Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Salim Shah

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. bd2412 T 02:11, 4 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Salim Shah[edit]

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The article in The Hindu appears to be an interview with the subject, and the other reference is a routine listing of information about him, not a discussion. Does not appear to have won any notable awards. The article on him in Bengali has these same two references, no others. Am not seeing enough here to make him notable. The name itself is common enough that identifying him in a Google search is very difficult. A loose noose (talk) 04:35, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. MarginalCost (talk) 04:38, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. MarginalCost (talk) 04:38, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: Per description, article does not seem to be notable, and it seems to mostly be based on the IMdB page. DeeM28 (talk) 05:58, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Szzuk (talk) 09:16, 10 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Szzuk (talk) 06:41, 18 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

keep. Has appeared in significant roles in multiple notable films and television programmes, and hence satisfies WP:ENT. Ross-c (talk) 08:20, 18 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: A BLP that lacks any Wikipedia notability to pass GNG or WP:NACTOR (WP:ENT). Confusing search results with IMDb (mentionioned above), apparently used as an "External links" reference, that is not a reliable source per WP:RS, WP:Identifying reliable sources, or Wikipedia:External links/Perennial websites. Trying to determine WP:NEXIST did not produce any notability. One of the references shows him in "An Adding Machine", "Prisoner of Second Avenue", "The Proposal" but I can find nothing on these. Even using IMDb there is no biography information and the subject played minor roles in Fanaa (2006) as Defence Secretary, one episode of Byomkesh Bakshi (1993–1997) in 1997, and as Inspector Yadav in Sarfarosh (1999). I would not have looked this deep to try to prove something apparently unprovable but comments by @Ross-c: mentioned "significant roles in multiple notable films and television programmes" but I could not verify this and certainly cannot find biographical sources to change this from an undersourced pseudo biography. Otr500 (talk) 11:54, 19 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It is undersourced, but that is a case of WP:SOFIXIT. He's covered in the press. E.g. http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/Talking-heads/article16884220.ece http://www.nettv4u.com/celebrity/hindi/tv-actor/salim-shah His role in, for example, English, August, is not a minor one.I note your argument, but I think you've been selective to make the case for deletion, and I still think he qualifies for a Wikipedia page. Ross-c (talk) 15:59, 19 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 13:43, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Actors don't get a freepass over WP:GNP, there isn't enough coverage about this subject. The only reference that contributes to notability is his interview in The Hindu, certainly a serious newspaper, but not really the best source to establish notability. Furthermore, multiple independent sources to me means at least three. This isn't the case here. wikitigresito (talk) 20:45, 26 April 2018 (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.