Cinema VinesThe dispute inside the Cine and TV Artistes’ Association (CINTAA) has reached a new peak after videos surfaced showing former president Poonam Dhillon, former vice‑president Padmini Kolhapure, former general secretary Upasana Singh and other members arguing over the removal of documents from the association’s office. The footage, which quickly went viral, depicts the group attempting to move files that they claim belong to CINTAA members, sparking accusations of violence and misconduct.
Dhillon, who says the papers were being relocated to safeguard CINTAA’s records, explained that the documents contain information on 7,000 to 8,000 members accumulated over many years. “We are not taking property, we are taking our members’ information and their KYCs,” she said, emphasizing that she does not want the data to fall into the wrong hands. She added that the files are not limited to recent years but span decades of membership records.
The confrontation, according to Dhillon, escalated when the group’s vehicles were blocked and the situation turned “rude, violent and abusive.” She filed a non‑compliance notice the previous day after what she described as aggressive behavior. In the viral clip, Dhillon claims Upasana Singh, who had been her general secretary until a month ago, was shoving her phone in her face and demanding that they “shoot.” Dhillon said she tried to stop the act, holding the phone to prevent damage, and denied any attempt to snatch it.
Upasana, in a separate statement, alleged that Dhillon and Kolhapure were trying to conceal irregularities in the documents they had taken. Dhillon refuted these claims, pointing out that CINTAA’s accounts have been regularly presented to the executive committee and that she has advocated for quarterly audits to increase transparency. She also noted that personal donor details from the RK show were withheld only at the request of the donors for privacy reasons.
Dhillon further warned that the ongoing conflict has affected CINTAA’s finances, stating that the association’s bank accounts have been frozen. The dispute, which is now being fought in court and will be decided through court‑mandated elections, has drawn attention to the internal governance of the organization and the protection of its members’ sensitive data.
