Mumbai, Oct 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The ongoing tussle within the Cine and Television Artistes’ Association (CINTAA) has brought to the fore allegations of internal spats and discord. Actress and former office-bearer Upasana Singh speaking about the treatment allegedly meted out to veteran actors Mukesh Rishi, Deepak Parashar and Vikas Verma during meetings of the association. In an interaction with IANS, Upasana spoke about what she described as repeated instances of senior members being humiliated during CINTAA meetings. Upasana alleged that the atmosphere became uncomfortable for senior members, including actor Mukesh Rishi.

Mumbai, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The ongoing dispute over the committee of the Cine and Television Artistes’ Association (CINTAA) has taken another turn, with actor and former office-bearer Upasana Singh making serious allegations against Poonam Dhillon and Padmini Kolhapure regarding the organisation’s fixed deposits and bank accounts. In an exclusive conversation with IANS, Upasana alleged that funds belonging to CINTAA were transferred after a previously frozen account was allegedly accessed. According to Upasana, CINTAA has fixed deposits and accounts across five banks. She claimed that when the previous committee was dissolved, the organisation informed the banks about the development and requested that the accounts remain frozen until a new committee was legally in place.

Mumbai, Oct 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actor and newly elected CINTAA executive committee member Nagma has spoken out about the ongoing internal dispute within the Cine and TV Artistes’ Association (CINTAA), strongly objecting to remarks slyly made by Poonam Dhillon, Padmini Kolhapure that she and other members were acting as “puppets” of a particular group. Nagma, who has worked with several of Bollywood’s biggest stars including Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Kumar and Jackie Shroff, stressed that she entered the association with her own understanding and views. Speaking about her decision to become involved in the current CINTAA situation, Nagma said she initially had reservations about entering the controversy but changed her mind after seeing what was happening within the organisation.

Mumbai, August 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former General Secretary of Cine and TV Artistes Association (CINTAA) Upasana Singh has accused the organisation’s current leadership under Padmini Kolhapure and Poonam Dhillon of allegedly using the association’s platforms for self publicity. She even claimed that pictures clicked of other Executive Committee members during important events, were cropped to highlight only Poonam Dhillon and Padmini Kolhapure. Speaking about CINTAA’s interactions with government representatives, Singh alleged that photographs from such meetings were selectively used for publicity. “We used to go only to meet the ministers. If you look at our phones, I can show you so many photographs of meeting the ministers, which we also used to go.

Mumbai, Sep 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actors and CINTAA (Cine & TV Artistes’ Association) office-bearers Poonam Dhillon and Padmini Kolhapure have raised concerns over an alleged breach of members’ privacy, questioning alleged Upasana Singh over access to the association’s data amid the ongoing dispute within CINTAA. Speaking to IANS, about messages being circulated among CINTAA members, Poonam questioned how the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) obtained members’ personal details. “First of all, how is FWICE sending out SMSs and messages to all our members? Where did they get our data from?

Mumbai, Sep 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actor Kunickaa Sadanand has questioned Poonam Dhillon and Padmini Kolhapure's decision to continue holding their positions in the Cine & TV Artistes’ Association (CINTAA), despite fresh CINTAA elections being conducted today. She said that an association position should be about serving artistes and not holding on to power. Speaking exclusively to IANS on the sidelines of the CINTAA elections, Kunickaa spoke about the ongoing dispute and why Poonam and Padmini were seemingly still not letting go of their position. She initially said the question should be directed at them.

Mumbai, Sep 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The ongoing tussle within the Cine and TV Artistes’ Association (CINTAA) escalated further after allegations surfaced that office-bearers Poonam Dhillon and Padmini Kolhapure attempted to remove documents and other belongings from the association’s premises secretly. Responding to the allegations, Poonam, Padmini and CINTAA vice-president C.P. Thakur, Abhay Bhargava, Jaya Bhattacharya addressed the controversy and spoke to IANS about the events surrounding the association. Poonam said she and her colleagues were “shocked, disappointed and saddened” by the manner in which the internal dispute had unfolded, particularly because the people involved had worked together as a team until recently.

Mumbai, Sep 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Cine and TV Artistes’ Association (CINTAA) elections are being held today amid an ongoing legal battle over the authority to conduct the polls. Poonam Dhillon and Padmini Kolhapure who are on important positions at the CINTAA committee, in an exclusive conversation with IANS, have called the election process “haphazard” and “one-sided” and maintained that those declared winners will not be able to take office until the pending legal dispute is decided. Speaking about the High Court proceedings, the duo said the court had allowed the elections to go ahead as the polling date was too close, but the outcome would remain subject to the decision in the pending suit.

Mumbai, August 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actress Upasana Singh has opened up about the alleged disrespect during CINTAA meetings, recalling how she was referred to as “Tom, Dick and Harry” for not knowing English. She alleged Poonam Dhillon and Padmini Kolhapure for telling her that she was merely a character artist while they were stars. Speaking about her decision to work for the welfare of members of the film fraternity through CINTAA, Upasana said she felt the need to give back to an industry that had given her a platform and immense love.