Non-cooperation, not ban: Ashoke Pandit on action against Ranveer Singh in Don 3 row

FWICE (The Federation of Western India Cine Employees) action against Ranveer Singh following his abrupt exit from Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s Don 3 has drawn attention, with questions being raised over whether the body has banned the actor. FWICE chief advisor Ashoke Pandit has said the federation has not imposed a ban, but has issued a non-cooperation directive.

According to Pandit, the directive asks FWICE members not to work with Ranveer Singh on any project in any capacity until the issue is resolved. He said the federation, as a trade union, does not have the authority to ban anyone.

In an interview with ETimes, Ashoke Pandit said, "See, first of all, the entire conversation has become wrong. It’s not a ban. See, we are not court; we



can’t ban people, yaar. So we have issued a non-cooperation. Non-cooperation means all our members who belong to 30 crafts, you know, they will not work with him."

"It’s my choice whether I want to work with him or not. So we, as a trade union, have issued this thing to our members that as far as wherever he is there, you will not work till the time. This issue is not sorted out. Because we very strongly feel that this is a very wrong trend which will start," he added.

Pandit also argued that artistes abruptly walking out of projects could have serious financial consequences for producers. He said not every production house is as financially secure as Excel Entertainment and can afford to lose crores. “They will commit suicide,” the FWICE chief advisor said.