Chandrima Mitra

Chandrima Mitra

Partner

1701, One World Centre, Floor 17, Tower 2B, 841, Senapati Bapat Marg, Mumbai – 400013, India

Key Practice Areas

  • Media and Entertainment
  • Intellectual Property Rights
  • Dispute Resolution

Key Sectors & Industries

  • Advertising
  • Sports and Gaming

Education

  • Bachelor of Socio-Legal Science and LLB, ILS Law College, Pune University
  • Welingkar Institute of management Development and Research, Mumbai- PG Diploma in Marketing Management

Professional Memberships

  • The Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Bengali

Experience

Chandrima brings over 19 years of experience in Media and Entertainment as well as Sports and Gaming laws. Having served as in-house counsel with leading organizations like UTV Motion Pictures and Disney India, she now represents some of India’s most compelling storytellers, producers, and sought-after talent. Her deep understanding of the industry enables her to provide sound commercial-legal advice while crafting practical solutions that mitigate risk for all stakeholders.

In the dynamic and ever-evolving sectors of media, entertainment, sports, and gaming, Chandrima’s approach has been to navigate daily business challenges with innovative strategies, aiming to not only safeguard client interests but also to help set positive industry precedents. She has played a key role in structuring and negotiating deals involving domestic and international players across these industries.

Chandrima holds a Bachelor of Socio-Legal Science and an LL.B. from ILS Law College, Pune University, along with a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing Management from Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai.

Recent Key Assignments

  • Acted as counsels for “Laapataa Ladies” and “Santosh” which have been selected as India and UK’s entry to the Oscars 2025, in the Best International Feature Film category.
  • Representing Mrs. Kareena Kapoor Khan and Mr. Amitabh Bachchan in transactions relating to endorsement and ownership of a team in the upcoming Indian Street Premier League.
  • Successfully representing Mr. Karan Johar in Suit before the Hon’ble Bombay High Court to protect his name and personality rights against misuse.
  • Successfully represented Red Chillies Entertainments Pvt. Ltd in an anti-piracy suit filed before Delhi High Court against over 13000 rogue/non-compliant social media handles/web pages and restraining them from infringing the film “Jawan”
  • Representing Mr. Salman Khan and Salman Khan Ventures Private Limited in a defamation Suit filed before Bombay City Civil Court against Mr. Kamaal R. Khan. The Court passed an interim injunction against Mr. Kamaal R Khan restraining him from making any derogatory or defamatory remarks against Mr. Salman Khan and Salman Khan Ventures Private Limited, their business associations, their present and future projects, etc on any social media platforms.

Recent Awards and Recognition

  • Ranked as a “Leading Individual” by Legal500 Asia-Pacific 2024.
  • Ranked as a “Notable Practitioner” by Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2024.
  • Ranked by Chambers Asia-pacific 2024.
  • Ranked as one of the India’s Rising Stars 2021 by Asian Legal Business.
  • Ranked as one if the India’s top TMT / Fintech lawyer 2023 by Asian Legal Business.
  • Enlisted in the Legal Powerlist 2021 as Top 100 Lawyers (Above 10 years’ experience) by Forbes India.
  • Ranked as a ‘Leading Lawyer Champion’ by Legal Era Leading Lawyers Rankings 2024.