Ram Gopal Varma DEFENDS Ranveer Singh Amid FWICE Ban In Don 3 Exit Row; Says, “It’s Just Pure Performative Muscle Flexing”

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma took to X to weigh in on the ongoing dispute between Ranveer Singh and Farhan Akhtar over Don 3. Ram Gopal Varma has thrown his weight behind Ranveer Singh amid the controversy surrounding his exit from Don 3. Criticising the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) for issuing a non-cooperation directive against Ranveer, the director dismissed the move, saying the “so-called ban” would eventually become a “big fat joke” on the federation itself.

Ram Gopal Varma DEFENDS Ranveer Singh Amid FWICE Ban

On Friday, the filmmaker took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to weigh in on the ongoing dispute between Ranveer Singh and Farhan Akhtar over Don 3. He also shared his views on the FWICE intervention in the controversy, which has sparked widespread discussion within the film industry. He started his long post by writing, “BAN FWICE and not @RanveerOfficial”.

BAN “FWICE” and not @RanveerOfficial

The so called “BAN” or non co operation in the style of Gandhiji , will eventually become a BIG FAT JOKE on FWICE

This isn’t industry or worker protection, like they are claiming. It is just a pure performative muscle flexing , by an…

— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) May 29, 2026

“FWICE is neither a court of legal justice nor a government-authorised regulatory body, and at best it’s a kangaroo court, which by definition pretends to deliver justice, but in actual fact it disregards established legal rules, due process, and impartiality. That is because the verdict is often decided in advance by a group of a specific agenda oriented people meeting privately, including actors who are scared shitless with the mega success of @RanveerOfficial in Dhurandhar,” he added.

According to RGV, FWICE intervening in the dispute will be a “massive PR disaster” for the body as it is “screaming in desperation while at the same time demonstrating its outdatedness”.

In his lengthy post, RGV shared that in the matter of the “said producer being so wronged, the truth is that it is not FWICE’s lakhs of workers, but it is the other producers in the industry who should not want to work” with Ranveer. Ram Gopal Varma concluded the note by sharing a “brutal truth”, by writing, “It is stars like @RanveerOfficial who sell tickets at the theatres and not FWICE. It is stars like @RanveerOfficial who create employment to those lakhs of FWICE workers and not FWICE. It is only because stars like @RanveerOfficial exist, that the industry exists, and also the FWICE exists”.

About The Don 3 Dispute

On Monday, the FWICE issued a non-cooperation directive against Ranveer after Farhan Akhtar approached them regarding the Don 3 dispute in April. Following this, Ranveer’s spokesperson issued a statement addressing the dispute on his behalf. It read, “Ranveer Singh holds the highest regard for the film fraternity and for everyone associated with the Don franchise. Throughout the recent developments surrounding Don 3, he has consciously chosen to maintain silence, believing that professional discussions and personal equations are best handled with dignity, maturity and mutual respect.”

After Shah Rukh Khan headlined Farhan’s Don (2006) and Don 2 (2011), it was announced in 2023 that Ranveer would headline Don 3. Reports of a dispute between Ranveer, Farhan and Ritesh Sidhwani of Excel Entertainment surfaced in December 2025 when the actor is said to have walked out of the film abruptly after the success of his Dhurandhar with filmmaker Aditya Dhar. Last month, Farhan approached the FWICE, claiming Ranveer’s exit from the film had caused him monetary losses amounting to Rs 45 crore.

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