Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Happy New Year (2013 film)

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The result was merge to Farah Khan. Sandstein 09:26, 2 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year (2013 film)[edit]

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Originally this was a PROD, but I removed the PROD and am bringing it to AfD because there's just enough here to where this might squeak by notability guidelines based on the amount of coverage it's received over a long period of time. This film has been in continuous pre-production for years now, with the film getting pushed back for one reason or another. The amount of news coverage for the movie has been fairly impressive, enough to where this might be one of those rare exceptions to the WP:NFF rule. I can see both sides of the argument, but I thought this would be best served with a discussion here on AfD. At the very least this should be incubated until filming begins. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 07:55, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 07:58, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 07:58, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

IF there were any confirmation of an imminent filming date incubation would be a suitable option. However, WP:NFF could be seen as satisfied by the amount of persistant coverage showing the topic of the film's pre-production and setbacks as a topic notable enough for a weak keep. IF neither option proves viable, a merge and redirect of sourcable information about the project to the filmmaker's article is a policy based solution. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 08:22, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
For what it's worth, this from the beginning of this month mentions the planned start of filming in the first quarter of this year. Erik (talk | contribs) 14:42, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to director's article and post mention of the merge on that article's talk page so it can be easily undone if filming does begin. (Maybe an "undo" link that other editors can use when the time comes?) Could also post similar notices on the talk pages of the actors' articles to at least disseminate the status and the know-how to restore an article that will go on forever. Erik (talk | contribs) 14:42, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
incubate or merge - I am not finding any significant coverage that shows this multiply-delayed project is notable for its delays. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 16:46, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep As per significant coverage. NickCochrane (talk) 18:48, 19 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

what exactly is the "significant " coverage about the subject of the article? There are several pieces of gossip and rumors and plans about different things that have not happened. But no significant coverage about a actual film. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 11:15, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mediran (t • c) 11:03, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to director's page. Torreslfchero (talk) 21:33, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Merge with Farah Khan, director—I'm leaning towards incubation, but we don't know if this film is going to ever happen. Keeping the information in the filmmaker's page seems like the best solution for now until the coverage is more substantial. —WP:PENGUIN · ^{[ TALK ]} 00:25, 27 February 2013 (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.