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After Heeramandi, Sanjay Leela Bhansali is all set to entertain us with Love And War, which features the impeccable cast of Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal. However, when the announcement was made, a certain section on social media claimed that it is a ’re-working of’ the 1964 film Raj Kapoor’s Sangam, co-starring Vyjayanthimala and Rajendra Kumar.
Now, in a recent interaction, SLB dismissed the rumours and said audiences ‘have to wait for it.’
“Not at all. I love Sangam, I have watched it. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam is also like Sangam. I tried to make Aishwarya Rai into Vyjayanthimala from Sangam…It’s not Sangam at all, with all my love for Raj Kapoor. You never re-make a great man, a great director’s classic. How do you re-make Mughal-E-Azam or Sangam or Pakeezah. Heeramandi is a tribute to Pakeezah, it’s my love for Kamal Amrohi,” said SLB to The Hollywood Reporter India.
Spilling the beans on Love And War, he added, “It’s a film that I’m very very excited about. It’s a very very special film, now not in the period. There are no pillars, no costumes, no more horses. It’s contemporary, it’s different. The music is different, I’m enjoying doing it. I have got wonderful actors…It’s a difficult film for me, so I’ll take a little time to make it properly, carefully.”
The Raj Kapoor directorial also featured Iftekhar, Raj Mehra, Nana Palsikar, Lalita Pawar, Achala Sachdev, and Hari Shivdasani among others.
Love And War will hit the screens on March 20, 2026. It is expected to go on floors soon.
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