Love & War: Vicky Kaushal First Look Completes Bhansali Trio Reveal

Sanjay Leela Bhansali Productions has unveiled Vicky Kaushal’s first-look poster from Love & War, completing the lead-trio reveal after Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt’s posters earlier this week, The Indian Express and India Today reported Saturday.

In the vintage-styled image, Kaushal appears with a period haircut and moustache, holding a cigarette and an antique-looking lighter under an unflinching gaze. Sharing the poster, he wrote, “Nazrein milengi, lekin hatengi nahin!” The campaign line from the makers translates roughly to eyes meeting without looking away, India Today noted, while confirming the film’s worldwide theatrical date of January 21, 2027.

The Indian Express said Alia Bhatt reacted with fire emojis and Sonam Kapoor added applause in the comments. Kaushal’s reveal follows Ranbir Kapoor’s Thursday poster — an injured figure behind the wheel of a vintage convertible — and Alia Bhatt’s Friday cabaret-coded looks that nodded to 1960s and 1970s stage glamour.

Love & War marks Kaushal’s first collaboration with Bhansali. Ranbir previously debuted under Bhansali in Saawariya (2007); Alia last worked with him on Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022). The three leads share earlier pairings across other films — Ranbir and Alia in Brahmastra, Ranbir and Vicky in Sanju, Alia and Vicky in Raazi — but this is their first joint Bhansali project, both outlets framed.

Story details remain tightly held. Coverage describes a romance set against a war backdrop, with leaked and rumored looks previously suggesting military roles for the male leads. Bhansali is credited with writing, directing, producing, editing, and composing. India Today recounted multiple release shifts from a late-2025 window through March 2026 before the January 21, 2027 lock.

For Bollywood audiences tracking 2027 event cinema, the staggered poster drop is classic Bhansali event-building: separate character icons before a fuller teaser or trailer. Trade chatter earlier this month floated a theatrical teaser possibly riding with Ramayana: Part 1 in November and a late-December trailer window, though those plans remain reportage rather than studio confirmation in the sources cited here.

The Indian Express also summarized prior Variety India reporting that placed the film on a large production scale, with substantial Netflix and music/satellite deals already attached. Those figures should be read as trade estimates until official tallies appear; what is firm for now is the January 21, 2027 multi-language theatrical target in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.

Verified facts as of Saturday’s reports: Vicky Kaushal’s Love & War first-look poster is public; campaign caption centers on an unblinking gaze motif; theatrical release is January 21, 2027; Ranbir and Alia posters preceded his; the film is Kaushal’s first with Bhansali. Weekend social traction and any follow-up character stills will show how firmly the trio campaign has landed before teaser season.