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Film and television workers will boycott shooting at Film City studio from October 10 as security guards of the government studio stopped vigilance department mebers of the Federation of Western India Cine Employess (Fwice) from entering last week.

Fwice general secretary Dinesh Chaturvedi said, "We have written to our producer's organization informing them about our decision. Only if the ban is lifted and we are given an assurance in writing we will not ask members to abstain from shooting at Film City."

Prem Singh Thakur, the vigilance department chairman, and his team were stopped from entering the s ...

Pune: Beauty Katrina Kaif recently experienced some 18th century chivalry from none other than ex- boyfriend, now friend Salman Khan. For people who don’t know, there exists an organization in Bollywood called Federation of Western India Cine Employees (Fwice). All actors, big or small are expected to be registered members of this body. According to Dinesh Chaturvedi, president Fwice, the membership offers several benefits to the stars including insurance. And the membership fees is a paltry Rs 600.

While mega stars like Srk and Salman are members, the Fwcie is upset that Katrina has not yet completed.

Katrina Kaif was stopped from acting in a deodorant commercial by an Indian actors' union, it has been reported. The actress had apparently failed to register with the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (Fwice) despite receiving a summons from the group. Dinesh Chaturvedi, president of Fwice, told The Times of India: "We didn't halt the shoot, but we wanted to know why Katrina still isn't a member of our organisation. "I understand she has a busy schedule, but it doesn't take that long to finish the formalities." Salman (more)...

Recently, Katrina Kaif was shooting for a commercial for a leading brand of deodorant at Mehboob Studios, Mumbai. Amidst the shoot, members of Fwice (Federation of Western India Cine Employees) halted the shoot. The reason? Well, they had recently issued summons to Kats, as she is yet to fill the required forms and sign up for the Fwice's membership, as it's compulsory for every actor to be registered with the organization. Reports have it that the said organization's members wanted to know her registration number. Because, she hasn't completed the legalities, they issued her a warning and told her to obey the rules and regulations of the body. The whole episode obviously upset Kats to no end. The issue was solved only after a call was made by none other than Salman Khan, who in turn assured the organization that Katrina will complete the registration. It's only after this assurance,...

Recently, Katrina Kaif was shooting for a commercial for a leading brand of deodorant at Mehboob Studios, Mumbai. Amidst the shoot, members of Fwice (Federation of Western India Cine Employees) halted the shoot. The reason? Well, they had recently issued summons to Kats, as she is yet to fill the required forms and sign up for the Fwice's membership, as it's compulsory for every actor to be registered with the organization. Reports have it that the said organization's members wanted to know her registration number. Because, she hasn't completed the legalities, they issued her a warning and told her to obey the rules and regulations of the body. The whole episode obviously upset Kats to no end. The issue was solved only after a call was made by none other than Salman Khan, who in turn assured the organization that Katrina will complete the registration. It's only after this assurance,...

The Film Federation of India (Ffi) representing production, distribution and exhibition sectors and the representatives of the various film industry bodies, met in Mumbai and decided to defer the All India Bandh (strike) of 6 January, 2011. Those present at the meeting were Mukesh Bhatt, Ramesh Sippy, Film Federation of India president T.P Agarwal, Film Federation of India vice president Dinesh Chaturvedi and Ashok Pandit. The strike was planned to protest against the anti industry attitude of the government. Various ...

Bollywood’s largest union has banned film shoots in Australia following a spate of racial attacks on Indian students studying there. The Federation Of Western India Cine Employees (Fwice) has called on its members to halt their filming schedules in order to send a strong message to the country. Leader Dinesh Chaturvedi said: "We prefer to call it a non-cooperation movement because we feel what is happening in Australia is painful and shameful. The Australian government is just not taking adequate steps to find the culprits." The nation has been used as a film location for features such as Heyy Babyy, Singh Is Kinng and Love (more)...

A Bollywood workers' union has decided to bar its members from filming in Australia following a spate of racist attacks on Indians. The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (Fwice), which has over 50,000 members, called on film producers to choose other destinations in order to ensure safety. Dinesh Chaturvedi, general secretary of Fwice, said: "The recent attacks on Indian youth by Australians is condemnable. We have decided not to schedule film shooting in Australia until things get back to normal. While we don't say Australia is a racist country, the inaction (more)...