The film, which also stars Vicky Kaushal , has been the talk of the town ever since it was officially announced. Following the first-look poster releases for Ranbir Kapoor on September 24, the makers today unveiled the first glimpse of Alia. The much-anticipated Love & War by Sanjay Leela Bhansali has finally unveiled its first look featuring Alia Bhatt .
What is Love & War about and release date
The project also reunites Ranbir with Sanjay nearly two decades after Saawariya (2007). The filmmaker is also working with Alia again, following their collaboration on Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022). Interestingly, Ranbir and Vicky have worked together in Rajkumar Hirani’s Sanju (2018), whereas Alia has worked with Vicky in Meghna Gulzar’s Raazi (2018). The film has gone through a change in its release plans and was postponed twice, and is now set for a worldwide theatrical release on January 21, 2027.
It will be released in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. In the first poster, the actor is shown in a striking new look, wearing a dramatic magenta-red outfit and an elaborate headpiece, much like a cabaret dancer. Wearing a crop top with a thigh-high slit skirt, the poster gives away that it seems to be from a dance sequence, but does not reveal too many details about her role. The poster uses deep red and gold colours, along with dramatic lighting and a smoky background, producing a grand visual style that audiences have come to associate with Bhansali. Love & War stars Ranbir, Alia and Vicky in the lead, bringing the three actors together for the first time in a Sanjay Leela Bhansali film. The makers have kept the story largely under wraps, but reports describe Love & War as a period romantic war drama. Written by Sanjay and Ila Bedi Dutta, the film also stars Supriya Pathak in a key role.
They have previously suggested that Ranbir and Vicky play Indian Air Force officers whose lives become connected to Alia’s character, with a love triangle unfolding against the backdrop of war.
