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Palupi is an ambitious woman with dreams of becoming a movie star, married to the idealistic artist Haidar. Disliking her marriage, she meets Chalil and quickly falls for the filmmaker. In one scene, Palupi swims nude with Chalil, not showing any hesitation. She later features in one of his movies,
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The movie begins with Palupi, the titular character, watching a film featuring herself in a cinema. Her companions, including filmmaker Chalil, comment on Palupi's age, to her dismay. Most of the movie is presented as a
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enjoying the fame that follows. She proceeds to divorce Haidar and marry Chalil, but soon breaks up with Chalil as well to marry Sugito, a rich businessman. However, Sugito cheats on Palupi, leaving her distraught.
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The character Chalil is partly based on Sani himself, and was one of the first movies in independent
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