The Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed Love And War is among the most awaited films of Hindi Cinema as the director has pulled off a casting coup by getting Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, and Vicky Kaushal on board the epic tale of romance. While the film goes on floors in October 2024, the makers have announced March 20, 2026 release, which co-incides with the festivities of Gudi Padwa and Eid. As reported by Pinkvilla before, Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal have allotted bulk dates to SLB until the end of 2025, whereas Ranbir Kapoor will juggle it with Ramayana.

And now, we have exclusively learnt that Sanjay Leela Bhansali has inked a big non-theatrical deal for Love And War. According to sources close to the development, Love And War will be produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali himself, with no studio partner. “SLB has decided to self-finance Love And War, opting for the model followed by studios like YRF and Red Chillies. Even before the film going on floors, he has signed a massive post-theatrical deal with Netflix, and a near-record music deal with Saregama,” revealed a source.

The source further added that the base price for the deal with Netflix is Rs 130 crore, with the scope to go bigger depending on the box office performance. “SLB has fetched Rs 35 crore for music from Saregama, whereas the talks are going on for a satellite deal with a leading network in the vicinity of Rs 50 crore,” the source shared. The overall non-theatrical revenue for Love And War is expected to be in the range of Rs 215 crore, with the possibility of going higher based on the theatrical performance. Netflix has bought the film for a premium price due to the success of Heera Mandi.

While several studios had pitched in a Rs 350 crore blanket deal for Love And War, SLB has opted for a no-studio approach. The source explained, “The three leading actors – Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, and Vicky Kaushal – have gone for backend deals with Sanjay Leela Bhansali, with Ranbir getting a lion’s share from the set of theatrical revenue. SLB is looking to sell the global distribution rights too for a certain price keeping the overflow share clause intact for himself ahead of the film’s release. The theatrical rights/share could act as the acting fees for the trio, as the non-theatrical rights have taken care of the cost of production.”

The source signed off saying that the production cost of Love And War is expected to be around Rs 200 crore (excluding talent fees), as SLB is mounting the film on a humongous scale, with war sequences on the spectacle like never before. Stay tuned to Pinkvilla for more updates.

On Monday, September 16, The Bold and the Beautiful brings high-stakes drama as Katie Logan takes matters into her own hands to ease the tension between Bill and Will Spencer. Meanwhile, Hope Logan reels from unexpected news delivered by Steffy Forrester regarding her fashion line, Hope for the Future.

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Katie Logan is determined to bridge the gap between Bill Spencer and their son, Will. While Will loves his father, he remains conflicted due to Bill’s past treatment of Katie, leaving him wary of potential future heartbreak. Katie devises a sneaky plan to get Bill and Will to openly discuss their feelings and work through their issues. She intends to set up a situation where the father-son duo has no choice but to confront their past and hopefully move forward. Katie’s subtle maneuver could provide the nudge Bill and Will need to start healing their relationship.

Eugene Levy and Dan Levy were seen hosting the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards, becoming the first father-son duo to host the prestigious award event. 

Being the Emmy winners themselves, these two acclaimed actors took this grand opportunity to make the audience present at the event laugh over their jokes, which also included references from the famous Netflix series, Baby Reindeer. 

While talking about the highly acclaimed shows, that were nominated at this year’s Emmy, such as The Bear, the duo then went on to joke about how Baby Reindeer-styled text, from Eugene had scared Dan. 

As seen on the big screen at the event, a text from the 77-year-old, Canadian actor read “Let’s host Emmys. Colin Farrell will be there. You still have crush?”

Shockingly, this text had a number of typo errors that surely made people laugh out loud. 

Looking at the text on the screen, Eugene stated to Dan that he did not have an idea that his text would be made public. Further in the event, the Degrassi Goes Hollywood actor then read a few more such texts from his father. 

As they took the stage of the 2024 Emmy Awards, in their opening monologue, Dan had quipped the opportunity being a huge gamble for both the actors, as they were “acting like hosts.” 

At one point during their remarkable time on the stage of the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards, Eugene Levy stated to Dan that although he had played a lot of roles being a father onscreen, his most memorable role as a father would be playing his dad, referring to his portrayal in Schitt’s Creek.