CINTAA leadership embroiled in dispute over records and frozen accounts

The Cine and TV Artistes’ Association (CINTAA) is embroiled in an intense internal dispute involving its leadership and former committee members. CINTAA President Poonam Dhillon and General Secretary Padmini Kolhapure reportedly moved association records out of the office to a different location, an action they described as seeking a ‘safer place’ following a court decision that denied them a stay on upcoming elections.

Simultaneously, Padmini Kolhapure has accused Upasana Singh and Deepak Parashar of freezing the association’s bank accounts. This freeze has reportedly halted welfare activities and prevented the payment of staff salaries.

The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) has scheduled fresh elections for September 12 following the resignation of several executive committee members in August.