Talk:Shazad Latif

Slumdog Millionaire

An editor has raised concerns about the reference to Slumdog Millionaire on the BLP noticeboard. At the moment it is sourced only to an agent, so it isn't particularly reliable (a primary source). On those grounds I've removed the claim for now. That said, it doesn't seem to be a controversial claim - I guess the question at the moment is whether or not, as claimed, it does the subject any harm, and if it can be better sourced. - Bilby (talk) 05:59, 14 October 2012 (UTC)

The complainant - who also claims to be the subject of this biography - originally removed the statement from the article on the basis that it was "detrimental to [his] career." I restored the material and added a source because (a) I don't see how being strongly considered for a leading role in a major film is detrimental to a young actor's career and (b) that's not a valid reason to remove information. It was unsourced in its original form, though, which would have made it a reasonable candidate for removal anyway. But the actor's own press agent trumpets the accomplishment and that seems like a reasonably reliable source (while also nicely negating the claim that it's negative information).

I certainly won't spend any more time advocating for this material but I object to the very principle that someone can control the content in an article solely by claiming to be the subject and removing material in it even if it turns out that the material is substantiated by reliable sources.

(And please note that the press agent is not a primary source; he or she is a secondary source at best with the casting documents and other similar materials being the primary source. That doesn't have any effect on this discussion; I just wanted to point that out as confusing primary sources with secondary sources is a pet peeve of mine.) ElKevbo (talk) 06:51, 14 October 2012 (UTC)

Hi! Sorry if this appears the wrong way. But as it is a BLP, and concerns have been raised about including the content, I figured that the best path was to remove and bring it here for discussion. I have absolutely no problem if the decision is to add it back - as you said, it isn't that serious a claim, doesn't seem to cast a bad light on the actor, and is sourced. But it seems worth discussing. And yes, you are entirely correct - my apologies for describing it as a primary source. To be honest, my real concern was that it was a self-published source by someone (the press agent) with a clear bias. For a claim which no concerns had been raised that would be absolutely fine - but as one was, an independent source would work better. Or it might be that others see that as a good enough source, anyway - that's fine with me too. :) - Bilby (talk) 09:13, 14 October 2012 (UTC)

Voq

AFAIK, the idea that Shazad Latif plays Voq on ST:Discovery is an unsourced fan theory. Every source I can find claims Javid Iqbal is playing Voq. I tend to support the thoery that Iqbal is a pseudonym, but this needs sourcing. penultimate_supper (talk) 03:27, 16 October 2017 (UTC)

All we can do without a source is list two sourced facts: a) his birth name is "Iqbal" (same as this supposed actor's name, of which conspicuously zero information can be found, and b) that he was originally tapped for the part that became Voq, and let our readers draw their own conclusions. CapnZapp (talk) 22:47, 16 October 2017 (UTC)