India, May 26 -- The ongoing dispute between actor Ranveer Singh and actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar intensified on Monday after the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) issued a non-cooperation directive against the actor. The issue at hand is Ranveer allegedly walking out of Farhan's Don 3 days before the film was to go on floors. FWICE has now asked all its members not to work on any project starring Ranveer, effectively boycotting him from Bollywood. But the question arises, can a worker's union call for a boycott or shadow ban on an actor? Does it even have the authority? We take a look at the legal mechanism.

In 2023, Farhan Akhtar's Excel Entertainment announced Don 3 with Ranveer Singh taking on the role of Don, a cha...