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At a party where he performs, Mahrous impresses a singer named Habayeb (Lola Sedki), who invites him to interview with the film studio run by her lover Khaled Bey (Abbas Fares).

Khaled Bey meets and tries to seduce Hanuma with an invitation to an upper-crust party, and when she refuses, Satan persuades her to go anyway to counter Mahrous's ostensible intention to cheat with Habayeb.

The angel apprises her of Khaled's sinister intentions and informs her of her mother's falling ill over her daughter's leaving as well as Mahrous's missing her, thus helping Hanuma escape.

Hanuma returns to work at the produce stand and to her mother's good graces, while Mahrous leaves a disappointed Khaled Bey, who calls her the most honorable and talented dancer he has ever known.

In one scene, Saad Abdel Wahab raises the adhan (call to prayer), noted in the e-zine Masrawy as asking the question: Is working in the arts haram?