Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Malik Ek


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The result was   Keep. Stifle (talk) 11:22, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

Malik Ek

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Apparently fails future film notability guidelines. (Source indicates it's not going to start filming until November.) No prejudice towards recreation when reliable sources indicate filming has already begun. Girolamo Savonarola (talk) 19:10, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions.   —PC78 (talk) 00:54, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak delete. The sources in the article are actually from 2006. The only recent source I can find is this (all other sources appear to be derived from the same article), which gives an October release, though it does not explicily state that filming has either commenced or wrapped. PC78 (talk) 01:21, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep. I do agree that many articles seem to be based upon PC78's source find, as apparently Jackie Shroff's stopping his smoking and drinking has made an impression... however, images offered HERE from January 2008 would seem to indicate that principle filming had at least begun back then. THIS one confirms the October release. THIS online news blurb tells how the role changed the star and shares a filmclip of Jackie Shroff as Baba. I do not know what the newscaster is saying, but the article's text and the film clip itself give me the sense that filming has begun (or even ended)... so I gotta tend toward keep.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 03:01, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I'll give you the pictures in your first link. :) The second link doesn't look all that solid; I also saw the video in your third link, though I believe those clips are from the actor's earlier films, not this one (though I also have no clue what is being said in the news report). PC78 (talk) 09:44, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't rely too heavily on the first link - it's not uncommon for shows to hold a press conference to announce that they "will be making" a film, and then have a photo shoot of the actor in costume immediately afterwards. Some don't end up shooting, though.... (Cough cough). The second is a random database entry, so it's hard to judge reliability, but the text of the third one is probably the strongest case towards keep. Girolamo Savonarola (talk) 15:33, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I agree with your first point about how film companies sometimes have photoshoots of actors in costume when they announce a film, but the photos were dated for January 2008... about a year after the announcement and do not appear as if staged shots, which is why I included them. The second link was only to offer a release date unassociated with that "Jackie Shroff has stopped smoking and drinking" story that was the source of so many other reports. The third link was offered for it's English text in conjunction with the clip. The language barrier is definitely the toughest... but toward the video clip... a seach with this parameter found me this... pouporting to be a trailer for the film Malik Ek... and appears to be the same film/characters as in the the newsclip I found. This one seems to be a video covering the recording of song tracks for the film.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 18:10, 18 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Tan      39  16:34, 23 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Comment Have done a clean-up of the article and added an infobox and some external links. Wil continue working in my sandbox.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 00:17, 27 August 2008 (UTC)


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