Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shruti Merchant


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The result was delete. 78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 20:22, 18 February 2020 (UTC)

Shruti Merchant

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Fails WP:GNG, written in promotional tone and filled with her notable relatives. Only one movie to show as an independent coreographer. The9Man talk 07:35, 1 February 2020 (UTC)
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 * Delete Subject may become notable in future but it is not as of now. GargAvinash (talk) 19:32, 3 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Comment. I'm actually not sure about this one. Yes, most coverage appears to be directly linked to her husband, Dhruv Bhandari, but there appears to be some coverage like this...she might've worked in a few notable productions too, strengthening her claim. And lastly, I might give her the benefit of the doubt due to the language component: i.e. there might be quality Marathi sources I'm not aware of. So, I'll abstain from a !vote until these aspects are elucidated. It goes without saying that the article needs serious cleanup. Best, PK650 (talk) 04:58, 8 February 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ad Orientem (talk) 01:35, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
 * delete notability is not inherited. Whatever non-significant coverage, and non-significant work she is getting is because her family. Other sources are routine coverage, some look like press releases/paid content for the "Taj Express" that she is direcor of, and the tours that they have performing theatrical musical “THE MERCHANTS OF BOLLYWOOD” as the assistant choreographer. The story of the show is based on the life of her sister Ms. Vaibhavi Merchant and her grandfather Late Shri B.Hiralal. which she is assistant director for (the quoted text is from article). The source provided above by PK650 is an interview where she is promoting herself/her work. She fails WP:NCREATIVE; and as she doesnt have significant coverage, she fails general notability guidelines as well. Even the wikipedia article had to mention her grand-father, father, sister, and what-not. A lot of the credits mentioned in the article cant be verified in reliable sources. More like, it seems she was an off-the-record side-kick ("assistant") for her elder sister. —usernamekiran (talk) 18:37, 9 February 2020 (UTC)


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