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Nischal Basnet filmography

 * Nominator(s): ___CAPTAIN MEDUSA talk  (We are the champions, my friends)  11:23, 15 October 2019 (UTC)

I am nominating this for featured list because he is one of the directors who brought change to the Nepali film industry. Besides directing he also acts and sings.___CAPTAIN MEDUSA talk  (We are the champions, my friends)  11:23, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Comments
 * Any chance of a photo caption that says something other than just his name?
 * "He made his directorial debut in 2002" - shouldn't that say 2012?
 * "25.5 million Nepalese rupees" - any chance of a conversion for this, as I doubt many people outside Nepal would know what this equates to?
 * "who tries abduct a gangster's daughter." => "who tries to abduct a gangster's daughter."
 * No need for a hyphen in "dark comedy"
 * "The film is set in Nepalese Civil War" => "The film is set during the Nepalese Civil War"
 * "Loot 2 was a blockbuster at the box office, earning 10.5 million Nepalese rupees.[15] In its first week, Loot 2 grossed 60.1 million Nepalese rupees" - this makes no sense. How could it have earned 60.1M rupees in its first week but only 10.5M overall?
 * Where multiple refs appear together, they are often not in numerical order
 * Why is no role given for the films in which he made "special appearances"? Presumably he still played a character with a name.....
 * In the TV table, no need for a comma after Raut
 * Titles of songs should be shown in inverted commas
 * In the notes column of the music video table, no need for a comma after the first name if only two names are listed
 * External link section should be called "External links" (it's always shown as "links", even if there's only one
 * Think that's all I have -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 12:23, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
 * I have fixed all of the issues. Notifying .___CAPTAIN MEDUSA talk  (We are the champions, my friends)  13:32, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
 * You don't need to be as precise as "equivalent to US$524067.48" - saying "aproximately US$524,000" would be OK -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 13:43, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Oh. Done and thanks for letting me know.___CAPTAIN MEDUSA talk  (We are the champions, my friends)  13:48, 15 October 2019 (UTC)


 * No role listed for "Changa Chet"?
 * No need for comma in photo caption
 * You describe both Loot films as "blockbusters", but the box office takings listed are quite small, certainly when most people are familiar with the notion of US films taking over a billion dollars. I appreciate that the Nepalese film industry is obviously very very different, but is there a way to express the success of the films in a way that gives a bit more context, rather than just saying "it was a blockbuster"?  Was either the most successful film of the year in Nepal, or even of all time?  As it stands we have no way of knowing whether Loot's takings of US$200k actually represent a huge success in Nepal.  Does that make sense?
 * HTH -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 12:27, 22 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Loot became the highest-grossing film. ___CAPTAIN MEDUSA  talk  (We are the champions, my friends)  13:01, 22 October 2019 (UTC)


 * Support -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 13:12, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Support Comment from Aoba47
I hope this helps, and good luck with the nomination. Aoba47 (talk) 23:55, 22 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Although this has been discussed above, I am uncertain about the "blockbuster" word choice. I would remove it altogether and revise the sentence to something like this: (Loot earned 25.5 million Nepalese rupees (approximately US$218,000 in 2019), making it Nepal's highest-grossing film of 2012.).
 * I would clarify in the lead that Basnet wrote the screenplay for Loot. That would help to explain why the lead mentions the critical response to the script, which came a little out of left field for me.
 * I understand why you included a sentence that loot reportedly "changed the discourse of the Nepali film industry", but it is rather vague. Without more context, I am not exactly sure what this means. Maybe you could replace the quote with a brief part about why this film is so important to the Nepali film industry to better explain it to unfamiliar readers like myself?
 * A wikilink for hunger strikes in the image caption may be helpful.
 * I would add ALT text to the image.
 * I am uncertain about this sentence (In 2014, Basnet was an actor and producer in Ram Babu Gurung's romantic drama Kabaddi.) as it could read that he played an actor and producer in the film. Maybe something like (In 2014, Basnet acted in and produced Ram Babu Gurung's romantic drama Kabaddi) instead would be better?
 * Loot should not be wikilinked multiple times in the lead.
 * I am uncertain if this sentence (The film went to win a National Film Award.) because it deals more with the movie itself than Basnet's involvement with it.
 * For this sentence (Loot 2 was a blockbuster at the box office, it grossed 60.1 million Nepalese rupees (approximately US$524,000 in 2019), surpassing the lifetime box office gross of Loot.), I would remove "blockbuster" and just say (Loot 2 grossed 60.1 million Nepalese rupees (approximately US$524,000 in 2019), surpassing the lifetime box office gross of Loot.) instead.
 * Any reason why Sarwanam Theater is not mentioned in the lead?
 * Since there is a separate subsection and table for the music videos, should they be mentioned in the lead?
 * I would remove the red link for Dinesh Raut since it was established in an AfD (here) that this individual is not notable enough for an article. Red links should only be used to encourage the creation of an article, and that should not be the case here.
 * I have addressed all of your comments. ___CAPTAIN MEDUSA talk  (We are the champions, my friends)  12:14, 23 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you for addressing everything. I have two additional comments before I can support this:
 * I would remove the sentence about Loot being a cult film as I do not think it is necessary. I also do not see how "cult classic" is supported in the citation.
 * I am uncertain about this revised sentence (Loot changed the status of Nepali cinema because of "the creative team that pulled out a one-of-a-kind concept".), particularly because it follows a sentence about how critics disliked the script because it was unoriginal. It might be better to just change it back to the original wording. Apologies for the back-and-forth on that part. Aoba47 (talk) 12:25, 23 October 2019 (UTC)
 * No worries, done.___CAPTAIN MEDUSA talk  (We are the champions, my friends)  12:31, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Thank you for addressing everything. I support this for promotion. Aoba47 (talk) 12:33, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Comments by Dudley

 * It would be helpful to add his date of birth if known.
 * "The film focuses on Hakku Kale (played by Saugat Malla) who masterminds a bank robbery." I would have a comma after "Malla)".
 * "Dcine Award and Kamana Film Award should be explained in notes or stub articles.
 * Your note is not what I meant. I think a sentence something like this would help the reader: "The Dcine Award is given by xxx for films by Nepali directors, shot in Nepal and in one of the languages of Nepal." (Change text as relevant) Dudley Miles (talk) 17:36, 11 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Sarwanam Theater links to a theatre group, not a competition.
 * You should say what language his work is in. Is it all in Nepali? Dudley Miles (talk) 15:23, 11 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I cannot see where you answer this. Dudley Miles (talk) 17:36, 11 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I have made the changes as you suggested. I have not added the date of his birth because there isn't any information about it covered by reliable sources. Thanks. CAPTAIN MEDUSA</tt>  talk  16:47, 11 November 2019 (UTC)
 * they should be complete now. <tt>CAPTAIN MEDUSA</tt>  talk  18:01, 11 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Support. I would like to have seen more information on the awards but that is minor and the article is otherwise fine. Dudley Miles (talk) 19:52, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

Source review passed, with some tweaks. Promoting. -- Pres N  21:55, 17 November 2019 (UTC)


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