Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/KGF (Indian film)


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The result was speedy keep. Withdrawn by nominator (non-admin closure) GSS (talk |c|em ) 04:38, 1 July 2017 (UTC)

KGF (Indian film)

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Removed PROD. Unsourced and there is no evidence that this is a notable film per WP:NFP. In fact, appears not to have been  released yet since the article says it "will be shot in" and "Ravi Basrur will compose the film score and the soundtracks" I've found some teasers for it, and a source from two months ago claiming that filming had started, but that does not make it notable. Meters (talk) 05:04, 29 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Also recently created as KGF(film) which was redirected to the director's page Prashanth Neel Meters (talk) 05:12, 29 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Withdrawn by nominator Production is notable, and article now contains a ref showing that filming is in progress, meeting requirements for unfinished films. Meters (talk) 22:46, 30 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. Zeke, the Mad Horrorist  (Speak quickly) (Follow my trail) 05:13, 29 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Zeke, the Mad Horrorist  (Speak quickly) (Follow my trail) 05:13, 29 June 2017 (UTC)


 * WP:INDAFD: KGF Prashanth Neel Vijay Kiragandur Hombale Films


 * Keep under film criteria as a project sourcable as having been completed and getting enough coverage under WP:NFF to merit inclusion. Lacking use of many available sources (IE: Times of India 1, Times of India 2, New Indian Express, International Business Times, Filmibeat) . It needs use of the sources yes, but a deletion for not using them is not per guideline. Time to fix, not delete. Pardon me, but what WP:BEFORE did you use?  Schmidt,  Michael Q. 07:30, 29 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep: As demonstrated by User:MichaelQSchmidt, this film has received significant coverage for its production.Meets WP:NFILMS and WP:GNG. Looks like the nominator didn't follow WP:BEFORE here. --Skr15081997 (talk) 14:11, 29 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes I did look for sources. I'll be happy to withdraw this if we can find solid evidence that the film is actually filming. Per WP:NFF if it's not in production yet it should not have an article, and if it is in principal photography (or finished but not released) then the production itself must be shown to be notable. It is definitely not released yet, and the sources are somewhat confusing as to whether filming has started. "Sources must be used to confirm the start of principal photography after shooting." The production appears to be notable enough to warrant an article even though the film has not been released yet, but some of the suggested sources are not useful for showing the notability of the film. They actually have to be about the film, not just passing mentions of it, or about the director or the actors, or even worse, just passing mentions of people who are associated with the film. Looking a the proposed sources:
 * http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/kgf-was-always-meant-to-be-a-kannada-film-with-yash/articleshow/57960649.cms April. Director talking about rumours about his choice of lead. Weak.
 * http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/yashs-most-expensive-film-is-ready-to-roll/articleshow/56121749.cms January. Talking about it as a project in pre-production that had already been postponed once. Useful to show the importance of the production since it describes it as "much awaited" and "one of the biggest productions in Sandalwood yet" but we first need to show it is filming.
 * http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2017/jan/06/destination-kgf-for-yash-1556870.html January Again good for showing the importance of the project, but only once we can prove it is filming.
 * http://www.ibtimes.co.in/photos/rocking-star-yashs-kgf-movie-launch-6827-slide-42931 June 24. A one-liner saying the film will start shooting in late June.
 * http://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/movies/kgf.html Is that a reliable source? Or a user-generated IMDB-type site? Either way there isn't much there.
 * If someone can provide a reliable source showing that filming has started then I will withdraw this. I couldn't find one. Meters (talk) 22:26, 29 June 2017 (UTC)


 *  Sorry I did not post ALL of the MANY sources speaking about this project directly and in detail to meet WP:NFF. Under WP:GNG, we do not care if some are brief, just so long as we have DETAILS for verifiability. How about the easily found WP:SIGCOV in New Indian Express stating in March "Yash-starrer KGF starts as per schedule" and in April New Indian Express telling us "KGF rockets through every budget barrier" and "Yash is on the sets of KGF and has completed his first schedule", and just a few days ago stating "Storm or shine, Yash’s KGF  stays on schedule" describing the film dealing with rains and being 50% complete.  I think it has been well shown that the production has begun, is nearing completion,  and is receiving the requisite coverage. Pardon me, but my google-foo may be a little better than yours?  Schmidt,  Michael Q. 09:54, 30 June 2017 (UTC)
 * How about a little AGF? I didn't suggest that you were trying to do anything when you incorrectly said "project sourcable as having been completed" when it very clearly is not completed. Yes there are lots of sources out there. It does not matter how many sources we have talking about a future film unless is is filming. I've already said that I looked and didn't find one showing that filming was happening, and all we required was a solid reference showing that the filming had started. The first set of references proposed did not address that issue. The new set does does indeed show that filming is happening. I would not use the older ones since the filming was shut down after those refs, but the ref from 5 days ago clearly says that filming has restarted again after being shut down. I'll add that to the article to meet the minimal notability requirement for WP:NFF for unfinished films. Meters (talk) 22:33, 30 June 2017 (UTC)


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