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‘Ranveer Singh’s team misguided him by sending us a legal notice’: Cine body’s president | Bollywood News

‘Ranveer Singh’s team misguided him by sending us a legal notice’: Cine body’s president | Bollywood News

5 min readMumbaiUpdated: Jun 4, 2026 10:08 AM IST The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) on Wednesday revoked the ‘ban’ or the “non-cooperation directive” issued against Ranveer Singh over a week ago. However, the film body, which has over 4 lakh members and over 30 craft organisations, maintained they didn’t backtrack because of the legal notice sent by the actor a day before. Instead, they took this step on the request of other film bodies and in the larger interest of the film industry which may suffer if the Dhurandhar star isn’t able to operate freely. ‘Ranveer Singh’s team misguided him’ “Actually, we were expecting that Ranveer Singh will show up personally, cooperate with us on the ongoing issue, and resolve the issue amicably after we issued the non-cooperative directive,” BN Tiwari, President, FWICE, told SCREEN. “But Ranveer Singh’s team misguided him by claiming we don’t have jurisdiction and then sending us a legal notice,” he added. Tiwari maintained that the film body hasn’t caved under any pressure, particularly of the legal notice …

Ranveer Singh sends legal notice to film body over Don 3 ‘ban’; press conference today | Bollywood News

Ranveer Singh sends legal notice to film body over Don 3 ‘ban’; press conference today | Bollywood News

4 min readMumbaiJun 3, 2026 10:52 AM IST A day after veteran producer TP Aggarwal challenged in court the ‘ban’ on Ranveer Singh by a film body, the actor has reportedly sent a legal notice to the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) over the “non-cooperation directive” issued against him in the wake of his sudden, last-minute exit from Farhan Akhtar’s directorial Don 3. FWICE is a trade union representing over 5 lakh workers, technicians, and artists in the Indian film and television industry. Ranveer sends legal notice to FWICE Sources tell SCREEN that Ranveer sent a legal notice to the film body on Tuesday, more than a week after the film body issued the non-cooperation directive that asked its 5 lakh members not to work with the actor. The FWICE had claimed that while Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s production house Excel Entertainment has been cooperating with the film body over the Don 3 standoff, Ranveer has not appeared before the body despite receiving three reminders at 10-day intervals. The actor’s last known …

Ram Gopal Varma supports Ranveer Singh, says FWICE should be banned

Ram Gopal Varma supports Ranveer Singh, says FWICE should be banned

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has now weighed in on the Ranveer Singh-FWICE controversy over the actor’s exit from Farhan Akhtar’s Don 3. A few days ago, the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) issued a non-cooperation directive against Ranveer in the Don 3 matter, claiming that the actor failed to respond to repeated requests to appear before the body and discuss the issue, despite being sent three reminders. Ram Gopal Varma reacts to action against Ranveer Singh The union’s action has sparked intense debate across the industry and the internet. On Saturday, Ram Gopal Varma shared his stance on the issue, calling out FWICE. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

FWICE’s selective outrage: Ban on Ranveer Singh, but no action on 242 editors’ 2023 plea | Bollywood News

FWICE’s selective outrage: Ban on Ranveer Singh, but no action on 242 editors’ 2023 plea | Bollywood News

3 min readMumbaiMay 26, 2026 02:44 PM IST Hours after the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) announced its ban on Ranveer Singh on Monday, Shweta Venkat called out their selective outrage. The editor, best known for films like Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), Newton (2017), and Haseen Dillruba (2021), has claimed that the FWICE has taken swift action against Ranveer, acting on a complaint by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s Excel Entertainment, but is still conveniently sitting on what 242 editors’ joint grievance from three years ago. FWICE sitting on editors’ grievance from 2023 “It has been a while since industry editors have been trying to sort issues like pay slabs, pending dues, and working conditions. We needed a dialogue with the producers,” Shweta tells SCREEN. A few of them got together to meet the FWICE, and were assured of a meeting with the producers body. This was in 2023, but no progress on the same has materialized so far. “There was also a letter sent to them, signed by 242 editors working in …