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Upasana Singh’s CINTAA committee takes charge amid leadership dispute
Upasana Singh’s committee took charge of CINTAA on October 27, after a court ruling she says favoured her faction.
CINTAA represents film and television artists, and its leadership has been contested after executive committee members resigned in August.
Singh’s faction held an election in September, while a rival faction held a separate election on October 20; reports say Padmini Kolhapure won that vote with 604 votes.
The Bombay High Court restrained the rival faction from acting on its election results and issued a notice asking for an explanation over alleged violations of its directions.
Singh says her committee will focus on members’ needs and alleges that fixed deposits worth ₹73 lakh were transferred to another account.
She says the committee wants to recover the money, which she says should support artists’ welfare, including medical needs.
The rival faction’s legal position remains part of the dispute, and Kolhapure and Poonam Dhillon have been asked to explain the matter on November 18.
Upasana Singh’s committee took charge of the Cine and TV Artistes’ Association (CINTAA) on October 27 after a court ruling that she says favoured her faction.
The leadership dispute followed resignations by 11 executive committee members and rival elections.
Singh’s faction says its September 12 election was legitimate, while a rival faction challenged it in court and held a separate election on October 20.
Singh has alleged that fixed deposits worth ₹73 lakh belonging to CINTAA were broken and the money transferred to another account.
Singh says the committee will focus on members’ welfare and recovering the funds.
- Who
- Upasana Singh and her committee, alongside rival leaders including Poonam Dhillon and Padmini Kolhapure.
- What
- Singh’s committee took charge of CINTAA amid a leadership dispute and allegations over association funds.
- When
- The committee took charge on October 27, 2026.
- Where
- CINTAA; the press conference was held in Mumbai.
- Why
- The dispute followed resignations, rival elections and court proceedings over which leadership had authority.
Upasana Singh’s faction
Poonam Dhillon and Padmini Kolhapure’s faction
Election legitimacy
Upasana Singh’s faction
Singh says the September 12 election was legitimate and that her committee took charge after a favourable court ruling.
Poonam Dhillon and Padmini Kolhapure’s faction
The rival faction challenged the legitimacy of the September election and held a separate election on October 20.
Leadership
Upasana Singh’s faction
Singh says the previous committee stood dissolved after 11 members resigned on August 7.
Poonam Dhillon and Padmini Kolhapure’s faction
The rival faction disputed Singh’s position; the articles do not provide its detailed account.
Singh says the previous committee stood dissolved after 11 executive committee members resigned.
Fresh elections were held under the supervision of the Federation of Western India Cine Employees, with Singh receiving the highest number of votes.
The rival faction held a separate election.
Singh’s committee took charge of CINTAA.
Dhillon and Kolhapure are due to explain to the court why their October 20 election did not amount to contempt, according to Singh.
- Committee takeover
- October 27, 2026
- Executive committee resignations
- 11 members resigned on August 7
- Singh faction election
- September 12, supervised by the Federation of Western India Cine Employees
- Rival election
- October 20
- Alleged fixed deposits
- ₹73 lakh
- Expected court explanation
- November 18
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What people are saying
After such a long fight, when everyone said that Upasana Singh should be the president, it showed the confidence people have in me. I am looking forward to working with them for the betterment of the organisation,
The struggle... perhaps for them; it is all about holding onto the chair (power), but for us, it is for the truth. Because our only motto is ‘Satyameva Jayate’ (Truth alone triumphs). If we are truthful, we ought to win, and we have won,
The person who used to look after our accounts told us that FDs worth ₹73 lakh had been broken. This is the money of CINTAA’s actors.
The funds, assets, and records that have accumulated here since 1958 belong solely and exclusively to the association and its artists. They are not anyone’s personal