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The result was keep. Randykitty ( talk) 10:34, 19 February 2023 (UTC) reply

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Previous AfD ended in no consensus and the notability tag from April 2022 remains. Let's decide once and for all if this film is notable or not and either delete the article or remove the tag.

Original AfD rationale: PROD removed with "Take it to AfD, Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema is no mean thing."

However, even if that is taken as a notable source (which it is), that leaves only 1 good source. The others are database sites, a newspaper ad, and a passing mention in another book.

Need more than just the Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema to be notable. DonaldD23 talk to me 03:34, 12 February 2023 (UTC) reply

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Film and India. DonaldD23 talk to me 03:34, 12 February 2023 (UTC) reply

• Keep exactly for the same reason it was kept in the first AfD. It's not only Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema, it's also The Indian Express, another book by Ashok Raj. Shahid • ^Talk2me 10:08, 12 February 2023 (UTC) reply

  FYI...the Indian Express link is just an ad for the film. The other book it just mentions it. Neither count towards notability. DonaldD23 talk to me 14:36, 12 February 2023 (UTC) reply

  @ Donaldd23: I should know that as I'm the one who's added it. I don't think the newspaper, back in 1944, would post ads for non-notable films. But anyway, it also posted a full review of the film. I've added it. Shahid • ^Talk2me 15:57, 12 February 2023 (UTC) reply

• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Mythology-related deletion discussions. North America ¹⁰⁰⁰ 13:00, 12 February 2023 (UTC) reply

• Comment film review by The Indian Express, dated 31 March 1945, has been added. Shahid • ^Talk2me 16:05, 12 February 2023 (UTC) reply

  @ Donaldd23: Does it make you rethink your stand? Shahid • ^Talk2me 11:31, 13 February 2023 (UTC) reply

  It's closer to passing inclusion criteria, however it needs more input to close as a keep, otherwise it risks the same editor adding back the notability tag. DonaldD23 talk to me 15:41, 13 February 2023 (UTC) reply

• Weak Keep as per the review by The Indian Express, this 1940s film is well before the internet so finding any review at all is good work, imv Atlantic306 ( talk) 00:34, 14 February 2023 (UTC) reply

  @ Atlantic306: It's interesting though that in the previous AfD of this film, you gave it a vote keep and now, when another source has been added, it's a weak keep. Shahid • ^Talk2me 11:03, 14 February 2023 (UTC) reply

• Keep Just enough secondary sources to fullfill notability requirements. Nothing gained in deleting the article. Daranios ( talk) 11:24, 14 February 2023 (UTC) reply

* Keep: It's reviewed by The Indian Express seems to be Good source. --- 👑Misterrrrr👑 ( talk) 06:18, 15 February 2023 (UTC) - WP:SOCKSTRIKE - Beccaynr ( talk) 18:48, 16 February 2023 (UTC) reply

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.