Talk:Shey Amar Choto Bon

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The result was: rejected, closed by Launchballer (talk) 16:57, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

• ... that Manna Dey, the singer of "Shey Amar Choto Bon", cried several times while recording the song?

• • ALT1: ... that the composer of the song "Shey Amar Choto Bon" was asked to compose it after his associate met the singer of the song on a flight? Source:
  • Reviewed:

Babin Mew (talk) 05:18, 23 April 2026 (UTC).

• The article was new enough at the time of the nomination and also meets the length requirements. I did not find any close paraphrasing. No QPQ required. Both hooks as currently written have issues: the first hook is vague since it says Dey cried while singing the song. A reader would think "when did she cry while singing it?" The article says it was when she recorded it, so the hook should say "while recording the song", since "singing the song" is too imprecise. The second hook is mentioned in the article, but the Times of India reference used to cite it is found elsewhere in the article but not in the relevant sentence. The hook itself may also need to be rephased or copyedited for clarity reasons. The article could use a copyedit as well. Finally, the Times of India is used as a source; the news reports don't seem to be promotional and ToI is merely a yellow rather than red source so they should be okay, but I am mentioning it here for transparency. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:33, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

@Babin Mew: Please note that the nomination may eventually be marked for closure if you are unable to respond to the raised concerns. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 09:39, 23 May 2026 (UTC)

@Babin Mew: Thank you for resolving the hook concerns, but the article issues and copyediting concerns remain unaddressed. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:05, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

• Marking for closure, as a week has passed with no comment from nominator and no additional improvements, even though the nominator has been active elsewhere. Dclemens1971 (talk) 12:22, 30 May 2026 (UTC)