Over a telephonic conversation, Karma Takapa, director of Ralang Road , spoke to us about trying to break down the image of a beautiful hill town and shifting the perception of a place. He elaborates his desire to explore Sikkim beyond a visitor's exalted perspective and why the animal motifs in the film weren't deeply structured at the writing stage. On working with non professionals, he emphasised on the need to tap an inherent facet of the person rather than constructing a wholly different character from scratch. In a tone which he stressed as not being despondent, he talked about filmmaking being too besotted with narrative centric aspirational template and the dire importance and often luxury for indie filmmakers of getting an opportunity to make a second feature film , and the challenges of setting up and sustaining his production house , Human Trail Pictures.
