Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Arya Babbar


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The result was   keep. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:22, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

Arya Babbar

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No reliable secondary sources providing significant coverage for notability. Fails to meet WP:ARTIST. Though Google search prove him as an actor, I don't think taking up acting as a profession alone will make anyone notable. Wikieditindia (talk) 09:37, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep: The Times News Network has a number of articles about him, most notably this and this. There's also this book on Google Books, although I can't tell anything about its reliability. Moswento (talk &#124; contribs) 09:54, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment I agree that there are source mentioning him, but I don't think that makes him notable. All the ref above are one paragraph. The notable ones you mentioned above is about his debutant release in 2002. Both are about same event. One paragraph each. I would find some significant coverage about him; as he is an actor, about his acting capabilities. The book mentioned is titled "Bollywood's Star Families: The Babbar Family". Wikieditindia (talk) 10:23, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Not all of the refs are one paragraph - the two I specifically mentioned are longer, you just have to scroll down past the Google ads. Moswento (talk &#124; contribs) 10:29, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * A Google News search also turns up more outside of his debut, like this (2011), this (2010) and this (2008). Moswento (talk &#124; contribs) 10:33, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * (edit conflict) I stand corrected on the length of the paragraph. Stuck it down in the comment. Still I have doubts about notability, whether having acted in a couple of films makes one a notable person fit for a biography in WP? I have reservations, and thats just me. Wikieditindia (talk) 10:48, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * For me, the sources (several articles from different news outlets across several years, with more than just incidental coverage) point to notability. But we'll see what other editors think. Moswento (talk &#124; contribs) 11:15, 23 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep and speedy close Per Entertainer, the actor has played the lead roles in three notable films. So no reason to continue this AfD. Wifione  Message 11:17, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * (edit conflict)Comment Thanks for pointing out WP:Entertainer, I guess I didn't look hard. But if you do not consider existence of a wiki article as proof of notabilty of a film, I doubt the notability ofThoda_Tum_Badlo_Thoda_Hum and Ab_Ke_Baras. The wiki articles do not have any reference for both the films.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikieditindia (talk • contribs) 11:42, 23 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep: Reasons above. -Animeshkulkarni (talk) 11:40, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Was also nominated for Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male satisfying the Wp:Artist clause of "has won significant critical attention". -Animeshkulkarni (talk) 12:06, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Reference please. Article page does not have it. Wikieditindia (talk) 12:09, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Recheck. Reference was added before posting that comment here. -Animeshkulkarni (talk) 12:16, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * reflsit was missing and now its ok. Wikieditindia (talk) 12:33, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 19:14, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 19:14, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
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