### Understanding the Importance and Process of Obtaining an Artist Card
Dear All,
I am sharing this information for your benefit. I kindly request that you read the entire message and share it, as it will help many artists.
**What is an Artist Card?**
An Artist Card is a form of identification that validates your status as an artist.
**What is the Use of an Artist Card?**
If a production house hires you and then hesitates to pay you, the association linked to your Artist Card can fight for your justice.
**Who Issues Artist Cards?**
In Mumbai, only two "genuine" associations issue Artist Cards:
1. CINTAA (Cine & TV Artiste’s Association)
2. SHIV SENA
**Will Getting an Artist Card Guarantee Work?**
No, having an Artist Card does not guarantee work. You get work based on your talent.
**How Can Fraud Occur with Artist Cards?**
- Many online websites promise to provide an Artist Card within 1-2 hours. These are fraudulent and their cards hold no value.
- Scammers may promise you a guaranteed role in TV/serials and then demand money in the name of an Artist Card. This is also a fraud.
**Can You Get Work Without an Artist Card?**
Yes, in Mumbai, you are hired for TV serials or films based on your talent, not your Artist Card.
**Cost of an Artist Card**
- CINTAA: ₹10,000 - ₹35,000 (Check current rates)
- Shiv Sena: ₹2,000 - ₹4,000 (Check current rates)
**Eligibility Criteria for Both Cards**
- **CINTAA:**
- An artist who has worked in TV serials or a film can obtain a work permit by submitting a CD or link.
- Freshers can submit a letter of engagement from producers or give an audition at the CINTAA office.
- Artists with a diploma/degree from recognized acting institutes (like FTII/NSD) may not need to submit an agreement/letter of engagement.
- Application form charge: ₹150 in cash
- Cheque/DD of ₹10,000 in favor of CINTAA
- 3 recent passport-size photographs
- Proof of date of birth
- Proof of address
- **Shiv Sena:**
- 3 passport-size photographs
- Copy of any one ID proof (PAN card, ration card, passport, driving license, residential proof, voter ID card, etc.)
**Contact Addresses**
- **CINTAA:**
221, Kartik Complex, 2nd Floor, Opp. Laxmi Industrial Estate,
New Link Road, Andheri (W), Mumbai-400053.
Tel: 91 22 26730511, Telefax: 91 22 26730510
Email: [email protected]
- **Shiv Sena:**
1. G 9, Nootan Nagar Premises CHS, Gurunanak Road, Bandra West, Mumbai.
Phone: 26557001, 26404712
2. Shreyas Colony, Hanuman Mandir, Aarey Road, Goregaon East
**Which Card Should You Get?**
- If you reside in Mumbai and have a limited budget, consider getting a Shiv Sena card. It is affordable and can protect you from potential fraud by production houses.
- If you live outside Mumbai (Delhi, MP, Punjab, etc.), you may not need an Artist Card.
- Always get an Artist Card only from "CINTAA" or "Shiv Sena," as no other card holds value in Mumbai. These two associations are very strong.
Regards,
Jatin Bhatt
Casting & Creative Director
Dear All,
I am sharing this information for your benefit. I kindly request that you read the entire message and share it, as it will help many artists.
**What is an Artist Card?**
An Artist Card is a form of identification that validates your status as an artist.
**What is the Use of an Artist Card?**
If a production house hires you and then hesitates to pay you, the association linked to your Artist Card can fight for your justice.
**Who Issues Artist Cards?**
In Mumbai, only two "genuine" associations issue Artist Cards:
1. CINTAA (Cine & TV Artiste’s Association)
2. SHIV SENA
**Will Getting an Artist Card Guarantee Work?**
No, having an Artist Card does not guarantee work. You get work based on your talent.
**How Can Fraud Occur with Artist Cards?**
- Many online websites promise to provide an Artist Card within 1-2 hours. These are fraudulent and their cards hold no value.
- Scammers may promise you a guaranteed role in TV/serials and then demand money in the name of an Artist Card. This is also a fraud.
**Can You Get Work Without an Artist Card?**
Yes, in Mumbai, you are hired for TV serials or films based on your talent, not your Artist Card.
**Cost of an Artist Card**
- CINTAA: ₹10,000 - ₹35,000 (Check current rates)
- Shiv Sena: ₹2,000 - ₹4,000 (Check current rates)
**Eligibility Criteria for Both Cards**
- **CINTAA:**
- An artist who has worked in TV serials or a film can obtain a work permit by submitting a CD or link.
- Freshers can submit a letter of engagement from producers or give an audition at the CINTAA office.
- Artists with a diploma/degree from recognized acting institutes (like FTII/NSD) may not need to submit an agreement/letter of engagement.
- Application form charge: ₹150 in cash
- Cheque/DD of ₹10,000 in favor of CINTAA
- 3 recent passport-size photographs
- Proof of date of birth
- Proof of address
- **Shiv Sena:**
- 3 passport-size photographs
- Copy of any one ID proof (PAN card, ration card, passport, driving license, residential proof, voter ID card, etc.)
**Contact Addresses**
- **CINTAA:**
221, Kartik Complex, 2nd Floor, Opp. Laxmi Industrial Estate,
New Link Road, Andheri (W), Mumbai-400053.
Tel: 91 22 26730511, Telefax: 91 22 26730510
Email: [email protected]
- **Shiv Sena:**
1. G 9, Nootan Nagar Premises CHS, Gurunanak Road, Bandra West, Mumbai.
Phone: 26557001, 26404712
2. Shreyas Colony, Hanuman Mandir, Aarey Road, Goregaon East
**Which Card Should You Get?**
- If you reside in Mumbai and have a limited budget, consider getting a Shiv Sena card. It is affordable and can protect you from potential fraud by production houses.
- If you live outside Mumbai (Delhi, MP, Punjab, etc.), you may not need an Artist Card.
- Always get an Artist Card only from "CINTAA" or "Shiv Sena," as no other card holds value in Mumbai. These two associations are very strong.
Regards,
Jatin Bhatt
Casting & Creative Director
