Anirudh Alex Victor
The Academy Awards are the most coveted tributes in the film industry, and achieving one represents a massive accomplishment. Nonetheless, behind each successful film is indeed a team of lawyers who work tirelessly to assure that almost all legal concerns about the film’s production, distribution, and exploitation are addressed seamlessly.
Gitika Aggarwal, Partner at Neo Juris heading the Media and Entertainment practice, has had a significant impact on the entertainment and media law field. She is well-known for her legal representation for films such as Baahubali, Saaho, Kabir Singh, Jersey, Pushpa, 83, Gulmohar, BhoolBhulaiyaa 2, Tu Jhoothi Mein Makkaar, and many more.
It is a momentous time within the legal community where the same law firm has advised and represented 2 Oscar-winning films since the same year from India. Elephant Whisperers won the award for best short documentary subject and RRR won best original song in the non-English category at the 95th Academy Awards.
The pioneering team at Neo Juris had to navigate complex legal issues on Elephant Whisperers due to it being a documentary film which requires a different legal approach related to rights and shooting which are different from the traditional film legal advisory.
Similarly, RRR was indeed an extremely ambitious and extravagant production directed by S. S. Rajamouli and starring renowned superstars starring Ram Charan, Jr. NTR, Ajay Devgn, and Alia Bhatt. Gitika Aggarwal and her team at Neo Juris handled legal representation throughout the film’s development, production, distribution, and exploitation, tackling crucial legal problems relating to production, distribution, and exploitation (in both domestic and overseas markets).
At Neo Juris, the team provides an exhaustive course of action in the matter of commercial advice on a wide range of topics, which would include intellectual property management, distribution, exploitation, syndication, co-productions, talent management contracts, licensing and reimagining entitlements of numerous Indian and foreign language films.
Media law has gotten progressively complicated as the variety of OTT services and internet-based forms of digital material has grown, and Gitika Aggarwal and her team at Neo Juris are well-equipped to manage these legal problems. Her expertise and background in the media and entertainment legal industry make her a coveted legal consultant and her work attests to her dedication and expertise.