Acclaimed director Sanjay Leela Bhansali announced his next on Wednesday. Titled, Love and War, the “epic saga” will star Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal.

The film will mark Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt's second collaboration with Bhansali. Ranbir’s first film was the Bhansali directorial Saawariya (2007), while Alia recently worked with the director in Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022). This is the first time Vicky is joining hands with the filmmaker.

Sharing the news on his social media platforms, Vicky wrote, “An eternal cinema dream has come true.”

Love and War is scheduled to release on Christmas, 2025.

Bhansali is also working on his debut web series Heeramandi. Ranbir was last seen in Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s monstrous hit Animal, while Vicky played late field marshal Sam Manekshaw in Meghna Gulzar’s Sam Bahadur. Last year, Alia starred alongside Ranveer Singh in Karan Johar’s rom-com Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani. She also has Vasan Bala’s Jigra in the pipeline.