Private Project

The Bottle

On an ordinary day at the beach, Sheetal stumbles upon a mysterious bottle, carrying a chilling message: “The beach killer is nearby, and you are its next prey." What begins as a strange coincidence soon spirals into a nightmarish encounter when she crosses paths with Bhairav, an off-duty constable who offers to help.

But as his words and actions grow increasingly suspicious, Sheetal realizes she may be walking beside the very predator she’s been warned about.

Beneath the surface, an even darker truth emerges - the bottle is part of a deadly ritual of human sacrifices, tied to a family’s desperate attempt to cheat fate.

"The Bottle" unravels a tense tale of fear, trust, and the sinister forces that prey on both innocence and faith.

  • Ashutosh Trivedi
    Director
  • Ashutosh Trivedi
    Writer
  • Ashutosh Trivedi
    Editor
  • Ashutosh Trivedi
    Producer
  • Harshmeet Bakshi
    Director of Photography
  • Divya Pandya
    Key Cast
  • Preet Saluja
    Key Cast
  • Prem Vallabh
    Key Cast
  • Rakesh Chaurasiya
    Sound Recordist
  • Somnath Rawla
    Makeup & Hair
  • Ashutosh Trivedi
    Colorist
  • Dhiraj Sonaje
    Assistant Director
  • Tanaya Malpure
    Assistant Director
  • Ankesh Khichar
    Assistant Director
  • Prashant Singh
    Assistant Director
  • Tanishq Agarwal
    Assistant Cinematographer
  • Riyaz Quraise
    Assistant Cinematographer
  • Ashutosh Trivedi
    Lyricist
  • Dhiraj Sonaje
    Line Producer
  • Ashutosh Trivedi
    Art & Props
  • Tanaya Malpure
    Art & Props
  • Safina Khatri
    BTS
  • Ashutosh Trivedi
    Costume
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    The Bottle
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    22 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 23, 2025
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Hindi
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, 4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39 : 1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Distribution Information
  • Ashutosh Trivedi
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Ashutosh Trivedi

Ashutosh Trivedi is a filmmaker and a storyteller with over two decades of experience in advertising, marketing, and brand management across leading agencies such as Ogilvy and Rediffusion.

He has led high-profile campaigns for brands like Tata Sons, SBI, ICICI Lombard, Hindustan Unilever, and Tata Trusts, bringing together strategic vision and compelling narratives across media.

From scripting and ad film production to large-scale 360° campaigns, Ashutosh has consistently delivered stories that resonate deeply with audiences. His work spans TV commercials, television serials, corporate films, documentaries and web series.

His latest project "The Bottle" is a suspense-thriller exploring fear, trust, and superstition.

A lifelong student of storytelling, and passionate about discovering untapped human insights, he continues to explore the intersection of advertising, cinema, and culture.

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Director Statement

As a storyteller, I have always been fascinated by how ordinary moments can conceal extraordinary fears.

With "The Bottle", I wanted to explore the tension between trust and suspicion; how quickly a casual encounter can spiral into dread when we don’t know who, or what, to believe.

My years in advertising taught me how powerfully stories shape perceptions, but cinema allows me to go deeper; into the subconscious; into the primal fears that bind us all.

The image of a simple bottle carrying a warning became, for me, a metaphor for the hidden messages life throws at us: sometimes ignored, sometimes too late to act upon.

"The Bottle" is not just about a killer or a ritual; it is about how fear erodes our sense of safety, how superstition manipulates faith, and how danger often hides behind the familiar.

I hope the film leaves audiences questioning how well we really know the people we choose to trust, and whether fate can ever truly be cheated.