Overview

• Multiple reports say the team will shift to Sicily in the second half of October for nearly a month to shoot a prolonged climax and a song featuring the three leads.
• A large Mumbai schedule is underway through mid-October as editing continues in parallel, consistent with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s workflow.
• Industry reporting indicates the makers plan to complete principal photography by late December or early January to stay on the announced release timeline.
• Coverage also notes intense preparation for a high‑octane confrontation involving Ranbir Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal, with one report suggesting a street in Sicily could be blocked for the sequence.
• Separately, police in Bikaner confirmed an FIR filed by Prateek Raj Mathur against Bhansali and two others over a cancelled line‑producer contract, with the case under investigation.