Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Birthday Doubles As Chhaava Success Bash For Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal

Love And War cast came together for an intimate birthday celebration of director Sanjay Leela Bhansali on February 24. Alia Bhatt took to her Instagram account to share inside photos from the celebration which doubled as a success bash for Vicky Kaushal’s Chhaava. The photo featured the actress, along with her husband Ranbir Kapoor along with the director and Vicky Kaushal.

On February 25, Alia Bhatt took to her Instagram account to share two photos from the birthday celebration of Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Along with the photos, the actress shared that the team had taken a quick break from the shoot of Love And War to celebrate the magician and the success of the latest release Chhaava. The first photo featured the actress, Ranbir and Vicky posing along with Bhansali with a big chocolate cake kept on the table. The next was a picture of Vicky cutting a cake for the success of Chhaava.

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In the caption, Alia wrote: “A quick break from night shoots to celebrate our director… happy birthday magician sir (and happy 3 to our Gangu too) and lastly many many cheers and claps for @vickykaushal09 absolutely smashing the box office with chhaava!!! Chalo abhi party over … back to shoot.” The actress also celebrated three years of Gangubai Kathiawadi, which is helmed by Bhansali and for which she won her maiden National Award. Bhansali’s film Love and War is a love story set against the backdrop of war. The filming has begun and is scheduled to hit the big screen on March 20, 2026.

In a year where all new Bollywood releases received a lukewarm response, Vicky Kaushal’s Chhaava has shattered box office records. The historical drama is based on the life of Sambhaji, the second ruler of the Maratha Empire, who is played by Vicky. An adaptation of the Marathi novel Chhava by Shivaji Sawant, the film is directed by Laxman Utekar. It also stars Rashmika Mandanna and Akshaye Khanna.

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The film opened to a staggering ₹31 crore and has maintained a steady pace at the box office since then. Chhaava beat Stree 2 to register the record of highest grossing second Monday with ₹18.5 crores. In the 11-day theatrical run, the Vicky Kaushal starrer has raked in ₹345.25 crore.