Talk:Sahil Mehta (actor, born 1997)
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I am Sahil Mehta, the subject of this draft. I am creating it in a neutral, properly sourced manner. Isahilmehta (talk) 14:33, 5 November 2025 (UTC)
Contested deletion
This page should not be speedily deleted because this article has been written in a neutral tone and is supported by reliable independent sources such as India Today, Firstpost, Filmfare, Times of India, OTTplay, The Wire, and Aaj Tak. Sahil Mehta is a verified Indian film and series actor with credited roles in nationally released feature films (Raksha Bandhan, Good Luck Jerry, Farrey) and acclaimed series (Tabbar, Loot Kaand, The Waking of a Nation), all of which have received substantial media coverage. These meet the notability standards outlined in WP:ACTOR and WP:BIO for performers with significant roles in productions covered by major media. The article’s purpose is to distinguish this actor from others of the same name and to maintain encyclopedic accuracy through proper disambiguation. --Isahilmehta (talk) 20:04, 5 November 2025 (UTC)
Request for Review
Hi, I’ve revised the draft for neutrality and reliable sourcing as per the earlier feedback regarding conflict of interest and tone. I believe the current version now complies with Wikipedia’s biographical and sourcing standards. Kindly review when convenient. Thank you!
@Junbeesh , pinging you here for visibility. Isahilmehta (talk) 13:02, 6 November 2025 (UTC)
Requested move 4 December 2025
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The result of the move request was: moved. Moved to Sahil Mehta "(actor, born 1997)" per consensus below. (closed by non-admin page mover) Jeffrey34555 (talk) 05:43, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
Sahil Mehta (actor) → ? – Please place your rationale for the proposed move here. Isahilmehta (talk) 00:47, 4 December 2025 (UTC) — Relisting. TarnishedPathtalk 10:23, 11 December 2025 (UTC)
- I have a conflict of interest as the subject of this article, so I cannot propose or advocate for any specific move. I only wanted to note that there are currently two actors with the same name, which sometimes leads to reader confusion between the pages. I leave all decisions entirely to uninvolved editors in accordance with Wikipedia’s naming conventions, and I will not participate further in the discussion.
I would like to request a move regarding the two articles about individuals named Sahil Mehta.
Currently:
- Sahil Mehta refers to the Indian television actor (born 1988)
- Sahil Mehta (actor) refers to the Indian film and web-series actor (born 1997)
A disambiguation page has now been created at Sahil Mehta in accordance with WP:HNDIS and WP:SETINDEX.
I propose the following moves:
- Move Sahil Mehta → Sahil Mehta (TV actor)
- Move Sahil Mehta (actor) → Sahil Mehta
Rationale:
- There are two notable actors with the same name working in different mediums (television vs. films/OTT).
- Multiple reliable sources (Filmfare, Variety, Times of India, Hindustan Times, Firstpost, OTTplay, Free Press Journal, DNA, etc.) refer to the film actor simply as “Sahil Mehta”, which aligns with WP:COMMONNAME.
- Both individuals share the same profession, and several film- and series-related sources use the unqualified name, leading to ambiguity for readers.
- Renaming the television actor’s article to Sahil Mehta (TV actor) follows standard disambiguation practice (WP:NCDAB) used for actors whose names coincide.
- If consensus determines that neither is a WP:PRIMARYTOPIC, the move would still provide clearer disambiguation and reduce confusion.
This request is being submitted to allow community discussion on whether the base title should refer to one of the individuals or remain as a disambiguation page. Thank you. Isahilmehta (talk) 01:25, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
- Comment This brand-new article was completely written by Sahil Mehta himself, and I'm quite surprised it made it through WP:AFC. 162 etc. (talk) 02:36, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
- Courtesy ping to @Monkeysmashingkeyboards who accepted it. Sarsenet•he/they•(talk) 13:08, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
- @Sarsenet At time I accepted the article, I knew that it was an autobiography, but the article's sourcing(ignoring interviews) establishes notability, and the article is short enough to minimize the potential NPOV problems resulting from an autobiography - TL;DR: It's an autobiography, but it's a well sourced and we'll written autobiography. Cheers! monkeysmashingkeyboards (talk) 15:44, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
- Courtesy ping to @Monkeysmashingkeyboards who accepted it. Sarsenet•he/they•(talk) 13:08, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
- Move to Sahil Mehta (actor, born 1997). Clearly ambiguous. Retarget Sahil Mehta (actor) to the primary topic Sahil Mehta. 162 etc. (talk) 02:36, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
- Move to Sahil Mehta (actor, born 1997). Usual disambiguation. Move the other one to Sahil Mehta (actor, born 1988) and create dabpage at basename. Neither seems to be primary -- Necrothesp (talk) 15:07, 8 December 2025 (UTC)
- Note that Sahil Mehta is not nominated here. See WP:EXPLICIT. 162 etc. (talk) 17:01, 8 December 2025 (UTC)
- Note: WikiProject Theatre, Noticeboard for India-related topics, WikiProject Arts, WikiProject Film, WikiProject Media, and WikiProject Comedy have been notified of this discussion. TarnishedPathtalk 10:23, 11 December 2025 (UTC)
- Move to Sahil Mehta (actor, born 1997) per 162 etc. The page for Sahil Mehta is not nominated here, and should likely be nominated separately to determine that it is not the primary topic. Pageviews stats show over 400,000 views on Sahil Mehta. Hard to immediately tell if there is no primary topic. Οἶδα (talk) 23:13, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
Procedural clarification (no action requested)
Note for clarity only: the recent RM addressed only one article. Per WP:EXPLICIT, the page “Sahil Mehta” would need to be nominated separately if editors believe a disambiguation page or primary-topic determination is appropriate. I won’t participate further due to COI. Isahilmehta (talk) 21:31, 18 December 2025 (UTC)
Page Move Request
 | This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest was declined. The reviewer would like to request the editor with a COI attempt to discuss with editors engaged in the subject-area first. |
I am the subject of this biography (Sahil Mehta, born 1997). Because of my conflict of interest, I request a neutral volunteer editor or administrator to open a formal "Requested Move" discussion to swap this page to the root title name space "Sahil Mehta" and move the 1988 actor to "Sahil Mehta (actor, born 1988)."
A previous move discussion in December 2025 concluded that it was too early to determine a primary topic shift due to the lack of long-term data for this newly created article.
Ten months later, the baseline search intent has sustainably shifted. Current Wikimedia Pageviews Analysis statistics (September 14, 2026 – October 13, 2026) prove that this profile now consistently outpaces the television actor, tracking 1,546 total views (52 daily average) against the root page's 1,157 total views (39 daily average). Furthermore, major external search engines and AI intent overviews now route the bare name intent to the 1997 film actor profile.
I humbly request an independent editor to initiate the multi-page move proposal workflow to resolve this layout for readers. Thank you! Isahilmehta (talk) 23:44, 14 October 2026 (UTC)
Not done for now: Please establish a consensus with editors engaged in the subject area before using the {{Edit COI}} template for this proposed change. I'm pretty sure you can open one yourself, unless I'm wrong. AlphaBetaGamma (Talk/report any mistakes here) 23:55, 14 October 2026 (UTC)
Requested move 15 October 2026
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The result of the move request was: not moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Thanks! —1isall (talk | contribs) 00:52, 22 October 2026 (UTC)
– I propose a multi-page swap to move this profile to the root namespace "Sahil Mehta" and move the 1988 actor currently occupying that space to "Sahil Mehta (actor, born 1988)". Per WP:PRIMARYTOPIC guidelines, current Wikimedia Pageviews Analysis statistics (September 14, 2026 – October 13, 2026) prove that this profile now consistently outpaces the television actor, tracking 1,546 total views (52 daily average) against the root page's 1,157 total views (39 daily average). Furthermore, major external search engines and Google AI Overviews and search intent signals now route the bare name intent to the 1997 film actor profile. Shifting the layout will optimize user navigation and eliminate naming ambiguity. Isahilmehta (talk) 00:14, 15 October 2026 (UTC)
- Oppose per consensus at last year's RM. This article sees relatively low traffic, and a short-term spike in pageviews does not make it a WP:PT1. 162 etc. (talk) 03:46, 15 October 2026 (UTC)
- Comment User:Isahilmehta has a declared COI, see talkpage discussion above. 162 etc. (talk) 03:46, 15 October 2026 (UTC)
- Oppose WP:PRIMARYTOPIC swap per 162 etc., but agree that Sahil Mehta (actor, born 1988) does not appear to be primary over Sahil Mehta (actor, born 1997) and that Sahil Mehta should be a disambiguation page listing both actors per final comment by Οἶδα in the previous RM. —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 06:44, 15 October 2026 (UTC)
- Appreciate the guidance, 162 etc. and Roman Spinner! That seems like the fair solution right now. I support the proposal to move the 1988 profile to Sahil Mehta (actor, born 1988) and disambiguate both profiles at Sahil Mehta. Isahilmehta (talk) 23:21, 16 October 2026 (UTC)
Requested move 24 October 2026
Although it does not propose to move this article, the RM at Talk:Sahil Mehta#Requested move 24 October 2026 is relevant to this page. Certes (talk) 21:36, 24 October 2026 (UTC)