Former Director of Film Bazaar South Asia's largest Film Market, Leena has over a decade of experience in the business of envisioning and organizing Film Markets and Film Festival and was instrumental in creating groundbreaking initiatives. She worked with one of the prestigious institutes of India National Film Development Corporation Ltd, (NFDC), Govt. of India Undertaking for 28 years (1996-2024) and is one of the founding members of NFDC Film Bazaar, when it was set up in 2007. She organised film festivals for the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MoIB), Swachha Bharat Short Film Festival and Department of Social Justice and Empowerment for the differently-abled. Additionally, she headed the Screenwriters Lab at NFDC, where she played a pivotal role in developing projects like The Lunchbox, Dum Laga Ke Haisha, Titli, Paltadacho Munis, Bombay Rose, and Arms of a Man, among others.

Throughout her 28-year career, she has been involved in everything from script development and mentoring first-time filmmakers to assembling the essential elements of a film market. During her tenure as the Director she initiated the first collaboration of Film Bazaar with Marché du Film Cannes and participated in Co-Production Days (2020-2022) and Film Bazaar Goes to Cannes (2020-2022).

After moving on from NFDC, she co-produced Saba, which had its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in 2024. She also served as a jury member for the Adelaide Film Festival in 2024.