Farhan Akhtar takes a swipe at Ranveer Singh over Don 3 exit: ‘Seems to be a pattern’
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Ranveer Singh's exit from Don 3 saw Bollywood divided, legal notices being sent and movie body getting involved. While Farhan Akhtar and Ranveer remain at loggerheads regarding the matter, Farhan, in a recent interaction, seems to have taken a jibe at Ranveer Singh, calling his exit a 'pattern'.
Adding to this, Ranveer Singh and Farhan Akhtar are embroiled in a dispute over the movie Don 3. 'Seems to be a pattern nowadays' During an interaction with The Hollywood Reporter India on the occasion of 25 years of his directorial debut Dil Chahta Hai, Farhan was speaking about the movie's lead star Saif Ali Khan and how he wanted to quit the movie just days before they were supposed to start filming.
Meanwhile, Farhan shared that before the movie's shooting began, Saif faced a date issue as the schedule of another movie he was set to do shifted. Since Saif was in a difficult situation, he decided to leave Farhan's movie despite everyone trying to convince him to stay. The director shared, “For me, it was just like my head was destroyed because it was... When we met him, when we got into it, there was nobody else who could've played that part. It was just impossible. It was a true heartbreak.”
Notably, While speaking about Saif's exit, Farhan recalled Ranveer's exit from his movie Don 3 just days before they were supposed to start shooting. Taking a playful jibe at the star without naming him, he shared, “It was a month away from filming, which seems to be a pattern nowadays.”
As per the latest buzz, The interviewer laughed out loud after hearing the obvious dig at Ranveer. Farhan responded to the laugh and shared, “But, not just with me…things like this happen too.”
In further updates, For the unversed, Ranveer chose to walk away from Don 3 days before filming was set to begin. In several reports, Ranveer's exit was cited as the star blaming Farhan for approaching Hrithik Roshan for the role behind his back as his career struggled. However, when he got a major hit like Dhurandhar last December, Farhan decided to retain Ranveer Singh in the movie.
On top of that, Farhan refuted such claims. Ranveer as per reports offered to return the signing amount, but the makers demanded compensation of ₹ 45 crore rupees for the pre-production losses incurred, as per reports.
Later, Farhan approached the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) regarding the matter, and the movie body revealed a non-cooperation move against the star over his decision to leave Don 3, only to later revoke the directive. They even clarified that Ranveer had not been banned. The star also as per reports issued a legal notice to the movie body after they had issued the directive. Ranveer has largely stayed silent on the matter and has communicated through his spokesperson.
Source: Hindustan Times