Mustafa and the Punjabi identity

What I found interesting after the incident of Saifi's rape is how Mustafa (Atif) conveniently escapes all blame. Somehow none of the accusation lands on him even though technically he was the actual one responsible for ensuring his safety at his place of work. The sad fact is that Mustafa took Saifi to a terrible place and left him alone with a bunch of perverts who almost kill him. The women agreed to send him out of the house on the confidence that Mustafa would have chosen a suitable and most importantly, safe place for him. They placed blind faith in him and his Punjabi masculinity, because somehow, only he can deliver them from their oppression. The film shows it as some huge favour that he’s done for them because they finally have an alternate source of income, but I think this ties in with the whole idea of how the film represents middle class Punjabis: as an entirely blame-free progressive class, who becomes the model and channel of freedom and liberation for others. Due to this kind of portrayal, a lot of the complexities of their role is overlooked.