India, May 26 -- The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) issuing a non-cooperation directive against Ranveer Singh after Farhan Akhtar approached the federation following the actor's exit from his film Don 3 has sparked a debate online, with many calling it favouritism while others have termed it fair. But this isn't the first time FWICE has issued such a directive against a star.

Recently, in a conversation with ETimes, actor Chunky Panday admitted that he too was once "banned" by the federation early in his career. He revealed that while he faced action, bigger stars like Dharmendra and Shatrughan Sinha were spared because they were major superstars of that era and were working in multiple films at the time. However, Chu...