Sanjay Gupta says Ranveer Singh ban ‘makes no sense’: ‘300 workers’ livelihood impacted’

When an A List Hero shoots there are more than 300 workers working on sets.
Ban him and you are not stopping him but depriving the workers of their livelihood.
What sense does it even make???

— Sanjay Gupta (@_SanjayGupta) May 26, 2026

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Why was Ranveer Singh banned?

On Monday night, Ashoke Pandit, Chief Advisor to FWICE, addressed the media and said that Farhan had filed a complaint against Ranveer for walking out of Don 3 just weeks before their scheduled international shoot. The producer claimed that he had already spent Rs 45 crore in the pre-production of the film, and now, they expected Ranveer to pay them what they had spent on the film.

Pandit said that Excel Entertainment presented its case over two hours and they expected Ranveer to tell his side of the story as well. Even after issuing three reminders over a period of one month, Ranveer did not present his case. His secretary allegedly sent FWICE an email questioning their jurisdiction over the matter, and later offered to meet on the actor’s behalf. FWICE refused to entertain this and issued a non-cooperation directive against him.

BN Tiwari, FWICE president said, “We’ve decided to send a message to the industry that a superstar is not bigger than the law. We’re issuing a non-cooperation directive until he decides to meet us personally. Ashok Dubey, General Secretary, FWICE, added, “None of our sitting workers across India — including technicians, spotboys, etc — will work with Ranveer Singh.”

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About Don 3

Ranveer and Farhan announced Don 3 in 2023 but the film kept getting delayed for around two years. During this period, Ranveer did not have many releases. However, soon after Dhurandhar released in December 2025, Ranveer was seen attending the premiere of 120 Bahadur, which stars Farhan Akhtar. At the time, it looked like that Don 3 was on the verge of taking off. But weeks later, reports emerged that Ranveer had walked out from the film because of script changes.

Ranveer Singh’s upcoming film

After the massive success of the two-part film Dhurandhar, which earned Rs 3000 crore worldwide, Ranveer is looking forward to his next, Pralay, which is yet to begin shoot. After the ban was announced, Ranveer was spotted at the departure terminal of Mumbai airport on Monday night, but he refused to engage with the photographers stationed at the airport. Later, he was clicked at Chamundeshwari Temple in Karnataka.