On May 25, FWICE (Federation of Western India Cine Employees) issued a non-cooperation directive against actor Ranveer Singh following the dispute between the actor and Excel Entertainment. The FWICE press conference was widely covered and became a big talking point. Yesterday, FWICE announced that it would hold a second press conference today, Wednesday, June 3. As per the invite, the press conference will serve as a follow-up on the controversy between Farhan Akhtar and Ranveer Singh. don 3. Sources have exclusively revealed what is going to happen in this much-awaited press conference.
Scoop: FWICE may lift non-cooperation instructions against Ranveer Singh today amid Don 3 storm
A source told”The FWICE chief will likely announce that he is going to lift the non-cooperation directive against Ranveer. The revocation of his earlier order has been done in consultation with senior members of the film industry. In short, the activists are now free to work with Ranveer Singh in his upcoming projects.”
Like last time, the press conference to be held today will be presided over by Chief Advisor Ashok Pandit, President BN Tiwari, General Secretary Ashok Dubey and Treasurer Gangeshwalal Srivastava.
The matter takes a legal turn
Meanwhile, Hindustan Times reported last night that Ranveer Singh had sent a legal notice to FWICE after it issued non-cooperation directions against him.
On the other hand, veteran producer TP Aggarwal filed a petition in the Bombay Civil Court in Dindoshi against FWICE and IMPPA (Indian Motion Picture Producers Association), saying that no person or organization has the right to impose sanctions or issue non-cooperation directions against members of the film industry.
TP Aggarwal said, “The film industry thrives on collaboration, and it is important that matters of this nature are addressed through appropriate legal and professional channels. Any attempt to discourage people from working with an individual should not be taken lightly. Such actions can have far-reaching consequences for livelihoods and creative freedom, and should therefore be dealt with in a fair, transparent and lawful manner.”
what happened in the last press conference
At a May 25 press conference, Ashok Pandit told, “Farhan Akhtar filed a complaint with the IFTDA (Indian Film and Television Directors Association), which I head. The complaint very clearly states that 3 weeks before the unit was to leave the shoot, Ranveer left the film and went away.” don 3. Being in London, Farhan came on Zoom, while Ritesh Sidhwani visited the IFTDA office. Over the next two hours he explained the matter to us and why he had come to us. Then, as a rule, we contacted the other side. Every 10 days, we reminded him (Ranveer Singh) three times to meet us and also share his side. However, we did not receive any response from them. When we announced the press conference, we received an email saying that our federation does not have jurisdiction over the entire matter. It said, ‘There is no reason for your body to be involved in this matter.’
Birendra Nath Tiwari said, “We feel the message should go to the industry that someone supper star no worse than the rules. Therefore, we have implemented non-cooperation instructions against Ranveer from this very day. We wish to inform all employees and associations that these instructions will remain in place until the dispute is resolved and Ranveer Singh meets us. Since this is about the rights of a producer, I would also request the producer associations to extend their support.”
