The ongoing dispute between actor Ranveer Singh and producer-director Farhan Akhtar's production house Excel Entertainment regarding Bollywood's much talked about action franchise project 'Don 3' has now reached a crucial point. The actor's family has opened an official legal and organizational front over the compensation claim of ₹ 45 crore imposed on Ranveer Singh by Excel Entertainment after his exit from the film at the last moment. Ranveer Singh's father Jagjit Singh Bhavnani, intervening in this entire matter, has personally met the top officials of the 'Indian Motion Picture Producers Association' (IMPPA) and submitted a detailed petition completely rejecting the financial claims of the producers. Review of Ranveer's father's application and legal documents in IMPPA. In this important meeting held at the IMPPA office in Mumbai, Jagjit Singh Bhavnani presented the entire records of contracts, correspondence and dates with Excel Entertainment before the association. Ranveer's side says that since the beginning of the film, many major changes were made in the budget and script, due to which the creative differences between the two parties had deepened. IMPPA President Abhay Sinha confirmed the meeting and clarified that the talks took place in a very cordial atmosphere. The legal team of the organization is now closely studying all the legal documents submitted by Ranveer Singh and the complaints of Excel Entertainment, so that a fair and acceptable solution can be found between both the parties within the framework of the rules of the film industry. What is the whole controversy about Farhan Akhtar's claim of ₹45 crore? The roots of the controversy lie in the pre-production of Excel Entertainment's ambitious film 'Don 3'. After Shahrukh Khan's exit from the franchise, Farhan Akhtar introduced Ranveer Singh as the new 'Don' with a grand teaser. However, just a few days before going on floors, Ranveer Singh decided to walk out of the project. The makers allege that they had spent huge budgets on international locations, advance booking of foreign crew, set designing and pre-production. Ranveer's sudden exit caused a direct financial loss of ₹45 crore to the company. At the same time, the actor's legal team has argued that the signing amount was already refunded and it is completely unfair to impose such unrealistic damages on an actor due to creative disagreements. Mediation by cine bodies and the incident of ban This dispute took a serious turn when the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) took cognizance of the complaint of the producers and issued a 'non-cooperation directive' against Ranveer Singh. However, the ban was lifted in June following the intervention of the Cine and TV Artistes Association (CINTAA) and the Producers Guild of India, paving the way for the actor to work on other projects. Despite this, the financial dispute of ₹45 crore remained stuck. Now, with Ranveer's father filing a formal appeal in IMPPA, the hope that this dispute will be resolved at the industry level instead of going through a lengthy court process has increased. Ranveer Singh's next step amid controversies and work front: Despite this ongoing tussle in the film industry, Ranveer Singh has remained completely focused on his work commitments. The actor has started shooting for director Jay Mehta's upcoming zombie-thriller 'Pralaya' in Mumbai, co-starring Kalyani Priyadarshan in the lead role. It is being told that the international schedule of this project was earlier fixed in Australia, but Ranveer decided to shoot it in Mumbai to be closer to his family and wife Deepika Padukone. On the other hand, Bollywood trade analysts are now keeping their eyes on the upcoming decision of IMPPA whether this financial impasse between Farhan Akhtar and Ranveer Singh will end with a mutual agreement or this dispute will further take the form of a legal battle.