The ongoing controversy surrounding Ranveer Singh and Don 3 has taken another turn, with the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) responding to comments made by filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma. While FWICE recently clarified that it has not called for a ban on Ranveer Singh, filmmaker and federation representative Ashoke Pandit strongly reacted to Varma’s criticism of the organization and demanded an apology from the director.Addressing the media, Pandit began by acknowledging Varma’s contribution to Indian cinema before raising concerns over his remarks against the federation. “Today, I'm going to talk about a man who is one of the brilliant filmmakers of this country. We do respect to him and some of us are even his fans regarding his technical. Ram Gopal Verma had used abusive language and a ban was called out for him. Today, we can tell you that he owes more than a crore, 25 lakhs, to the technicians and to the workers.”Pandit maintained that the federation was not attempting to tarnish Varma’s reputation but wanted to remind him of pending dues that, according to FWICE, remain unpaid. “We are not trying to demean his image or ruin his reputation or take revenge like he does. But we are just reminding him because I am sure he doesn’t remember. In 2017, he made a film called Telugu Feature named Officer. When we met, talked and tried to get technicians and workers to come to our office. We tried many things. After that, in 2019, Ram Gopal Verma wrote