Aditya Kripalani’s 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.
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.