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{{Short description|Indian intellectual property lawyer}}
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'''Priyanka Mohammed Hussain Khimani''' is an Indian [[intellectual property]] lawyer and former [[screenwriter]] from [[Mumbai]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/from-hardship-to-fame-the-remarkable-journey-of-lawyer-priyanka-khimani-6140071.html|title=From hardship to fame, the remarkable journey of lawyer Priyanka Khimani|date=November 21, 2020|website=Moneycontrol}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.femina.in/trending/achievers/an-unrivalled-journey-in-law-and-entertainment-meet-priyanka-khimani-243084.html|title=An Unrivalled Journey in Law and Entertainment: Meet Priyanka Khimani | Femina.in|website=www.femina.in}}</ref> Her clients have included [[AP Dhillon]],<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/en-in/women-entrepreneur/meet-the-legal-eagle-of-the-indian-music-entertainment/443721|title=Meet The Legal Eagle Of The Indian Music Entertainment Industry|first=Kabir Singh|last=Bhandari|date=January 27, 2023|website=Entrepreneur}}</ref> [[A.R Rahman]], [[Prateek Kuhad]], [[Divine (rapper)]], [[Badshah (rapper)]], [[Anurag Kashyap]], [[Sameer Saxena (filmmaker)|Sameer Saxena]], [[Arijit Singh]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]], [[Shankar Ehsaan Loy]], [[Sushmita Sen]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/292361/inspiring-story-of-priyanka-khimani-lawyer-for-biggest-stars-of-bollywood/|title=Working from Age 15 to Support Family, Lawyer Represents India’s Biggest Stars Today|first=Rinchen Norbu|last=Wangchuk|date=July 29, 2022|website=The Better India}}</ref> [[Sushant Singh Rajput]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sushant-singh-rajput-s-lawyer-i-never-met-disha-salian-linking-her-with-him-was-bizarre-1711606-2020-08-15|title=Sushant Singh Rajput's lawyer: I never met Disha Salian, linking her with him was bizarre|website=India Today}}</ref> [[Sonu Nigam]] and [[Lata Mangeshkar]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/film-theatre/priyanka-khimani-billboard/|title=Who Is Priyanka Khimani? Only Executive From India To Get Featured In Billboard|first=Anshika|last=Sharma|website=www.shethepeople.tv}}</ref>

Khimani was included in ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine's 2023 [[Billboard Women in Music|''Billboard'' Women in Music]] list,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/h/management-legal-finance-branding-business-multisector-executives/|title=Management, Legal, Finance, Branding, Multisector, Business Executives|first=Thom|last=Duffy|date=February 23, 2023}}</ref> and is the only Indian executive to have been included in the list.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/en-in/women-entrepreneur/this-is-the-only-indian-to-be-part-of-the-billboard-women/446744|title=This Is The Only Indian To Be Part Of The Billboard Women In Music List 2023|first=Kabir Singh|last=Bhandari|date=March 2, 2023|website=Entrepreneur}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>

==Early life==
Khimani grew up in a [[chawl]] with her parents in [[Mahim]] in Mumbai.<ref name="MC">{{Cite web |date=2023-02-10 |title=Celebrity lawyer Priyanka Khimani’s journey from Mumbai chawl to Nariman Point office |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/from-a-chawl-in-mumbai-to-the-face-of-entertainment-law-in-india-meet-priyanka-khimani-10051411.html |website=www.moneycontrol.com}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> While going to college, she worked as a [[screenwriter]] for [[Tamanna House]] at the age of 15.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/weekend/celebrity-lawyer-priyanka-khimani-i-credit-my-success-as-an-entertainment-rights-expert-to-my-early-training-in-the-industry|title=Celebrity lawyer Priyanka Khimani: 'I credit my success as an entertainment rights expert to my early training in the industry'|website=Free Press Journal}}</ref>

==Career==
Khiman's law firm Khimani & Associates has its office in [[Nariman Point]].<ref name="MC" /> She was also announced as a board of member alongside [[Alex Rigopulos]] for [[Songtradr]] in June 2024. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/business/business-news/songtradr-alex-rigopulos-priyanka-khimani-board-directors-1235711052/|title=Songtradr Names Alex Rigopulos and Priyanka Khimani to Board of Directors|first=Lars|last=Brandle|date=June 18, 2024}}</ref> Her first legal case was for Indian singer [[Lata Mangeshkar]].<ref name="auto1"/> She represented Bollywood director [[Anurag Kashyap]] on [[MeToo movement in India|#MeToo]] allegations. She also handled rapper [[Badshah (rapper)|Badshah]] case which was interrogated by [[Mumbai Police]] related to fake social media followers.<ref name=":0" /> Khimani also negotiated singer [[AP Dhillon]] deal for [[Lollapalooza]]'s Indian debut.<ref name="auto2"/>

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