'Ram Gopal Varma Owes More Than A Crore To...': FWICE's Ashoke Pandit Claps Back Amid Don 3 Row

On June 3, the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) held a press conference in Mumbai to address the ongoing Don 3 controversy involving Ranveer Singh and Farhan Akhtar. The film body decided to withdraw its non-cooperation movement against Ranveer a day after he issued a legal notice against them. During the press conference, FWICE Chief Adviser Ashoke Pandit slammed filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma over his disrespectful comments in the ongoing controversy.

Ashoke Pandit demanded an apology from Ram Gopal Varma. He said, “FWICE is not a bully; it’s a serious federation. Ram Gopal Varma used abusive language about us. We would like to tell the world today: RGV owes more than a crore to the technicians. The case has been going on since

2017.”

He further stated, “He (Ram Gopal Varma) wrote a letter to the federation. He asked for support from the federation to give him time to make the payment. He said he would pay by March 2019. He has still not paid. We demand an apology from him for using abusive words against the federation.”

It all started after RGV, known for his unfiltered opinions, shared a bunch of posts while reacting to FWICE’s ban on Ranveer. His tweet read, “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 It is just a pure performative muscle flexing, by an extremely outdated union system , desperately trying to hold on to their grip Whether it claims to speak for over 5 lakh or 50 lakh workers , the brutal truth is that most of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.”

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

He further 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 This will be a massive PR Disaster for FWICE because It is screaming in desperation while at the same time demonstrating its outdatedness.”

“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’,” he concluded.

Meanwhile, the ongoing tiff between Ranveer and Farhan has grabbed everyone’s attention, with new developments adding another layer to the unfolding drama.