{"id":608666,"date":"2026-05-28T15:14:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/608666\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T15:14:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:14:10","slug":"shobhaa-de-slams-fwices-non-cooperation-directive-over-don-3-row-ranveer-singh-is-the-delhi-gymkhana-of-bollywood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/608666\/","title":{"rendered":"Shobhaa De slams FWICE\u2019s non-cooperation directive over ‘Don 3’ row: ‘Ranveer Singh is the Delhi Gymkhana of Bollywood’ |"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Shobhaa The controversy surrounding Ranveer Singh<\/a>\u2019s reported exit from \u2018Don 3\u2019 continues to intensify, and now author-columnist Shobhaa De<\/a> has weighed in on the matter. Reacting strongly to the Federation of Western India Cine Employees\u2019 (FWICE) non-cooperation directive against the actor, De criticised the growing culture of \u201ccontrol\u201d and \u201cpower politics\u201d within the entertainment industry. In a social media video, she compared the entire controversy to the ongoing Delhi Gymkhana Club dispute and referred to Ranveer Singh as the \u201cDelhi Gymkhana of Bollywood.\u201dSpeaking about the situation in the video shared on her Instagram handle, Shobhaa De questioned the motives behind the public fallout and suggested that the issue had moved far beyond a professional disagreement. \u201cI\u2019ve been following the Ranveer Singh thing. I\u2019ve been following the Delhi Gymkhana thing. There\u2019s not that much of a difference,\u201d she said.Explaining her comparison further, she added, \u201cIt\u2019s about power, it\u2019s about control, it\u2019s about banning, it\u2019s about taking away, it\u2019s about putting people in their place, it\u2019s about teaching lessons to people or institutions.\u201d According to her, such actions create an atmosphere of intimidation rather than resolution.<\/p>\n

Shobhaa De’s take on Ranveer Singh’s silence on the matter<\/p>\n

Shobhaa De also commented on Ranveer Singh\u2019s handling of the controversy, saying the actor had strategically chosen silence while allowing public opinion to speak on his behalf. \u201cRanveer Singh is sensible, clever, well-advised. He\u2019s holding his silence. He\u2019s keeping quiet, letting his fans and followers fight his battles for him,\u201d she remarked.At the same time, she mocked the functioning of the Delhi Gymkhana Club, describing it as \u201cfull of stuffed old shirts, sitting and sipping their gin and tonics.\u201d<\/p>\n

Questions raised over FWICE\u2019s role<\/p>\n

The columnist further questioned FWICE\u2019s involvement in the matter and criticised the organisation for allegedly overstepping its role. \u201cI don\u2019t think they\u2019re all that important, but suddenly they have assumed the kind of importance to say, \u2018Oh, we won\u2019t allow this man, this superstar, the most successful actor in India, to get to the studios and to his work,\u2019\u201d she said.Shobhaa argued that disputes between actors and producers should be handled legally or privately instead of turning into public industry battles.De also pointed out that the larger fallout of such controversies often impacts technicians and workers connected to film productions. \u201cIf it\u2019s a question that had to be resolved between Excel, Farhan Akhtar<\/a> and Ranveer Singh, they could have either hired lawyers or gone to court,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n

Should public disputes in the film industry be resolved privately?<\/p>\n

She further added that unnecessary industry-level bans could hurt the livelihoods of workers who have no role in the conflict. \u201cThere should be no political ideology when it comes to entertainment and when it comes to the careers of not just one star, but an entire sub-industry of technicians and others who are really badly hit,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n

Shobhaa De calls Ranveer Singh ‘an iconic movie star’<\/p>\n

Shobhaa De concluded by praising Ranveer Singh\u2019s stardom and credited the success of \u2018Dhurandhar\u2019 to both the actor and filmmaker Aditya Dhar. \u201cHe\u2019s a phenomenon,\u201d she said while adding that the current controversy appears bigger than just a dispute involving one actor. According to her, Ranveer\u2019s decision to stay quiet throughout the row may have actually strengthened his public image.\u201cWhat Ranveer has successfully done by keeping quiet is enhance his own brand appeal and also his popularity. So, who\u2019s going to win this round? Let\u2019s wait and see,\u201d she concluded. While sharing the clip online, Shobhaa De also wrote, \u201cRanveer Singh is the Delhi Gymkhana of Bollywood\u2026 same same but different\u2026 Exclusivity instead of inclusivity? Stop behaving like Trump!!! Threats and intimidation???? Won\u2019t work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who is Shobhaa De?<\/p>\n

Shobhaa De, born as Shobha Rajadhyaksha, is a renowned Indian novelist, columnist, and former model known for her fearless writing style and sharp social commentary. Popularly dubbed the \u201cJackie Collins of India,\u201d she has earned recognition for portraying the glamorous yet complex world of urban elites, relationships, and high society with honesty and boldness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The controversy surrounding Ranveer Singh\u2019s reported exit from \u2018Don 3\u2019 continues to intensify, and now author-columnist Shobhaa De…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":608667,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[207255,207256,207257,112525,96,112526,205155,2839,10230,207259,172291,207258,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-608666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-bollywood-controversy","tag-celebrity-non-cooperation-directive","tag-delhi-gymkhana-club","tag-don-3","tag-entertainment","tag-farhan-akhtar","tag-fwice","tag-movies","tag-ranveer-singh","tag-shobha-rajadhyaksha","tag-shobhaa-de","tag-shobhaa-de-s","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=608666"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608666\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/608667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=608666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=608666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=608666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}