How To Kill Yourself with a Gun & a Bottle of Pills

Ravi & Akash are two aimless twenty somethings who, fed up with life, decide to end it. Comedy ensues when their elderly neighbor intervenes.

  • Ribhu Ghosh
    Director
  • Ribhu Ghosh
    Writer
  • Sukrit Chandhoke
    Producer
  • Jayant Chand
    Key Cast
    "Ravi"
  • Dhee Majumder
    Key Cast
    "Akash"
  • Purnendu Bhattacharya
    Key Cast
    "Swapan"
  • Ron Riekki
    Based on a Play by
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Katta ya Goli?
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy
  • Runtime:
    31 minutes 20 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 22, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Bengali, Hindi
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.25
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Ribhu Ghosh

Ribhu Ghosh is a 26 year old filmmaker from New Delhi, India. His foray into film began as an undergraduate student at the Srishti Institute of Art, Design & Technology. He’s worked in Bollywood as an Assistant Director, while independently directing short films. He’s now pursuing a Masters in Film at FAMU in Prague, Czech Republic.

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Director Statement

Reading ‘How to Kill Yourself with a Gun and a Bottle of Pills’, I was immediately interested in an exploration of how romantically we entertain certain ideas. What might be the result of a flirtation with suicide? How often do we follow through?

Conceptualized in the middle of a global pandemic, with everyone locked into the confines of their homes, I wanted to see how far idle minds could entertain even the darkest of fantasies.