Photocopy

Photocopy

Year: 2017

Runtime: 91 mins

Language: Arabic

Director: Tamer Ashry

RomanceDramaComedy

Mahmoud, a man in his late 50s who runs a photocopying shop, becomes consumed by the mystery of why dinosaurs disappeared. His intense research into this topic unexpectedly leads him on a journey of self-discovery, rekindling lost connections with friendship, family, and love. Through his quest for answers about the prehistoric past, he ultimately finds a renewed appreciation for the meaning of life.

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Madhu and Mala are identical twin sisters living with their grandmother, each carrying a distinct personality. Madhu is outgoing, playful, and full of mischief, always ready with a joke or a prank, while Mala is quiet, serious, and focused on her medical studies. When the college principal notices Madhu’s disruptive antics, he nominates her for an inter-college quiz as a penalty, a move that is really meant to curb her risk-taking and expose her lack of seriousness in a high-stakes setting. Madhu pleads with Mala to take her place, and Mala agrees, hoping to help her sister out.

During the quiz, Mala meets Sameer Wankhede, and the two quickly fall in love. The next day, Sameer encounters Madhu and believes she is Mala, asking for her phone number. Madhu realizes the mix-up only after the fact, and, in a moment of scheming and impulse, gives Mala’s number to him, inadvertently fueling a budding romance between Sameer and Mala’s assumed identity.

Mala soon wants to date Sameer truly, but a friend warns her that Sameer thinks he is dating Madhu. To maintain the charade, Mala must present herself as Madhu, a challenge because Mala doesn’t share Madhu’s fashionable flair. When Mala spots Sameer, his gaze lands on Madhu’s stylish appearance rather than Mala’s plain look, nudging Mala to decide to adopt Madhu’s persona to win Sameer’s attention.

As Sameer grows closer to Madhu’s image, he adapts to her lifestyle and becomes involved with her under the pretense that he is dating Mala. Meanwhile, Madhu is drawn to the trappings of the dating life, including the flashy bikes and cars that Sameer owns. A small quarrel between Madhu and Sameer leads Mala to step back from the relationship for a while, creating a temporary rift.

The situation escalates when an invitation to Sameer’s birthday party is handed to Madhu through their grandmother because Mala has locked herself away in her room. Madhu reads the invite and attends the party with friends, while Sameer waits for Mala. When Madhu arrives first, he assumes she is Mala and proposes marriage, leaving Mala devastated and heartbroken. This marks a turning point as Madhu fully enters Sameer’s life, even going so far as to change the contact details on her phone so that Sameer continues to reach Madhu’s number.

As this deception unfolds, Mala’s friends try to facilitate a connection between Mala and Sameer, but Madhu firmly opposes any attempt to reverse the ruse. A few days later, Sameer proposes marriage to Madhu, and she accepts without consulting Mala or their grandmother. The grandmother, worried about Madhu’s willingness to settle down with a man under a false identity, cautions her about potentially ruining life for Sameer.

The truth finally comes to light on the day of the engagement when their grandmother discovers Madhu pretending to be Mala. Heartbroken, she still guides Madhu to make her own choice in the matter. As the moment arrives for the engagement, Madhu’s guilt overwhelms her, and she confesses everything in front of everyone. In response, Sameer rushes to Mala’s medical camp, where the two original lovers are reunited and reconciled.

In the end, the family and the couple confront the consequences of deception, but the emotional core remains: the genuine connection between Mala and Sameer endures, and the truth brings them back together, with Mala’s medical commitment and Madhu’s growth guiding the path forward. The narrative leaves viewers with a reminder about honesty, belonging, and the strengths of chosen family in the face of complicated love.

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