Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bala Hijam

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) J 947 05:28, 4 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Bala Hijam[edit]

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Fails WP:NBIO. Wikis and blogs are not reliable sources. GeoffreyT2000 (talk, contribs) 00:27, 16 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Keep "Bala Hijam is the ruling queen of the Manipur film industry" according to the Indian Express. Thanks and regards, Biwom (talk) 00:43, 16 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Keep after having read the India Times article, but it's a shame that this wasn't in the original article. @Biwom: it might be useful to add it to the page. --Domdeparis (talk) 10:52, 16 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 08:09, 19 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 08:09, 19 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Comment, with the large number of films that Hijam has appeared in, she appears to meet WP:NACTOR ie. "1.Has had significant roles in multiple notable films", but a lot of these appear to be minor roles, and the films' articles don't necessarily reflect their notability ie. 1.The film is widely distributed and has received full-length reviews by two or more nationally known critics. 2.The film is historically notable, as evidenced by one or more of the following: Publication of at least two non-trivial articles, at least five years after the film's initial release. (most have only two trivial and/or non-useable references, would appreciate input from Indianmovieexpert editors, thanks. Coolabahapple (talk) 09:37, 19 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Natg 19 (talk) 01:22, 25 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Sources provided during this discussion prove that notability has been met. The sourcing within the article is not a justification for deletion. Exemplo347 (talk) 02:26, 28 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The AFD seems to have only 1 source (Indian express) which btw is a interview in context of threats received. I would be happy to look at some of these sources. --Lemongirl942 (talk) 19:27, 2 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - She is considered as a prominent actor in Manipur. Mint calls her one of Manipur's 2 leading ladies in [1]. As is mentioned in the previous source, she is threatened by insurgents against acting in movies of other languages. Coupled with the fact that she comes from the North East India, which generally does not occupy news for the right reasons. However she is one of the few actresses from the region who is known to the wider audience of India ([2] is an example for the same). She is also a winner of the Manipur State Film awards for Best Actress [3]. Jupitus Smart 07:19, 3 March 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.