Love & War eyes Republic Day window as final lead poster, Vicky Kaushal's, is out
The Sanjay Leela Bhansali drama, first announced for Christmas 2025, is now set for a Thursday release ahead of the Republic Day holiday, after a shoot that reportedly ran for nearly two years.
Key Highlights
- Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Love & War unveiled Vicky Kaushal's two character posters on 26 September, completing a three-day lead-cast reveal after Ranbir Kapoor (24 September) and Alia Bhatt (25 September).
- The film is set for a worldwide release on 21 January 2027, a Thursday, ahead of the Republic Day weekend.
- The film was first announced for Christmas 2025, then moved to March 2026, before being shifted again due to production delays.
- According to The NE Times, which cited other outlets, the shoot wrapped after nearly two years and the film is now in post-production.
- Love & War marks Vicky Kaushal's first film with Bhansali. Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt have both worked with the director before.
The makers of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Love & War released Vicky Kaushal's character posters on Saturday. That completes a three-day reveal of the film's lead cast. It also reaffirms a release date the film has taken more than a year to settle on.
The new posters
Two posters of Kaushal's character were released on Saturday. In one, he is lighting a cigarette. In the other, he sits in a pool of water holding flowers. Ranbir Kapoor's look was released on 24 September and Alia Bhatt's on 25 September. All three posters carry the same date: 21 January 2027.
The caption on the second poster read: "Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali – Truly a tick off the bucket list for me!" IANS reported that the makers wrote it. The first-person wording suggests it may reflect Kaushal's own words. [JOURNALIST: confirm on Instagram which account posted this before attributing it to Vicky.]
