The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was speedy keep‎. The nominator is blocked for sockpuppetry and there is no support for deletion. (non-admin closure) Dclemens1971 (talk) 16:01, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Shahi Kabir (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log | edits since nomination)

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The article fails Wikipedia's notability guidelines (WP:GNG, WP:TVSHOW) due to lack of significant coverage in reliable, independent sources. Most sources are trivial, promotional, or affiliated, failing to establish lasting notability. Per WP:NOT, WP:INDISCRIMINATE, and WP:V, this does not merit inclusion and should be deleted. The page was also deleted previously and the logs are here. Sackiii (talk) 20:25, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People and India. Sackiii (talk) 20:25, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Actors and filmmakers and Kerala. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 20:34, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep: a WP:CREATIVE pass as screenwriter of at least three notable films Joseph (2018), Nayattu (2021) and Officer on Duty (2025) and a WP:DIRECTOR pass with Ela Veezha Poonchira (2022). Plus meets WP:ANYBIO with the award he received for that film. -Mushy Yank. 22:57, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

What does WP:TVSHOW have to do with a screenwriter/director? It's about TV productions not about people. -Mushy Yank. 23:00, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Coverage? https://variety.com/2025/film/news/junglee-malayalam-ronth-1236316189/ https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kerala-state-film-awards-shahi-kabirs-journey-from-the-police-department-to-an-award-winning-debut/article67106498.ece https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2021/09/29/shahi-kabir-turns-director-with-ila-veezha-poonchira.html https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/interviews/2023/Mar/29/shahi-kabir-the-artist-behind-the-khaki-41707.html https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/scenarist-shahi-kabir-on-his-debut-film-joseph/article25632503.ece https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2022/Jul/14/after-nayattu-shahi-kabir-returns-to-ila-veezha-poonchira-2476192.html etc, etc, etc.-Mushy Yank. 23:04, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep. The director has won notable awards and satisfies the first criterion of ANYBIO: The person has received a well-known and significant award or honor, or has been nominated for such an award several times.Chanel Dsouza (talk) 07:17, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep: Passes Wp:GNG and wp:FILMMAKER. Zuck28 (talk) 12:45, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep: The nominator is blocked now and the subject passes WP:GNG and WP:NFILMMAKER. Taabii (talk) 10:26, 4 March 2025 (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.