Why Is Ranveer Singh Banned By Film Body - Don 3 Row Timeline Explained

Ranveer Singh Don 3 Casting Controversy, Ranveer Singh exited Don 3 in its pre-production stage. Now, the Federation of Western India Cine Employees has announced that the film body has banned the actor. The reason behind this is the numerous complaints against the actor for not compensating the makers. Here's a rundown of the entire case.​,Don 3 Announced , In 2023, Farhan Akhtar confirmed that the new phase in the Don franchise would be taken forward by Ranveer Singh.

He had replaced Shah Rukh Khan after two blockbuster movies. Some time later, Kiara Advani was announced as the female lead of Don 3. Vikrant Massey was roped in as the antagonist. ,Kiara Advani Exits, Kriti Sanon Roped In, Kiara Advani dropped out of Don 3 voluntarily after she got pregnant with her first child, daughter Saraayah. Kriti Sanon was signed for the film with Ranveer.

Vikrant Massey also backed out of the project soon after.,Frequent Delays, The shoot schedule of Don 3 kept moving to a later date. Amid all the noise, it was reported that the film would go on floors in May 2026.

However, Farhan got busy with his acting project, 120 Bahadur, and Ranveer was caught up with Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar. ,Ranveer Singh Backs Out, Ranveer Singh's exit was the final nail in the coffin. After Dhurandhar's success in 2025, the actor decided to disassociate himself from the gangster drama due to alleged creative differences with the makers. He showed keen interest in moving to Jai Mehta's apocalypse drama, Pralay. ,Ranveer Singh Replaced By Hrithik Roshan?, After the news of Ranveer's exit surfaced, reports claimed that Farhan reached out to his closest friend, Hrithik Roshan, to lead Don 3 with Kriti. The actor clarified that he was never approached with the script.

Things here turned ugly between Ranveer and Excel Entertainment as the actor opposed to the idea of being replaced. ,Ranveer Singh vs Excel Entertainment, Excel Entertainment, headed by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, had started preparing for the shoot of Don 3 only after Ranveer's consent, claimed a report. Due to his sudden exit, they incurred heavy losses. Considering Don 3 was to be mounted on a massive scale, the expenses were equally high. The makers demanded Rs 40 crore from Ranveer to compensate the losses.,Rs 40 Crore Compensation, Farhan and Ritesh, on behalf of Excel Entertainment, demanded Rs 40 crore from Ranveer as compensation.

According to the makers, a substantial amount of prep had been done to take Don 3 on floors at the earliest. With Ranveer's exit, work on the project came to a sudden halt. Ranveer reportedly denied compensating them. The matter escalated to the Producers Guild of India.

Aamir Khan, Hrithik Roshan and many big names sat down with the team of Don 3 to arrive at a conclusion. ,Ranveer Singh Makes An Offer, A report stated that Ranveer had agreed to pay a part of the compensation to the makers. According to the report, the actor promised to return around Rs 10 crore.

However, the demand made by Excel Entertainment was Rs 40 crore. Finding a solution to compensate the production house, Singh reportedly committed to give them a ‘stake’ in his next film, which is said to be titled Pralay. The exact details of the deal will be disclosed if it materialises.​,FWICE Declares Ban, Farhan Akhtar approached the FWICE to provide a solution. On Monday (May 25), Ashoke Pandit and others at the cine body united to declare a ban on Ranveer for the last-minute exit and causing financial loss to the production house.

Calling it a serious matter, FWICE issued a non-cooperation directive against the actor. Ashoke further said that he is willing to meet Ranveer to understand his side of the story, too.