After wrapping up Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Love & Battle, Vicky Kaushal is about to get into his subsequent bold undertaking, Maddock Movies’ upcoming mythological epic Mahavatar, directed by Amar Kaushik. Pinkvilla has completely discovered, Vicky will start an intensive prep schedule from June 2026, instantly after finishing his commitments on the Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial, co-starring Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt.
Based on our sources, “Vicky has dedicated to a rigorous six-month coaching program that features bodily transformation, bulking up, and a collection of appearing workshops tailor-made particularly for the movie. “Amar has designed a really detailed prep module for Vicky. It’s not simply concerning the physicality, but additionally about moving into the psychological and emotional graph of the character.”
The movie is slated to go on flooring in January 2027 and can be shot over an in depth one-year schedule, wrapping up by December 2027. Throughout this era, Vicky plans to dedicate himself completely to Mahavatar, avoiding some other skilled commitments to take care of continuity within the function.
“Vicky is treating Mahavatar as a once-in-a-lifetime undertaking. He needs to be absolutely invested, which is why he has consciously determined to not take up some other assignments through the shoot,” the supply provides.
That mentioned, there stays a slight risk of the actor squeezing in a fast undertaking earlier than Mahavatar begins, supplied it aligns along with his prep timeline.
In the meantime, Love & Battle is gearing up for a vital 50-day schedule beginning Could 2026. Bhansali is aiming to wrap the movie by the tip of June, with a focused theatrical launch on January 21, 2027.
With back-to-back large-scale movies, Vicky Kaushal is clearly getting into probably the most occurring phases of his profession.
