Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of songs featuring Uttam Kumar

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The result was delete. The clear policy backed consensus is for this article to be deleted. — Coffee // have a cup // beans // 00:07, 25 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

List of songs featuring Uttam Kumar

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List of songs featuring someone??? Really? This is going a bit too far Wgolf (talk) 17:54, 17 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:18, 18 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:18, 18 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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I think it's misnamed at the very least. From the title (and having no idea who Kumar is), I assumed it would be pop songs in which he was credited as a "featured" recording artist (like "Love the Way You Lie" is credited to "Eminem (feat. Rihanna)"). Instead, it's a list of songs Kumar performed in movies in which he acted. I'm not sure that's similar enough to the other contents of Category:Lists of songs by recording artists. postdlf (talk) 18:24, 18 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Judging from this discussion so far, it's a strong delete for me. postdlf (talk) 18:54, 20 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete -It really is going too far. It doesn't make sense and falls in the line of What Wikipedia is NOT. He is not a "recording artist" but an actor. In Bollywood and each and every other Indian cinema, we have on average 4-5 songs featuring actor and actress for the sake of entertainment. If they are notable for acting in a song or multiple songs in movies, it should go under Career section of their biographical article. The list is relevant for a "recording artist", for an actor, we have "Actor Filmography", what in present case we already have at Uttam Kumar filmography. Anupmehra -Let's talk! 23:03, 18 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Strongly Keep This! This is helpful - I know that it seems quite queer to have a list of songs not sung by any singer, rather performed by an actor. But I don't think it's 100% irrelevant. Because I'm an Indian. Normally, any song's credit directly goes to its composer or singer, but in India there is three such legendary actors (Amitabh Bachchan, Uttam Kumar and Rajnikant) whose songs are mainly attributed to its actors. People often say, its Uttam Kumar's song or its Amitabh Bachchan's song. So, its very reasonable to include songs featuring these actors. Moreover, very few actors have performed 300+ songs like kumar. Besides this, the writer of this article has introduced a new thing to us, a list of songs not sung, rather featuring an actor. It's outstanding, unique and versatile! and the reference really corresponds to the films with detailed track listing as the article has. Mayank Kapadia (talk) 16:27, 19 February 2015 (UTC) User[reply]
- "...a list of songs not sung, rather featuring an actor." I have no idea what that means. He didn't even sing these songs? Was he merely onscreen when they are performed in these movies? postdlf (talk) 16:54, 19 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Postdlf: -Yes, it is merely an onscreen performance by an actor in songs featured in the films they acted into. Anupmehra -Let's talk! 17:48, 19 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Mayank Kapadia: -Do you have any source that discuss these songs featuring the actor? An actor acts and acting is what relevant to their profession. Similarly, a singer sings, and songs are relevant to their profession. A list of songs featuring a particular actor doesn't make sense. One formal question, are you aware of Wikipedia's notability guideline? Anupmehra -Let's talk! 17:45, 19 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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