Mumbai: Ranveer Singh is in trouble over his abrupt exit from Farhan Akhtar’s film ‘Don 3’.
The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) on Monday announced a non-cooperation directive against the ‘Dhurandhar’ actor several weeks after Farhan lodged a complaint with the film body regarding Ranveer’s withdrawal from the project.
FWICE Chief Advisor and Indian Film and Television Directors’ Association president Ashok Pandit provided details about the timeline leading to the federation’s strong decision.
“The issue began on 11th April when Farhan Akhtar filed a complaint with FWICE. As the head of the association, I received it. In his complaint, he stated that he wanted to meet us and register a complaint against actor Ranveer Singh,” Pandit said at a press conference.
The complaint alleged that Ranveer withdrew from ‘Don 3’ just three weeks before the shooting unit was scheduled to leave, causing significant disruption to the project, Pandit said.
FWICE invited producers Farhan and Ritesh Sidhwani to present their case.
“For nearly two hours, they explained their entire complaint and narrated the sequence of events as to why they had to take this step. They shared a lot of details with us. We listened to them carefully,” Pandit stated.
He informed that FWICE followed due process and tried to hear both sides before taking any action.
“Following natural justice and our institutional rules, we invited the other party. The Federation sent reminders to Ranveer Singh every 10 to 15 days asking him to come and present his side of the story,” Pandit said.
FWICE issued three formal notices to Ranveer but received no response, informed Pandit.
It was only after the federation announced the Monday press conference a day earlier that Ranveer’s team finally sent an email questioning FWICE’s jurisdiction in the matter and stating that the federation had no reason to intervene in the dispute.
FWICE deliberated internally, discussing Ranveer’s mail, and arrived at its decision.
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According to FWICE president B N Tiwari, the issue was larger than a disagreement between an actor and producer, and concerned the livelihood of thousands of film workers.
“When a film is made, thousands of workers get employment. When a film suddenly stops, junior artists and daily wage workers also suffer financial losses,” Tiwari said.
The federation represents technicians, artists and producers, Tiwari said, asserting that stardom cannot place anyone above industry regulations.
“A strong message needs to be sent to the industry, even if someone is a superstar, they are not above the rules and regulations,” he said.
“The Federation issues a non-cooperation directive against Ranveer Singh starting right now, and none of our members will work with him,” Tiwari declared.
Ranveer, who is married to Deepika Padukone, delivered two of Bollywood’s biggest box-office hits – ‘Dhurandhar’ and ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ over the last five months.
FWICE’s decision puts the top actor in a spot. His reaction is awaited.
