Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Apradhi (1974 film)

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The result was Keep. Consensus that the improvements made prove that the film is notable. (non-admin closure) Devonian Wombat (talk) 00:39, 11 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Apradhi (1974 film)

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An article about a Bollywood film, sourced only to (non-WP:RS) IMDb since 2009. A WP:BEFORE search turned up neither a plot summary nor any reviews. Fails WP:NFILM and WP:GNG. Narky Blert (talk) 09:03, 3 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 09:08, 3 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 09:08, 3 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thankyou Narky Blert for WP:Before, a rareity these days it seems. I agree there's not a great abundance of sources on the web, a common problem with old Indian films. The issue is that it stars multiple notable actors of the period and is typically the sort of article we'd have. I've asked a few Indian editors to see if they can find anything.† Encyclopædius 11:00, 3 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep I've expanded it. Given the actors it stars and the soundtrack being released on EMI Records I see no reason to believe this is anything other than a mainstream Bollywood film of the period. I would imagine that there would be newspaper film reviews and coverage offline somewhere. Ideally it should have better coverage in books I agree though.† Encyclopædius 11:40, 3 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Seems notable enough with the sources added. A search on अपराधी 1974 फ़िल्म gives many results. A lot are just about crime in 1974, but several refer to this film. Aymatth2 (talk) 13:50, 3 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Clearly notable - has had decent views for years. Yes, better sourcing needed. Johnbod (talk) 03:49, 4 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Notable film. Article bein in poor shape is not reason for deletion.★Trekker (talk) 22:59, 4 July 2020 (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.