Ram Gopal Varma comes in support of Ranveer Singh:Filmmaker addresses ‘Don 3’ controversy, says ‘Ban FWICE, not the actor’

Amidst the ‘Don 3’ controversy, filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has come out in support of actor Ranveer Singh. He also questioned the ‘Non-Cooperation Directive’ issued against Ranveer Singh by the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE). Ram Gopal Varma wrote, Ban FWICE, not Ranveer Singh. This so-called ban or non-cooperation, in the style of Gandhiji, will eventually become a big joke for FWICE itself.The way FWICE is portraying this as protecting the industry or employees, the matter is not actually like that. This is merely an attempt by an old and useless union system to show its power, which somehow wants to maintain its influence.Whether FWICE claims to be the voice of 5 lakh or 50 lakh employees, the truth is that most of those millions of people do not even have the real information about the ongoing dispute between the two parties. He further wrote, FWICE is neither a legal court nor a government-authorized regulatory body. At most, it can be called a ‘kangaroo court’, meaning a system that claims to deliver justice but actually disregards legal rules, fair process, and neutrality.This is because its decisions are often predetermined by a private group of people with specific agendas. These include actors who are intimidated by the tremendous success of Ranveer Singh’s film Dhurandhar.He further added that this would prove to be a major PR disaster for FWICE, as the organization is on one hand expressing its frustration and on the other hand, showcasing its old and irrelevant thinking to the world. Verma also said, First of all, to prove that this claim is false, I want to say that the livelihood of millions of employees in the film industry never depends on any single actor or a single project. Therefore, saying on social media that millions of people are suffering losses because of one person is an attempt to incite people and create a narrative.At the root of this entire dispute is a producer’s claim that he suffered heavy losses in pre-production, but this is merely a private contract dispute between two parties. Such disputes occur millions of times every day in India and in every type of business. Where are organizations like FWICE then?Furthermore, only the parties involved in the dispute can have complete information about what actually happened in this matter. Therefore, this matter, like any other civil dispute, should remain between them. If any party goes to court, the judge should make the decision. He wrote, And if FWICE claims that the time and effort of some key technicians have been wasted, then I challenge them to come forward personally, present evidence, publicly hold Ranveer Singh accountable, and announce that they will not work on any of his films in the future.And if such a great injustice has truly been done to that producer, then it is not FWICE’s millions of employees, but other producers in the film industry who should avoid working with Ranveer Singh. The filmmaker also wrote, This is where we reach the most crucial point of this whole matter, which everyone knows in their heart, whether it’s the company involved in the dispute or FWICE. The truth is that if Ranveer Singh just says yes once, a kilometer-long queue of producers with checks will form outside his house tomorrow morning. This will happen even after they have heard all the warnings from FWICE and the concerned production company. Because the bitter truth is that… At the end of the post, Ram Gopal Varma wrote, Tickets in theaters are sold by stars like Ranveer Singh, not FWICE. It’s stars like Ranveer Singh, not FWICE, who create employment opportunities for the millions of employees that FWICE claims to represent. The reality is that the film industry exists because of stars like Ranveer Singh, and that’s why organizations like FWICE also exist.Therefore, in the end, my unsolicited advice to all concerned parties is to avoid unnecessarily interfering in an ongoing private civil dispute between two parties. Amidst the Don 3 controversy, actress and CINTAA Vice President Padmini Kolhapure has now come out in support of Ranveer Singh and assured that the association is fully with him. CINTAA Vice President Padmini Kolhapure supported Ranveer Singh amidst FWICE’s decision. Speaking to IANS, she said, “CINTAA is proud that Ranveer Singh is our member. Whenever he needs us, we stand with him and for him. This is already in the public domain, so I don’t want to comment further on it. We are for him, with him. If he ever needs us, we are with Ranveer Singh.” Earlier, CINTAA President Poonam Dhillon said that despite Ranveer Singh being a CINTAA member, CINTAA was not informed about the matter. According to Poonam, the association could have tried to mediate between both parties.