a finger at Chopra either. For a beginner, she has done well. Her career in the film lies somewhere in-between that of a popstar and a nightclub singer. So, her fashionable outfits seem justified. Having said that, she has a long way to go. She does have her floundering moments like the time when Alisha (her character) meets the President for the first time.

The only saving grace is the great action sequences and slick look of the film. The music by Viju Shah is quite nice too.

Asambhav is packed with nothing but dance tracks tailored for the young generation. The songs might look and sound great in theatres with digital sound but leave a limp effect minus the visual eye candy. Now that Viju Shah is known to make such music with maximum aid of technical instruments Asambhav does not surprise at all.

On the whole, ASAMBHAV is a weak film in all respects, but Spider-Man 2 - which also released on July 23 - would be a much better bet!