On May 25, 2026, the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) issued a Non-Cooperation Directive against Ranveer Singh. The trigger was his exit from Farhan Akhtar's Don 3 just three weeks before principal photography. But this isn't a story about creative differences. This is a story about the structural cost of tentpole filmmaking in 2026 — and what happens when an actor's market leverage collides with a studio's sunk costs. The Numbers Excel Entertainment audit