FWICE's chief advisor, Ashoke Pandit, has said in-depth documentation was carried out before issuing a non-cooperation directive against Ranveer Singh amid the ₹45-crore 'Don 3' row. "We saw WhatsApp chats between Ranveer, Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani. Styling had been completed, costumes had been finalised, tickets had been booked," he said. FWICE had later lifted the ban.