Be it Lahore’s Heera Mandi for Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar (2024) or Gujarat for Ram Leela (2013), Sanjay Leela Bhansali has a way of recreating worlds for the silver screen. This time, the filmmaker has recreated Italy of the 1970s in the heart of Mumbai. While Bhansali had planned a 45-day Italy schedule for Love & War, sources tell mid-day that the filmmaker had a change of heart and recently shot the portions of the Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, and Vicky Kaushal-starrer at a studio near Royal Palms in Goregaon.

In early October, Bhansali kicked off the latest schedule of the love triangle that is set in the 1970s. A stunning set of an Italian club was erected for the scenes originally planned to be shot in the European country. A source close to the production revealed, “The Italy schedule was turning out to be logistically complex and would have taken a lot more time to execute. Bhansali wanted to maintain the opulence, while having firm control over the setting. So, he decided to recreate the portions on a set in Mumbai. He conducted a 10-day stint with his lead actors before Diwali.”