India, May 30 -- Contrary to reports that surfaced on Friday claiming actor Salman Khan had stepped in to mediate the ongoing Don 3 dispute between actor Ranveer Singh and actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar, HT City has learnt that no such intervention took place.

A source close to the development tells HT City, "The speculations of Salman Khan calling and acting as a mediator are not true. No such intervention has taken place."

Ranveer Singh was announced as the lead of Don 3 in 2023 through a stylised teaser. However, the film saw multiple delays in the years that followed. Sources close to the matter maintain that the delays did not originate from Farhan Akhtar and producer Ritesh Sidhwani.

"Ranveer had come on board for the film and Far...