It appears that Sanjay Leela Bhansali has decided to go solo for Love & War. Talk in the trade is that he will produce the Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal-starrer on his own. Even as the filmmaker is set to take his magnum opus on floors early next month, he is said to have inked a huge post-theatrical deal with Netflix. Backed by the success of his web series debut, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar on the international streaming giant, the filmmaker is said to have secured a base price of R130 crore, with scope to increase the figure in keeping with its box-office performance. Moreover, SLB is in the final stages of closing the deal for the music rights with Saregama for about R35 crore. That’s not all. The filmmaker is also in advanced discussions with a leading network for the satellite rights, said to be in the range of R50 crore. The period war drama is set to cost about Rs 200 crore to make, without taking into account the remuneration of the artistes. Interestingly, Ranbir, Alia and Vicky are said to have finalised back-end deals with the filmmaker, with their fees coming from the theatrical revenue. The Animal (2023) actor will pocket the lion’s share from the theatrical collections. Known to mount his movies on a grand scale, SLB is sparing no effort or cost in making this period drama a big-screen extravaganza.