Chandrima Mitra
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Provided by Chandrima Mitra
Practice Areas
Media & Entertainment
Career
Chandrima is a Partner at the firm’s Mumbai office and focuses on media and entertainment laws and has experience of more than 20 years in this field. She regularly advises and represents leading acting talents in India with respect to their professional engagements for brand endorsements, acting assignments, stage performances. She is also involved in commercial-legal roles for advising, structuring and negotiating deals across domestic and international production and distribution of theatrical and non-theatrical content across platforms.
She gives advice related to IP rights management for monetization of IP, documentation and negotiation for acquisition of content (completed and under-production). She is also involved in advising on script, content clearances, due diligence for ascertaining IP ownership. Chandrima also closely works with the dispute resolution team on all media related litigation.
Prior to joining DSK Legal, Chandrima was an in – house counsel at renowned media companies like UTV Motion Pictures India and Disney India.
Chandrima is regularly ranked as a leading lawyer by Legal500, Asialaw Profiles, Asian Legal Business (ALB), Forbes India and Chambers & Partners.
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Chandrima Mitra brings in-house experience at household-name companies to her work for media and entertainment clients, whom she represents across a broad range of both contractual and contentious issues.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Chandrima is extremely competent and knowledgeable. Her understanding of issues and the industry is exceptional. In addition, her experience on the business side of the industry is extremely valuable."
"Chandrima is extremely competent and knowledgeable. Her understanding of issues and the industry is exceptional. In addition, her experience on the business side of the industry is extremely valuable."
Articles, highlights and press releases
4 items provided by DSK Legal
DSK Legal Acts to Safeguard Dharma Productions in "Jigra" Trademark Dispute
DSK Legal filed an urgent appeal in the Rajasthan High Court to challenge an ex-parte order blocking the release of Dharma Productions' film "Jigra." The Court stayed the order, ruling that the film's title did not infringe on the claimant's trademark, enabling the film's release as scheduled.
DSK Legal act on JV between Vellvette Lifestyle and Kareena Kapoor Khan
Vellvette Lifestyle, owner of Sugar Cosmetics, partners with Kareena Kapoor Khan to launch Quench Botanics, a Korean skincare brand, making her a co-owner.
DSK Legal represents Red Chillies Entertainment against piracy of its latest blockbuster Jawan
Red Chillies Entertainment through DSK Legal fights film piracy in Delhi High Court, gets WhatsApp and Telegram groups shut, identifies culprits, and files police complaints with anti-piracy measures.
Litigation Summary - Red Chillies Entertainments Pvt. Ltd.
Suit Title: Red Chillies Entertainments Pvt. Ltd Film: “Jawan” DSK Legal successfully advised, assisted and represented our client Red Chillies Entertainments Pvt. Ltd (“RC”) in a suit filed on their behalf before Delhi High Court.
DSK Legal Acts to Safeguard Dharma Productions in "Jigra" Trademark Dispute
DSK Legal filed an urgent appeal in the Rajasthan High Court to challenge an ex-parte order blocking the release of Dharma Productions' film "Jigra." The Court stayed the order, ruling that the film's title did not infringe on the claimant's trademark, enabling the film's release as scheduled.
DSK Legal act on JV between Vellvette Lifestyle and Kareena Kapoor Khan
Vellvette Lifestyle, owner of Sugar Cosmetics, partners with Kareena Kapoor Khan to launch Quench Botanics, a Korean skincare brand, making her a co-owner.
DSK Legal represents Red Chillies Entertainment against piracy of its latest blockbuster Jawan
Red Chillies Entertainment through DSK Legal fights film piracy in Delhi High Court, gets WhatsApp and Telegram groups shut, identifies culprits, and files police complaints with anti-piracy measures.
Litigation Summary - Red Chillies Entertainments Pvt. Ltd.
Suit Title: Red Chillies Entertainments Pvt. Ltd Film: “Jawan” DSK Legal successfully advised, assisted and represented our client Red Chillies Entertainments Pvt. Ltd (“RC”) in a suit filed on their behalf before Delhi High Court.
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