Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nitin Kumar Gupta

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was delete. Sandstein 06:35, 28 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nitin Kumar Gupta[edit]

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Subject of the article does not meet standards as defined in WP:MUSIC and WP:BIO. Individual has not been a subject of multiple, non-trivial, published works appearing in independent, reliable and authoritative sources and does not have any major laurels for performance. The assertion that the subject of the article has won an award from a non-notable film festival is also not verifiable. The website for this film festival is unprofessional and does not list the subject as the recipient of the award, but the Director.[1] Only Wikipedia and some other personal webpages turn up as a source for the assertion by the subject that he received the award. Telco (talk) 04:40, 6 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:58, 6 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:58, 6 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:58, 6 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete fails WP:GNG. Stuartyeates (talk) 06:07, 11 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, The Bushranger _{One ping only} 00:28, 13 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, The Bushranger _{One ping only} 01:09, 20 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete The "Los Angeles Reel Film Festival" has been held for only three years, and is a "virtual" festival. Telco has shown how flimsy this claimed award really is. No significant coverage of this person in reliable sources. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 01:27, 20 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep From Wikipedia's Criteria for musicians and ensembles - "A musician or ensemble (note that this includes a band, singer, rapper, orchestra, DJ, musical theatre group, etc.) may be notable if it meets at least one of the following criteria:

1. Has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial, published works appearing in sources that are reliable and are independent from the musician or ensemble itself." A number of reputed websites list the subject as music director, lyricist and singer on the films mentioned, including imdb (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2890826/) and bollywoodhungama (http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/filmography/3579/index.html) (the number one indian film related website). Many of the songs by the composer-lyricist have been sung by the top singers in the India, including Shaan, Kailash Kher, Kavita Krishnamurti, Hariharan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Amit Kumar and Kunal Ganjawalla making the songs very respectable. The film 'Road to Sangam' for which the subject has composed the music is the recipient of multiple awards which makes this published soundtrack very notable. Google and youtube searches turn up a large number of websites and videos listing the composer's works. Thus there is sufficient evidence from independant and reliable sources that the subject has multiple non-trivial published works. This covers the criteria in making the subject a notable musician by the wikipedia guidelines. The article does not meet deletion criteria. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.183.23.158 (talk) 21:10, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Those don't appear to be significant coverage of this person in reliable, independent sources, but rather passing mention of his work. Also, both IMDb and Bollywood Hungama incorporate user-contributed content without professional editorial control, so are not reliable sources for establishing notability on Wikipedia. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 23:58, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Regardless of the above, the subject fits this criteria for inclusion - "Has performed music for a work of media that is notable, e.g. a theme for a network television show, performance in a television show or notable film, inclusion on a notable compilation album, etc." . 'Road to Sangam' is a notable film with several awards, including nominations and wins at Screen Awards 2011 (http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2011/01/03/6978/index.html) and win at the MAMI film festival. It is also mentioned as the most awarded film of 2010 (http://bubblesbollywood.blogspot.com/2011/01/most-awarded-film-of-2010-road-to_06.html) with the subject's name mentioned in prominence. The new movie 'Shakal Pe Mat Ja' for which the subject has composed music, has been chosen as the centrepiece in the south asian international film festival, new york (http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/10/this-years-saiff-includes-indias-oscar-entry-abu-son-of-adam.php) . Also, bollywood hungama has strict editorial checks before publishing cast and crew details. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.183.26.191 (talk) 10:51, 24 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Not as absolutely non-notable as some AfD subjects, but references are mainly passing notes in articles focused elsewhere and credits. There's a decent album review in Time Out Mumbai, but it's hardly enough, and source is not WP:RS--this edition of the Time Out is not even put it out by Time Out--the trademark is rented to a local publisher. Could become notable in the future, and happy to have another look then or if anyone can come up with substantial coverage from RS sources. I've also had a look at some of the bigger films where subject has credits, and my initial impression is that they are all non-notable and should be deleted from WP. --Hobbes Goodyear (talk) 02:40, 28 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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