Not Today

A 24-year-old from a traditional Muslim family in Mumbai goes to work secretly as a suicide prevention counsellor. On her first day, she encounters a 52-year-old man, standing atop a high-rise, wanting to jump. In trying to bring him down, she is forced to confront why she became a Suicide Prevention Counsellor in the first place, and also share a lot of herself to get him to share and open up.

Aditya Kripalani has been a screenwriter trained at the Film and Television Institute of India. After working as a script consultant for a while he has taken the plunge as a director with a film titled 'Tikli and Laxmi Bomb', based on his own bestselling third novel of the same name. He is also the producer, writer and co-music director of this film.

His fourth feature film, ‘Not Today’ deals with the sensitive and relevant topic of  Suicide Prevention and Mental health.

The film recently won the prestigious  International Critics ‘FIPRESCI Award’ and ‘Best Asian Film’ at the 13th Bengaluru International Film Festival.