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Ram Gopal Varma supports Ranveer Singh amid Don 3 controversy with Farhan Akhtar, says ‘Ban FWICE’
Ram Gopal Varma took to X to talk about the dispute between Ranveer Singh and Farhan Akhtar over Don 3.
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has come out in support of Ranveer Singh amid the Don 3 controversy. Taking aim at the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE), Varma slammed them for issuing a directive against the actor and questioned its relevance in today’s film industry. According to Varma, the film body represents an outdated system and is desperately trying to maintain its influence at a time when its grip on the industry is steadily weakening.
Ram Gopal Varma calls for a ban on FWICE
On Friday, the director shared a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, expressing his views on the ongoing dispute involving Ranveer Singh, Farhan Akhtar, and FWICE. Opening his remarks with the statement, “BAN “FWICE” and not @RanveerOfficial”, Varma argued that the federation’s actions were misguided and ineffective. He further claimed that the “so-called ban” would eventually become a “big fat joke” on the organization itself.
RGV wrote, “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 It is just a pure performative muscle flexing , by an extremely outdated union system , desperately trying to hold on to their grip. Whether it claims to speak for over 5 lakh or 50 lakh workers , the brutal truth is that most of those lakhs don’t even know the internal facts of the two parties dispute.”
The filmmaker added, “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. (sic)”
He feels 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”.
Ram Gopal Varma concluded as, “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. So in a summation, here is my unsolicited advise to all concerned ‘Let’s not poke our unwanted noses into a civil dispute between 2 parties.”
About Don 3 row
On May 25, the FWICE issued a non-cooperation directive against Dhurandhar star after Farhan Akhtar contacted them for the Don 3 dispute. 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.”
