The theme of "Dekh Tamasha" exposes the sick rationale behind religious persecution and challenges the audience to act, rather than remain silent spectators. The play has two groups of characters, those in white robes who are apparently the symbol of goodness and piety, and those in black, who represent evil and violence. The victims, who are made scapegoats for political or personal reasons, are crucified in a symbolic attempt to capture the essence of intolerance. A narrator relates the entire story to the audience while at the same time trying to keep the audience under control.
Dekh Tamasha... has its moments of black humor and farcical song and dance. But it drives images of brutality and the grotesque into the minds of the audience, in an attempt to convey the reality faced by minorities living in Pakistan. It forces us to confront the unpalatable truth of blind prejudice in a land where the founding fathers sought to put an end to religious bigotry. It leaves the audience with some disturbing questions, the solution being left to the actions of the individual and the society in which we live