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Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next is titled Love & War; Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal to star in lead
Sanjay Leela Bhansali has announced his next epic-saga, Love & War boasting of stellar cast with Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal in the lead. The film will release on Christmas 2025.
Pinkvilla was the first one to inform you that ace filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali is in the advanced stages of discussion with Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, and Vicky Kaushal for a fresh love story set against the backdrop of war. In a treat for its fans, the wait is finally over as the makers have finally shouted from the rooftop and made the official announcement. Yes, you read it right! Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next film is titled, Love & War.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Love & War brings together Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, and Vicky Kaushal
Today, on January 24, the much loved and magnum-opus director Sanjay Leela Bhansali treated the audience with the announcement of his next ‘epic-saga’ which is titled, Love & War. What piques everyone’s interest amongst the fans is the excellent casting which boasts of powerhouse of talents Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, and Vicky Kaushal.
The film is slated to hit the theaters next year on Christmas 2025. A while back, Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, and other team members took to social media and dropped the announcement poster. The text on the poster reads, “We bring you Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Epic Saga Love & War”
It further reads, “See you at the movies! Christmas 2025”. Furthermore, the poster also possesses the signatures of the lead trio.
Take a look:
It is worth noting that the film backed by Bhansali Productions is aiming for the Christmas release next year and will witness a big clash with James Cameron's Hollywood epic Avatar 3.
Fans reaction to the announcement
The news announcement sent a gush of excitement amongst fans as they couldn’t stop reacting to the post. Expressing their excitement about the film, a fan wrote, “RANBIR, ALIA, VICKY??? OMG IM SO EXCITED," another fan wrote, “sanjay leela bhansali and alia bhatt are coming back y’all the best duo ever I wait for thissssssss," a third fan wrote, “My three favorites in one movie what can be better that thisssss”.
Exclusive deets on the project
It is worth mentioning that Pinkvilla has successfully been reporting exclusive information about the developments to our readers around the collaboration. Just a while back, a source shared with us, “Sanjay Leela Bhansali was fascinated to make a pure love story that stands the test of time and this one falls right in the zone. It's a timeless love story with three principal characters played by Ranbir, Alia, and Vicky.”
“The maverick filmmaker is looking to take the film on floors around November 2024 with a marathon schedule. The yet-to-be-titled film is an original love story set against the backdrop of War. It's an homage by SLB to the 1964 classic, Sangam directed by Raj Kapoor,” the source further added.
In addition to this, shedding light on the casting, the source revealed, "It's a great story that got all three stalwarts excited. It's a casting coup pulled off by SLB in such a short span, and that's purely based on the power of his screenplay. Rarely are 4 of the top names from the fraternity excited by the same subject, and it has happened this time with SLB, Ranbir, Alia, and Vicky signing on the project.”
The big announcement has got everyone’s eyes as it will mark the second collaboration between Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt after Saawariya and Gangubai Kathiawadi respectively, whilst his first with Vicky Kaushal.
Interestingly, Saawariya released in 2007 introduced Ranbir Kapoor to Bollywood, and now nearly 17 years after the director-actor duo will be seen reuniting for the promising project.
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