Vicky Kaushal, Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor
Sanjay Leela Bhansali is going to produce his next film ‘Love and War’ himself. He has not even hired a studio partner for this film. The film has cast big stars like Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal. The shooting of the film will begin next month, but Sanjay Leela Bhansali has already announced its release date. Apart from this, even before the film goes on floors, Sanjay Leela Bhansali has also signed a huge deal for his non-theatrical rights.
Pinkvilla has told about this deal in her report on Love and War. A source has been quoted as saying, “Sanjay Leela Bhansali has decided to finance the film himself. It has followed the model of studios like Red Chillies and YRF. The film hasn’t even gone on floors yet and has signed an OTT deal with Netflix and a music deal with Saregama.
Earned crores before release
Currently Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s deal with Netflix is ​​worth Rs 130 crore. The deal can be made bigger depending on the box office performance. According to the report, a music deal has been made with Saregama for Rs 35 crore. Apart from this, the talk of Rs 50 crore satellite deal with a big network has come to the fore. That means Sanjay Leela Bhansali has earned 215 crore rupees only from non-theatrical deals. The matter will not stop here. The deal amount can be increased further depending on how well the film performs.
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350 crore deal rejected
Love and War is going to be one of the biggest movies of all time. In such a situation, many film studios offered Sanjay Leela Bhansali a blanket deal of Rs 350 crores. But Bhansali refused to go with the studio. Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal did not take a fee for this film. They have made a deal with revenue share. It means that the more the film grosses in the theatres, the more money these stars will get. Ranbir has the biggest share in this.
What is the budget of Love and War?
The report says that Sanjay Leela Bhansali is going to make this film with a huge budget of around 200 crore rupees. This is just the production cost of the film. That means the fees of other stars are not included in it. In this film, Sanjay Leela Bhansali is going to show war sequences, which may not have been seen in any Indian film before. Sanjay Leela Bhansali has decided that Love and War will hit the big screen on 20 March 2026. The film will release in 2026 on the occasion of Eid and Gudi Padwa. In such a situation, it is expected to earn bumper. However, this could also be difficult for the film, as there are reports that Shah Rukh Khan’s King will also release on Eid 2026.
