FWICE says it 'won't allow' Welcome 3 shoot as Firoz Nadiadwala hasn't paid Rs 2 crore dues, request Akshay for support
The Federation of Western India Cine Employees writes to Akshay Kumar, Disha Patani, and other Welcome 3 actors to halt the shoot over Firoz Nadiadwala's non-payment of dues of Rs 2 crore.
Recently, Akshay Kumar released a hilarious promo for his upcoming movie Welcome To The Jungle and left fans excited for the movie. Now, the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) has issued a non-cooperation on Firoz Nadiadwala for defaulting payments and also requested the support of the cast to halt the shoot.
In a conversation with Etimes, the president of The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE), BN Tiwari said, “We have informed all the actors of the film, including Akshay Kumar and Disha Patni that the federation has issued a non-cooperation on Firoz Nadiadwala for defaulting payments and that they should not shoot for the film unless pending dues of Rs 2cr is cleared for the technicians.”
He added, “Firoz Nadiadwala had paid the technicians of Welcome 2 in 2015 and the amount was about Rs 4cr, which was later reduced to Rs 2cr. However, Nadiadwala stopped payment of the cheque after we deposited it.”
BN Tiwari further said that they will not allow Firoz Nadiadwala to shoot until he clears his dues and said, “We issued non-cooperation in 2015, but will implement it now, as he has finally begun work on his next film and we will not allow him to shoot it till the payment is cleared.”
Earlier, on the occasion of his 56th birthday, Akshay Kumar took to his Twitter and shared a promo video of his upcoming movie Welcome To The Jungle. The movie stars Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Disha Patani, Jacqueline Fernandez, Lara Dutta, Raveena Tandon, and Johnny Lever among others in key roles. The film is scheduled to hit the theatres on December 20, 2024. Produced by Jyoti Deshpande and Firoz Nadiadwala, the threequel of the comedy franchise is directed by Ahmed Khan.