Asambhav

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

Rajiv Rai had previously worked with Arjun Rampal in Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat (2001) but the film flopped. However, Rai tried to launch Rampal's career by signing him for a second time for Asambhav in 2002. The work on the movie had begun in 2002 when he started to create 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. The shooting of the film began in June 2003 and it took two months to complete the shooting. The shooting 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 and it was released on May 26, 2004. The film was released on July 23, 2004. Despite an extensive post-production work and huge promotion, Asambhav failed at the box office, collecting 3.4 crore (US$618,800) nett. It grossed 4.30 crore (US$782,600) in India and failed in overseas as well with a collection of US$19,504 in United States and £16,894 in United Kingdom.

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