Leena Yadav
Leena Yadav (born 6 January 1971) is an Indian born filmmaker – Director, Editor, Producer, and Screenwriter. Her first international feature film is Parched which premiers at Toronto International Film Festival,2015. .
Early life and education
Born to an Indian Army General in Madhya Pradesh, she graduated with Economics honours from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi. She did Mass Communications from Sophia College, Mumbai.
Personal life
She is married to Aseem Bajaj, an Indian Cinematographer well known for his poetic imagery on films like Hazaron Khwahishen Aisi, Shabd, Teen Patti, U Me Aur Hum and Chameli to name a few. She met Aseem while directing her first TV show This Week That Year.
Filmography
Having captivated by the job of Film editing, while she was working with diploma in Mass Communications background, she learnt Film editing. Without working as an assistant to anyone, she learnt about direction and script writing from editing itself. While working as an editor for 'ad films'- corporate shows – and television serials, she got an offer to direct Television (TV) show This Week That Year for Star Movies. With success, she floated her own production house with Nikhil Kapoor to produce and direct shows for Star Bestsellers.