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81 st ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF IMPPA 2019 - 2020 PRIME CLASS 1. Shri T.P. Aggarwal : President, IMPPA 2. Shri Haresh Patel : Vice President, IMPPA 3. Shri Surendra Verma Alias Tinu Verma : Vice President, IMPPA 4. Shri Satish Shivappa Poojary : Hon. Treasurer, IMPPA 5. Shri Jai Prakash Shaw : Hon. Treasurer, FMC 6. Ms. Aarti Patel 7. Shri Abhay Kumar Sinha 8. Shri Atul P. Patel 9. Shri Pradeep Singh 10. Shri Nishant Ujjwal (Co-opted on 3-5-2020 under Article 28) ASSOCIATE CLASS - I 11. Shri Mehul Kumar : Sr. Vice President, IMPPA (resigned on 4-11-2019) 12. Shri Mahendra Dhariwal : Joint Secretary, IMPPA 13. Ms. Sushama Shiromanee : Hon. Gen. Secretary, FMC 14. Shri Rakesh Nath ‘Rikku’ 15. Shri Ashoke Pandit 16. Shri Darshan Bagga (Co-opted on 3-5-2020 under Article 28) T.V. PROGRAMME PRODUCERS 17. Shri Babu Bhai Thiba 18. Shri Manish Jain AUDITOR M/s S.G. Kabra & Co., Chartered Accountants HON. PRESIDENT’SPRESIDENT’S MESSAGE MESSAGE Dear Members, I am very pleased to inform all esteemed IMPPA members that with their co-operation and support my team of Office Bearers and Executive Committee members have been able to ensure that IMPPA besides Dear Members, being the largest and oldest association of film producers in India is amongst the most respected associa- tions whose members can rely onI amIMPPA very pleased whenever to inform they all esteemed are in anyIMPPA kind members of difficulty that with their or co-operationneed any andhelp support for my team of Office Bearers and Executive Committee members have been able to achieve remarkable solving any dispute besides promptresults and in all efficient areas in our tenureservice from in 2015-2018 terms andof todaygrant IMPPA of besidesMembership, being the largest registration and oldest of Titles and also for the 1st timeassociation provision of film of producersrelief to in allIndia needy is amongst members the most atrespected the time associations of severe whose financialmembers can rely on IMPPA whenever they are in any kind of difficulty or need any help for solving any dispute crisis due to Covid 19 virus. besides prompt and efficient service in terms of grant of Membership as also registration of Title. I am proud to say that during the period under review we have been able to achieve many things which I am proud to say that during theare pastdetailed year in the despite enclosed Annualthe massive Report but disruption some of which caused I would like by to Lockdown mention which dueinclude to a) Covid 19 virus, besides regular installationwork we of have software been for sending able messagesto do relatedlot of to Membershipwork for &the Title benefit to all members; of IMPPAb) updated IMPPA website for making forms & procedures available for members; c) started online payment & card members some of which I wouldswipe like machine to mention (credit & debit); which d) started include; new office (a) Duringof IMPPA in the Ahmadabad period for 2019-2020 providing services we to have granted 854 normal membershipmembers; and e) started 144 IMPPAlife membership Digital YouTube aschannel well for as members; registered f) started approx. luxurious 12360 Home Theatre;titles belonging to the members of IMPPA;g) accidental (b) insurance IMPPA policy Welfare for members; Trust h) insuranceis providing for office financial premises; i) implementedhelp to all Freemem Trade- for employment; j) filed cases against FWICE in Competition Commission of India, Bombay City Civil bers and has also provided emergencyCourt and relief Bombay up High to Court; Rs 9000/- k) appointed each Shri inAshok three Saraogi installments for providing freeto alllegal genuinely assistance; l) needy members during the Lockdownsettled and due passed to AwardsCovid in 19 many virus dispute from matters; the m) IMPPA the only associationWelfare whoTrust has inits 2addition self owned office premises in Mumbai i.e. in Bandra & Andheri. to which Rs 11 lakhs were donated to FWICE for providing relief to the members of their affiliates; (c) IMPPA has provided emergencyBesides medical the above aid I,directly am very proudin name to declare of that the the hospital financial positionto all membersof the association who is veryhave good after clearing all banks loans, Service Tax payments, starting of Home Theatre without any loan and we approached it in times of medicalhave emergency; made many Fixed (d) Deposit IMPPA for IMPPA has Welfarerenewed Trust the for whichAccidental I am very insurancegrateful to all mypolicy fellow which now covers each and everyOffice member Bearers ofand IMPPAExecutive Committeewho are membersall now as eligiblewell as all formembers making at large claimsbecause withoutin case their whole hearted support and co-operation the above would not have been possible. The future is really of accidents; (e) IMPPA has obtainedbright for favourablethe entertainment order industry from and I andthe my Bombay entire team High look forward Court to servingin the the matter interest of of our CBFC circular making separate censormembers certificatein future also. mandatory for Sub-titles in every language which order now has been nullified; (f) IMPPA has got the Maharashtra Government order banning persons above the age of 65 years from working(T.P. on Aggarwal) sets in the entertainment industry quashed & nullified by the Bom- President bay High Court providing relief to all Senior Citizens; (g) IMPPA has seriously taken up with FWICE the matter regarding their falsely claiming to have 5 lakh members & 32 affiliates whereas IMPPA has proved to them that they have less than 50,000 members & 20 affiliates and they have unilaterally created the new affiliates which are not acceptable to IMPPA and other producers association and FWICE has 1 been asked to disaffiliate these unauthorized affiliates; (h) IMPPA is the only association which has 2 self owned office premises in Mumbai i.e. in Bandra & Andheri; (i) IMPPA is the only association which has its own Home Theatre for screening films of its members at minimum rates. Besides the above I, am very proud to declare that the financial position of the association is very good and we are now planning to purchase new property which will result in regular income to enable us to give more benefits to our members. I am very grateful to all my fellow Office Bearers and Executive Commit- tee members as well as all members at large and staff because without their whole hearted support and co-operation the above would not have been possible. The future is really bright for the entertainment industry and I and my entire team look forward to serving the interest of our members in future also. (T.P. Aggarwal) Hon. President 1 Indian Motion Picture Producers’Association G-1 to G-7. Crescent Tower, Near Morya House, Opp. VIP Plaza,Off Link Road, Andheri (West), Mumbai – 400 053. EIGHTY FIRST ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 2019-2020 Friends, Your Committee has pleasure in presenting this 81stAnnual Report of Indian Motion Picture Producers’ Association (IMPPA) along with the Audited Balance Sheet and Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2020. Subjects dealt with by the Committee being of varied and important nature, have been grouped under different heads. EIGHTIETH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The 80th Annual General Meeting of the Association was held on Saturday, the 28th September 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Raheja Classique Club, Behind Infinity Mall, Link Road, Andheri (W), Mumbai – 400 053. The following members continue to be members of the Executive Committee for the year 2018-2021. PRIME MEMBERS 1. Shri T.P. Aggarwal 2. Miss Aarti Patel 3. Shri Jai Prakash Shaw 4. Shri Satish Shivappa Poojary 5. Shri Abhay Kumar Sinha 6. Shri Haresh G. Patel 7. Shri Atul P. Patel 8. Shri Pradeep Singh 9. Shri Surendra Verma alias TinuVerma 10. Miss J. Neelam (suspended from EC in 2nd EC meeting) 11. Shri Manoj Chaturvedi (suspended from EC in 2nd EC meeting) 12. Shri Raju Bhatt (suspended from EC in 2nd EC meeting) 13. Shri Anil Naryani (suspended from EC in 2nd EC meeting) 14. Miss Sapna Goyal (suspended from EC in 2nd EC meeting) 15. Shri Vijay Kumar Yadav (suspended from EC in 2nd EC meeting) ASSOCIATE CLASS-I MEMBERS 1. Shri Rakesh Nath ‘Rikku’ 2. Shri Mahendra Dhariwal 3. Miss Sushama Shiromanee 4. Shri Ashoke Pandit 5. Shri Mehul Kumar (resigned on 4-11-19) T. V. PROGRAMME PRODUCERS 1. Shri Babubhai Thiba 2. Shri Manish Jain 2 The Executive Committee in its meeting held on 28th September 2019, elected Shri T.P. Aggarwal - President, Shri Mehul Kumar - Sr. Vice President (resigned on 4-11-2019), Shri Haresh Patel - Vice President, Shri Surendra Verma alias Tinu Verma - Vice President, Shri Satish Shivappa Poojary - Hon. Treasurer, Ms. J. Neelam - Hon. Gen. Secretary (suspended from EC in 2nd EC meeting on 2-1-2020) & Shri Mahendra Dhariwal - Joint Secretary as Office Bearers for the year 2018-2021. The Executive Committee decided to Co-opt. Shri Nishant Ujjwal and Shri Darshan Bagga (Co-opted on 3rd May 2020 under Article 28). The Executive Committee in its 2nd EC meeting dt. 2-1-2020 by majority decided to suspend Mr. Manoj Chaturvedi, Mr. Raju Bhatt, Mr. Anil Naryani, Mr. Vijay Kumar Yadav, Ms. J. Neelam and Ms. Sapna Goyal from the Executive Committee on the basis of electoral fraud & cheating with IMPPA by submitting Censor Certificate of films for being eligible to contest in Prime category without having produced the said film for proof of production of which they were repeatedly asked to submit documents & evidence that they had indeed produced the film on the basis of which they were claiming to be eligible to stand in Prime category.