 Saputra subsequently directed Septriasa twice more.Saputra was approached to direct the 2011 religious drama "Di Bawah Lindungan Ka'bah" ("Under the Protection of Ka'Bah", based on the novel by Hamka) after its previous director left the project.He used considerable dramatic license in the adaption, to the point Makbul Mubarak of "The Jakarta Post" commented that he seemed to have only used the opening and closing of the source material.