
Recently, Ram Gopal Varma criticised Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) over its non-cooperation directive against Ranveer Singh amid his dispute with Farhan Akhtar over Don 3, calling it outdated and demanding a ban. Now, FWICE has hit back, a... Recently, Ram Gopal Varma criticised Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) over its non-cooperation directive against Ranveer Singh amid his dispute with Farhan Akhtar over Don 3, calling it “outdated” and demanding a ban. Now, FWICE has hit back, accusing the filmmaker of disrespecting the organisation and demanding an apology. The federation also alleged that RGV owes over ₹1 crore to technicians. On Wednesday, FWICE held a press conference to announce that it has withdrawn the non-cooperative directive issued against Ranveer over his exit from Farhan Akhtar's Don 3 after the Dhurandhar star sent a legal notice to the organisation. On the sidelines of the meet, FWICE chief advisor Ashoke Pandit came forward to slam RGV over his tweet against the union. “Ek director hain jinka naam hai, Ram Gopal Varma. Toh Ram Gopal Varma ji ne ek bahut bada tweet kiya that aur humari dhajiyan udane ki koshish ki thi. Unhone abusive language use ki the, ke yeh hote kaun hain, inko ban kardena chaiyeh… Aur democrazy hai aap kuch bhi bol sakte ho, humme koi aitraaz nahi hai,” Ashoke said. It translates to, “There is a director named Ram Gopal Varma. Ram Gopal Varma ji made a very strong tweet and tried to tear us apart. He used abusive language, saying who are they and that they should be banned… It’s a democracy – you can say whatever you want, we have no objection.” Ashoke continued, “Lekin, we would like to tell the world today that Ram Gopal Varma owes over ₹1 crore 25 lakh to the technicians and the workers. Aur hum aise hi hawa mein kissi ko accuse nahi kar rahe hain. Aur hum unki tarahn badla lene ki bhi koshish bhi nahi kar rahe. Hum unko dilane ki koshish kar rahe hain, aur mujhe yakeen hai ke unhe yaad bhi hoga… Ek 2017 se case chal raha hai unki Telugu film Officer ko leke… Aur 2019 mein Ram Gopal Varma ne ek letter likha tha federation ko.” It translates to, “But we would like to tell the world today that Ram Gopal Varma owes over ₹1 crore 25 lakh to technicians and workers. We are not making such allegations without basis. And unlike him, we are not trying to take revenge. We are simply trying to remind him about it. I am sure he does remember it. A case related to his Telugu film Officer has been going on since 2017… and in 2019, Ram Gopal Varma had also written a letter to the federation.” A post shared by Bollywood Hungama🎥 (@realbollywoodhungama) Ashoke further claimed that in his letter, RGV took responsibility for the payments and requested additional time from the federation to settle all outstanding dues. “We are in 2026 now, and