Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Love and War, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, and Vicky Kaushal, is all set to release in 2026. But before that, fans already have strong opinions they’d love to share.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali has long been known as one of the most regal and elegant filmmakers in Indian cinema. With Devdas, one could feel the grandeur of Paro’s palace and the depth of her pain.
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In Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, we journeyed through Aishwarya Rai’s sorrow and emotional turmoil.
With Padmaavat and Bajirao Mastani, Bhansali transported us straight into magnificent palaces and the royal world his characters lived in.
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Even with Gangubai Kathiawadi, he didn’t hold back from portraying grandeur, even in a world of sex workers, something rarely attempted with such opulence by a mainstream filmmaker.
However, while many adore Bhansali’s world-building and visual mastery, some fans on social media have begun to express a different take: that he feels like a masochist who romanticises misery.
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They argue that his characters often seek out problems within their own stories and build their entire identities around that suffering.
According to these viewers, Bhansali’s protagonists fall for people riddled with red flags, knowingly walk into emotional disaster, and ultimately end up glorifying heartbreak.
Many believe that what keeps audiences coming back isn’t the story, but the sheer visual brilliance—the aesthetics, the grand sets, and the meticulously styled costumes.
Fans now wonder if Love and War will follow the same path, dripping with romance, drenched in misery, or if Bhansali will break the mould and give us something more than just visual splendour.
Will Love and War be another beautiful tragedy, or will Bhansali finally move beyond the heartbreak formula? We’ll have to wait and see.
