Media & Entertainment

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Hitesh Jain

+91 22 4241 0005

hitesh.jain@parinamlaw.com

Mumbai, India

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Pooja U Tidke

+91 22 42410007

pooja.tidke@parinamlaw.com

Mumbai, India

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Subhash Jadhav

+91 22 42410008

subash.jadhav@parinamlaw.com

Mumbai, India

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Pankaj Jain

+91 20 2553 0711

pankaj.jain@parinamlaw.com

Pune, India

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Anuja Kedia

+91 22 42410110

anuja.kedia@parinamlaw.com

Mumbai, India

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Overview

The firm’s media & entertainment practice is at the forefront of offering expert legal services to clients across television, film, music, OTT, digital media, publishing, advertising, and gaming. With a strong understanding of the unique dynamics of the industry, we provide comprehensive legal support to help our clients navigate the ever-evolving media landscape, ensuring they are well-positioned to achieve success in this highly competitive field. The firm also undertakes policy related advisory work for clients in the digital media and online gaming segments. Apart from policy mandates, the firm’s offerings in this sector include non-contentious as well as contentious work.

Indicative Experience

Film and OTT
  • Advising D2R Films LLP on its OTT shows with Netflix and Amazon such as Guns and Gulaabs, Citadel: Honey Bunny, Farzi, Family Man, Glitch and new upcoming series Rakt Brahmand. Acted as production counsel for D2R Film LLP for various films and series to be released on leading OTT platforms. Negotiating, finalising, and closing multiple show deals for D2R films LLP with Amazon and Netflix. Advised and drafted various agreements relating to film and series development such as content development, co-production agreements, director agreements, writer agreement, showrunner agreements.
  • Acting as productiuon counsel for BeingU Studios Private Limited for their show The Great Indian Kapil Show for both Season 1 and 2 released on Netflix.
  • Acting as production counsel for True Story for various films and series to be released on leading OTT platforms. Negotiating, finalising, and closing multiple show deals for True Story with platforms. Advised and drafted various agreements relating to film and series development such as content development, co-production agreements, director agreements, writer agreement, showrunner agreements.
  • Acting as production counsel for Nikhil Nanda Motion Pictures for its two upcoming web-series to be released on leading OTT platforms. Negotiating, finalising, and closing show deals for NNMP with the platform. Advised and drafted various agreements relating to film and series development such as content development, co-production agreements, director agreements, writer agreement, showrunner agreements.
  • Acting as production counsel for Abundantia Entertainment Private Limited for various films and series to be released on leading OTT platforms. Negotiating, finalising, and closing multiple show deals for AEPL with Amazon and Netflix. Advised and drafted various agreements relating to film and series development such as content development, co-production agreements, director agreements, writer agreement, showrunner agreements.
  • Advised Guru Randhawa for his upcoming independent album involving drafting several composer assignments, lyrics assignment and singer agreements as well as on his distribution Agreement with Warner Music India.
  • Advised Rthyms Life India for its distribution agreement with Warner Music India.
  • Advised Kapil Sharma for its distribution agreement with Warner Music India.
  • Advised Cape of Good Films, Being U Studios, Muzik One Global in drafting and negotiating agreements for acquisition of songs, licensing songs to other production houses, agreements with lyricists, music composers, singers, etc, advising on matters of music disputes including allegations of copyright infringement and breach of contract, acquisition of repertoire of songs from various artists.

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Articles, Updates & Publications

MCA’s 2025 Amendments: Digital Compliance And Mandatory POSH Disclosures To Come In Force

BMC Circular For Online Process By The Estate Department – Parinam Law Associates

Amendment to the Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamation) Rules, 2016 – Parinam Law Associates

Alert – Payment of Royalties – Parinam Law Associates

RBI Circular – Dealing in Financial Products by Foreign/ GIFT branches of Indian banks – Parinam Law Associates

Supreme Court of India crafts a Two-Pronged Test to untangle overlapping IP rights
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News & Media

$275 million equity infusion for Essar’s GreenLine Mobility – Times of Indiaillion-equity-infusion-for-essars-greenline-mobility/amp_articleshow/120171012.cms

Mint Explainer: Why Byju’s creditors have dragged its insolvency professional to court | Company Business News

Rising vigilance from producers to combat digital piracy and merchandise theft | Mint

Centre’s lateral entry policy corrects a historical wrong | The Indian Express

Secular Civil Code will unify, not divide Indians | The Indian Express

Dear Editor, I Disagree: Maharashtra’s ‘Urban Naxal’ law is not aimed at silencing dissent | The Indian Express
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