{"id":263055,"date":"2025-10-31T15:02:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T15:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/263055\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T15:02:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T15:02:07","slug":"sanjay-leela-bhansalis-love-war-sets-2026-release-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/263055\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanjay Leela Bhansali&#8217;s &#8216;Love &#038; War&#8217; Sets 2026 Release Date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/sanjay-leela-bhansali\/\" id=\"auto-tag_sanjay-leela-bhansali\" data-tag=\"sanjay-leela-bhansali\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sanjay Leela Bhansali<\/a>\u2019s next directorial spectacle \u201cLove &amp; War\u201d has officially locked its release date, bringing his grand cinematic vision back to the big screen on one of India\u2019s most coveted national public holiday frames.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe film stars <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/ranbir-kapoor\/\" id=\"auto-tag_ranbir-kapoor\" data-tag=\"ranbir-kapoor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ranbir Kapoor<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/alia-bhatt\/\" id=\"auto-tag_alia-bhatt\" data-tag=\"alia-bhatt\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alia Bhatt<\/a> and Vicky Kaushal. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tKapoor debuted as a leading man with Bhansali\u2019s romance \u201cSaawariya\u201d (2007), a Fyodor Dostoevsky adaptation. Bhatt headlined Bhansali\u2019s women empowerment saga \u201cGangubai Kathiawadi,\u201d which bowed at the 2022 Berlinale. They starred together in Disney\u2019s sci-fi mythological superhero film \u201cBrahmastra Part One: Shiva\u201d (2022).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBhatt was most recently seen in \u201cJigra,\u201d which she also co-produced, following her performances in Karan Johar\u2019s \u201cRocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani\u201d and Netflix\u2019s \u201cHeart of Stone.\u201d She is next set to headline Yash Raj Films\u2019 upcoming spy universe thriller \u201cAlpha.\u201d Kaushal, meanwhile, delivered 2025\u2019s biggest Bollywood hit with the historical epic \u201cChhaava,\u201d following his turns in \u201cBad Newz,\u201d \u201cSam Bahadur\u201d and \u201cDunki.\u201d Kapoor\u2019s last outing, \u201cAnimal,\u201d was one of 2023\u2019s top-grossing Indian films.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBhansali most recently made his streaming debut with Netflix\u2019s lavish period series \u201cHeeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar,\u201d which drew attention for its intricate production design and sprawling ensemble, reaffirming his status as one of Indian cinema\u2019s most ambitious storytellers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tTouted as an epic saga of passion, pride, and conflict, \u201cLove &amp; War\u201d promises Bhansali\u2019s signature blend of scale and emotion, combining opulent visuals with deeply felt storytelling. The filmmaker\u2019s first-ever Indian Independence Day release, the film will open in theaters on Aug. 14, 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe film is from Bhansali Productions. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sanjay Leela Bhansali\u2019s next directorial spectacle \u201cLove &amp; War\u201d has officially locked its release date, bringing his grand&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":263056,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[21171,88,85112,1841,47754],"class_list":{"0":"post-263055","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-alia-bhatt","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-love-war","11":"tag-ranbir-kapoor","12":"tag-sanjay-leela-bhansali"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263055\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/263056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}