Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/MD Asif

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The result was delete. —SpacemanSpiff 03:51, 30 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

MD Asif

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Notability concerns since 2014, I see three roles in his filmography, only one with anything resembling a named role, in Thuppakki. I can find no significant coverage online in WP:Reliable sources to suggest notability as an actor per WP:NACTOR, or as a martial artist per ~~WP:NSPORT~~ WP:MANOTE. Uncle Roy (talk) 10:41, 22 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. Uncle Roy (talk) 10:42, 22 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Martial arts-related deletion discussions. Uncle Roy (talk) 10:42, 22 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Uncle Roy (talk) 10:42, 22 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Delete As per above. With respect to martial arts the criteria is better served with WP:MANOTE which he does not meet.Peter Rehse (talk) 15:20, 22 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, rationale updated. Uncle Roy (talk) 15:44, 22 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Article reeks of paid promotion or autobiography, given that this guy pulled a mostly-formed article out of thin air. I do also notice this slightly-older Md Asif article, which seems to have been created by the article subject via (at least) 2 different Wikipedia accounts. I would not be surprised if "Rocky Sharma" was MD Asif. Anyway, getting to the stronger deletion rationale, I don't find any significant coverage of this person via the Indian newspaper search engine. I mostly see stuff like this, which is about a Pakistani cricket player. Searching the engine for his name plus Thuppaki (you know, one of the major films he was in where he played "second in command of the sleeper cell", "opposite superstar actor Vijay"[1]) produces no hits, which strongly implies that no reliable source was interested in covering him. References like this seem like little more than press releases. Seriously, how can the subject be a renowned actor with only two films under his belt? Article seems like fluff and APN News is questionable as a reference as their About page seems like a vanity project itself. There are no significant Google News hit for "MD Asif" kamasutra or "MD Asif" Thuppaki. There appears to be no record of him in reliable mainstream sources. Far too soon for article, and this has vanity written all over it, especially since in the Career section we're expected to assume success-by-association. His non-major role in Thuppaki contributed to Thuppaki being the highest-grossing Indian film of that year and his minor role in Kamasutra 3D resulted in the film being eligible for Oscar consideration. The confusing language "Kamasutra 3D was retained for nominations of the 86th Academy Awards in three categories" was especially perplexing, as it suggests the film was actually nominated, when in fact it looks like it was submitted for consideration. Unless I'm mistaken, this looks like puffery. Delete. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 04:17, 25 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I don't see evidence to show he meets WP:GNG. I also didn't find anything that shows he meets the notability criteria for actors or martial artists. Papaursa (talk) 19:30, 28 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.