While the Don 3 controversy continues between Ranveer Singh and Farhan Akhtar and has been dominating the headlines for quite some time, the Federation of Western India Cine Employees withdraws the non-cooperative directive that was issued against Ranveer Singh on June 3rd. 

The ban was issued on May 25th after his exit from Farhan Akhtar’s Don 3 that involved Ranveer Singh and Farhan Akhtar in a dispute over the film.  Speaking about the dispute,  Ashoke Pandit , the President of the Indian Film and Television Directors Association said he is not blaming anyone and the dispute hasn’t dragged much.  

The federation had earlier issued a non-cooperative against Ranveer Singh after receiving a complaint from Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani. A press conference was addressed towards the remarks made by filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma against the federation.  Producers body was also asked to stay in the loop so that similar incident is not repeated in the future.  The federation the had received a letter from the IMPPA to remove the non-cooperation directive against actor Ranveer and that there was a need to work on this issue together. 

Intervention of IMPPA to withdraw their decision. 

The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) withdrew their decision after the intervention of the Indian Motion Pictures Producers Association (IMPPA), stating that a constructive and an amicable resolution is required  in the ongoing issues between Ranveer Singh and Farhan Akhtar and Excel Entertainment over Don 3. 

Taking the subsequent discussions and the consideration of the intervention of IMPPA and its respected producer body, it was decided collectively that the matter should now move towards an amicable resolution in the larger interest of maintaining harmony and unity within the entertainment industry.

The Don 3 Dispute 

The controversy began after FWICE had reportedly issued a non-cooperation directive against the actor Ranveer Singh after his exit from the much-anticipated franchise , Don 3.  The controversy gained momentum thereafter.

The dispute between Ranveer Singh and Ritesh Sidhwani of Excel Entertainment surfaced in December 2025 when the actor walked out of the film abruptly after his success in Dhurandhar with the filmmaker Aditya Dhar. Farhan Akhtar had approached the FWICE claiming Ranveer Singh’s exit from the film has caused him a humongous monetary loss of Rs. 45 crore .   

Ranveer Singh it is believed has sent a legal notice to the film workers body on Tuesday after he was issued the non-cooperation directive against him and it was unclear what Ranveer Singh had sought in the notice issued but FWICE was required to respond to it in the court.