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Leena Yadav

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Leena Yadav
An internet-rookie father attempts to use social media to enhance his faltering relationship with his millennial son.
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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. 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.
BornJanuary 6, 1971
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BornJanuary 6, 1971
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    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Tannishtha Chatterjee, Radhika Apte, Surveen Chawla, and Lehar Khan in Parched (2015)
    Parched
    7.5
    • Director
    • 2015
    House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths (2021)
    House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Director(directed by)
    Marcia Gay Harden, Margherita Buy, Eva Longoria, Jennifer Hudson, Jacqueline Fernandez, Anne Watanabe, and Cara Delevingne in Tell It Like a Woman (2022)
    Tell It Like a Woman
    3.7
    • Director(segment "Sharing a Ride")
    • 2022
    Spice Route
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      Director



      • Sharing A Ride
        • Director (a film by)
        • Post-production
        • Short
        • 2024
      • Cowgirl's Last Ride
        • Director
        • Pre-production
      • Becoming
        • Director (a film by)
        • Post-production
        • Short



      • Marcia Gay Harden, Margherita Buy, Eva Longoria, Jennifer Hudson, Jacqueline Fernandez, Anne Watanabe, and Cara Delevingne in Tell It Like a Woman (2022)
        Tell It Like a Woman
        3.7
        • Director (segment "Sharing a Ride")
        • 2022
      • House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths (2021)
        House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths
        7.4
        TV Mini Series
        • Director (directed by)
        • 2021
      • Rajma Chawal (2018)
        Rajma Chawal
        5.7
        • Director
        • 2018
      • Tannishtha Chatterjee, Radhika Apte, Surveen Chawla, and Lehar Khan in Parched (2015)
        Parched
        7.5
        • Director
        • 2015
      • Teen Patti (2010)
        Teen Patti
        4.1
        • Director
        • 2010
      • Shabd (2005)
        Shabd
        5.0
        • Director
        • 2005
      • Dead End
        7.1
        TV Movie
        • Director
        • 2000
      • Anupam Kher in Say Na Something to Anupam Uncle (2000)
        Say Na Something to Anupam Uncle
        4.9
        TV Series
        • series director
        • 2000–2002

      Writer



      • Sharing A Ride
        • screenplay
        • Post-production
        • Short
        • 2024
      • Becoming
        • written by
        • Post-production
        • Short



      • Marcia Gay Harden, Margherita Buy, Eva Longoria, Jennifer Hudson, Jacqueline Fernandez, Anne Watanabe, and Cara Delevingne in Tell It Like a Woman (2022)
        Tell It Like a Woman
        3.7
        • written by (segment "Sharing a Ride")
        • 2022
      • House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths (2021)
        House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths
        7.4
        TV Mini Series
        • creator
        • 2021
      • Rajma Chawal (2018)
        Rajma Chawal
        5.7
        • screenplay
        • 2018
      • Tannishtha Chatterjee, Radhika Apte, Surveen Chawla, and Lehar Khan in Parched (2015)
        Parched
        7.5
        • written by
        • 2015
      • Teen Patti (2010)
        Teen Patti
        4.1
        • story, screenplay & dialogue
        • 2010
      • Shabd (2005)
        Shabd
        5.0
        • screenplay
        • story
        • 2005
      • Dead End
        7.1
        TV Movie
        • screenplay
        • story
        • 2000

      Producer



      • Becoming
        • producer
        • Post-production
        • Short



      • Babli by Night (2024)
        Babli by Night
        Short
        • executive producer
        • 2024
      • House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths (2021)
        House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths
        7.4
        TV Mini Series
        • executive producer
        • 2021
      • Rajma Chawal (2018)
        Rajma Chawal
        5.7
        • producer
        • 2018
      • Tannishtha Chatterjee, Radhika Apte, Surveen Chawla, and Lehar Khan in Parched (2015)
        Parched
        7.5
        • producer
        • 2015
      • Dead End
        7.1
        TV Movie
        • producer: one-off special
        • 2000

      • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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      • Alternative names
        • Leena Yadav Bajaj
      • Height
        • 5′ 6½″ (1.69 m)
      • Born
        • January 6, 1971
        • India
      • Spouse
        • Aseem BajajNovember 9, 2001 - present
      • Publicity listings
        • 14 Interviews
        • 17 Articles
        • 10 Pictorials

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