ASAMBHAV-FROM MY POINT OF VIEW (SUKS)
A Gulshan Rai – Rajiv Rai film is always eagerly looked forward to. Be it DEEWAAR or VIDHAATA or the ones directed by Rajiv, from YUDH to PYAAR ISHQ AUR MOHABBAT, the films have had their share of gloss and in most cases, the content as well.
Unfortunately, Rajiv Rai’s latest oeuvre ASAMBHAV is not a patch on Trimurti Films’ earlier ventures. Why, it isn’t half as exciting as TRIDEV, GUPT or MOHRA.
Reason? Haven’t the Indian audiences been subjected to the Indo-Pak thorny relations, the Kashmir issue, the ISI etc. in film after film? ASAMBHAV has all this and more, including references to President Musharraf, Al Jazeera, the Americans, the Afghanistanis…
In the current scenario, when not only have the Indo-Pak relations changed for the better and the Indian viewers have got sick and tired of watching the dirty linen being washed on screen, comes ASAMBHAV.
Sorry, not only is the movie ill-timed, even the substance it has to offer is as tasteless as a well garnished biryani minus spices and salt.
Yes, ASAMBHAV is an apt case of body beautiful, minus soul. The film is one of the slickest products to hit the Indian screens in the recent times, but how about giving us an equally inspiring content?
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