Template:Did you know nominations/Tansen (film)


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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 03:34, 18 July 2014 (UTC)

Tansen (film), Jayant Desai

 * ... that the film Tansen, directed by Jayant Desai and based on the life of musician Tansen was the second highest grossing Indian film of 1943?
 * Reviewed: Dick Joy, Cotton Plantation Record and Account Book
 * Comment: The biography article was moved to mainspace on July 14

5x expanded by Skr15081997 (talk). Self nominated at 14:16, 14 July 2014 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg Desai article is new (moved from user space). Tansen article expanded more than five-fold on July 14. Both articles long enough and use in-line citations. Desai's status as the film's directors is confirmed by in-line citation to this source. The film's status as the second highest grossing Indian film of 1943 is confirmed by in-line citation to this source. Though it may seem self-evident, I'm finding no in-line citation for the fact that the film is based on the life of the musician Tansen; this should be remedied.  Spot-checking finds no issues with close paraphrase, copyvio or plagiarism. QPQ requirements satisfied. Three issues to address before passage: (1) in-line citation for the film being based on life of Tassen needs to be added, (2) sourcing for the very long plot section should be added, if possible, and (3) the Desai article is largely a wall of words that could benefit by breaking it up into paragraphs and/or sections. Cbl62 (talk) 02:17, 16 July 2014 (UTC)
 * a citation has been added to the film and the director's article to support that the film was based on Tansen. The director's article now has subsections under the biography section. The best source for the plot section is the youtube video of the film. A vast majority of the film articles don't have citations in their plot section. I hope you will understand why I hadn't added the source in the plot section. The early films of Bollywood haven't received sufficient coverage in the media. After adding a few book sources and expanding the article, I can assure you that this film article is in a better state than other Hindi films' articles produced in the same period. Earlier films are a bit neglected. I had previously created an article on an American silent film which featured in the DYK section. Looking at the article you will find enough info about the film. Thanks for your review!--Skr15081997 (talk) 10:46, 16 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Symbol voting keep.svg Thanks for clearing that up. The part of the hook concerning the film being based on Tanzen's life is now supported by in-line citation to this source.  The Desai article has now been broken up a bit.  As for the uncited plot summary, I will accept that on good faith.  I am also accepting on good faith the representation that the plot section need not be cited.  I'm not sure it's good policy, but so be it. Cbl62 (talk) 16:17, 16 July 2014 (UTC)