IMPAA Opens Probe Into Don 3 Dispute as FWICE Withdraws Ban on Ranveer Singh

Overview

• IMPAA accepted the case on Saturday and will review alleged pre-production spending of about Rs 45 crore while examining the contract between Farhan Akhtar's team and Ranveer Singh.
• FWICE lifted a previously issued non-cooperation directive for Ranveer Singh after the actor served a legal notice to the workers' body.
• Farhan Akhtar's team has formally approached IMPAA but the filmmaker has not made any public announcement about Don 3's casting or production plans.
• Trade analysts and industry figures have urged direct talks or formal mediation and warned the rift may lead the two sides to temporarily go their separate ways, leaving the franchise's future unclear.
• IMPAA can audit expenses and form a committee to recommend industry-level solutions, a process that could determine whether the dispute is settled internally or moves into the courts and could shape how high-value Bollywood disputes are handled.