Right after CINTAA’s (Cine And TV Artists' Association) separation from its parent body FWICE (Federation of Western Indian Cine Employees), there’s fresh report that the artist body has joined International Federation of Actors (FIA), which is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, a leading daily has stated.

While commenting on this new development, Amit Behl, Honorary Jt. Secretary and Chairman Dispute Settlement Committee, said, “FIA delegates visited our office in May, and that's when the dialogue began. FIA, which has representatives from 83 countries, links artistes' unions across categories. Its objective is to protect and promote artistic, economic, social and legal interests of actors, singers, dancers, circus artistes, choreographers, directors, broadcast professionals, etc."

He added further to the daily, "India churns out a lot of content through various entertainment media, but the contract between actors and producers are one-sided here, unlike abroad. This affiliation will enable us to have a dialogue with unions across the country and even abroad. We want to draft new MoUs for the well-being of actors and producers."

Actor Purab Kohli, who’s been a part of Bollywood movies, foreign series, and Hindi shows, seemed happy with the decision as he told the site, "I think this is great news for actors like us, who are not big like the Khans or Kumars. When you have a strong union supporting your rights, you do not fear losing your job even if you don't agree to certain terms.”

Will this move benefit our artists? Only time will tell...

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