Onir

Article summary

Onir (born Anirban Dhar, 1 May 1969) is an Indian film and television director, editor, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his film My Brother…Nikhil, based on the life of Dominic d'Souza, and one of the first mainstream Hindi films to deal with AIDS and same-sex relationships in India. Onir won the National Award for his film I Am. He has won 16 film awards in total.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1969-05-01 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. publication date: 2022 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2017 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2018 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1969-05-01". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the publication date is "2022". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2017". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2018". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361488332