Amid reports of a fallout on the sets of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming movie, Love and War, it has now been reported that the film is being delayed because of other reasons.
A new report by Mid-Day has now claimed that the film is pushed once again because the team is currently working on it and that there are no creative differences between Ranbir Kapoor and Bhansali.
“The unit is currently on a scheduled year-end break. This was locked months ago,” a source close to the production told the publication and then added, “Bhansali films are mounted on a massive scale, so any pause is immediately seen as a delay.”
The insider also revealed that the remaining shoot will cover “patchwork and VFX because it is a period film, select scenes, and musical portions.” The source then clarified on the rumours of fallout and stated that all actors are ‘fully committed’ towards the project. “There’s been no fallout,” it said and added, “These are long, demanding shoots. Ranbir, Alia, and Vicky are fully on board and committed.”
Reportedly, the makers of Love and War are now planning to resume shooting soon, with an aim to wrap it up by March 2026. Bhansali is eying an August release for his film.
This comes days after it was reported that Ranbir Kapoor’s Ramayana team is also disappointed with Bhansali. Reportedly, while Bhansali had planned for Love and War to release on Eid 2026, the film’s shoot has now been extended to May 2026. With this, the movie is likely to be released either in August or September. This means that Love and War and Ramayana will not have a gap of six months, since the latter is scheduled for a Diwali release this year.
“There’s no way for Love & War to release in June. Bhansali is now making an attempt to bring it on the big screen in August or September 2026. A date will be decided shortly. This has left some of the members of the Ramayana team disappointed, as they were hoping for a gap of at least 6 months between Love & War and Ramayana. The delay in shoots has also resulted in an increase of budgets for Love & War,” a source cited by Bollywood Hungama had said.
Besides Ranbir Kapoor, Love and War also stars Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal in the lead.