Dhoop Kinaray's take on religion is particularly interesting, especially when compared to the kind of religion depicted in Humsafar. Although, we see Fazeelat reciting verses for Zoya and Anji, there are two things to note her. She does so for a general good luck for the girls. She does not invoke God or religion for forgiveness, salvation or as a cry for help. In that way, it does become something that is merely reserved for those who belong to a particular strata of the society. Moreover, Zoya's father dismisses Fazeelat's act of reciting verses over his daughter's head. This is presented in a very casual manner, where Zoya's father ridicules Fazeelat for doing so and indeed she does present a rather hilarious picture. "Doobtay huay jahaaz ki tarah hilna band kero," says Baba very aptly. On the other hand, Ahmer's father dies, Zoya gets into trouble when she forgets to administer an injection to a child putting his life in danger. At none of these instances, do ay of the characters resort to crying desperately to God and asking for his intervention. Similarly, when Ahmer is really depressed, his servant while trying to console him does not give him advice to pray to God or leave everything to Him. Instead, he talks to him in an almost poetic tone, in a cultured Urdu -- about life and the world.