Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Saleem Murad


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The result was   delete.  MBisanz  talk 03:27, 7 December 2012 (UTC)

Saleem Murad

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I can't find any online references for this person who in the article is asserted as "considered as one of the best writer of Pakistan and is famous for writing issue-based films wrapped in entertainment". As always, more than happy to be proven wrong. Shirt58 (talk) 10:46, 23 November 2012 (UTC)
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 * Have you searched in the local script? A well-known author in Pakistan may very well have had no coverage in English. הסרפד (Hasirpad) [formerly Ratz...bo] 18:39, 23 November 2012 (UTC)
 * "Have you searched in the local script?" No, I have not not searched in the local script. I can read no Urdu or any other languages this article may have references in other than English.--Shirt58 (talk) 12:23, 24 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Comment This is a Pollywood or Lollywood director/writer. English sources are of course minimal but he exists. Could not find any of the dozen films listed in the lead section as winners of a National Film Awards (Bollywood) or Nigar Awards (Lollywood). I did find this list on IMDB of the Top-50 most popular Pashto films, which includes Yarana which he claims to have been involved in some capacity, but IMDB is unreliable and there is no source to verify he worked on the film. Most sources if they exist will be in Pashto, Urdu and Punjabi and no idea how to begin since it's outside Google Translate. There is lots of evidence he exists (see the opening credits of this film) but sourcing is a problem, as are the guidelines for WP:NFILMS which in some ways not very applicable to this situation, thus WP:SYSTEMIC. -- Green Cardamom (talk) 04:38, 24 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


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 * Delete No reliable sources. --Shorthate (talk) 23:29, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete - I tried searching for reliable sources, but didn't find anything meeting wiki's criterion of reliable source. Mr T  (Talk?)  [ (New thread?) ] 15:17, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
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