Roopal Badheka is an Indian-American screenwriter and a Jersey girl, who’s become a Texan at heart, after living in Houston for the last two decades. She has written several award winning pilots and features. Her favorite genres are drama, mystery, dramedy, with touches of sci-fi, and often writes about themes that represent coming of age, family, marriage, and origin stories.
  • Writer (6 Credits)
    A TRAIL OF DIAMONDS
    Screenplay
    Cultivating Mr. Perfect
    Screenplay
    Diamond Legacies
    Television Script
    DRENCHED
    Screenplay
    FATED FRIENDS
    Screenplay
    SERENITY HILLS H.O.A.
    Television Script
SECOND ROUNDER
A TRAIL OF DIAMONDS
ISA FAST TRACK FELLOWSHIP
2023
Quarterfinalist
Cultivating Mr. Perfect
WeScreenplay Competition 2022
2022
Finalist
Diamond Legacies
Mile High International Film Festival
Denver, CO
2021
Quarterfinalist
Diamond Legacies
Chicago Screenplay Awards
Chicago, IL
2021
AFF Second Rounder
Diamond Legacies
Austin Film Festival
Austin, Texas
2021
Semi-Finalist
Cultivating Mr. Perfect
Miami Screenplay Awards
Miami, Florida
2021
SEMI-FINALIST
Cultivating Mr. Perfect
Plot Point Awards
2021
Quarterfinalist
Cultivating Mr. Perfect
Chicago Screenplay Awards
Chicago, IL
2020
Finalist - Feature Screenplay
Cultivating Mr. Perfect
Prague International Monthly Film Festival
Prague
2020
Semi-Finalist, Feature Screenplay
Cultivating Mr. Perfect
Script and Storyboard Showcase
Los Angeles, CA
2020
Semifinalist - Feature Screenplay
Cultivating Mr. Perfect
New York Cinematography Awards
New York City, NY
2020
Finalist - Feature Screenplay
Cultivating Mr. Perfect
Canadian Cinematography Awards
Toronto, Canada
2020
Official Selection
DRENCHED
Marina Del Ray Film Festival
Marina Del Ray, CA
2020
Finalist
DRENCHED
Screenplay Festival
Sherman Oaks, CA
2020
Finalist - Feature Screenplay
DRENCHED
New York Cinematography Awards
New York City, NY
2020
Finalist - Feature Screenplay
DRENCHED
Canadian Cinematography Awards
Toronto, Canada
2020
Official Selection Award - Honorable Mention, Feature Screenplay
DRENCHED
Colorado International Film Festival
Colorado
2019
Finalist & Nominee Feature Screenplay - Not from Utah
DRENCHED
Utah Film Festival
Provo, UT
2019
Second Round Finalist Feature Screenplay
DRENCHED
The WriteRoom Competition
U.S.
2018
College
Rutgers University (NJ)
High School
Cherry Hill High School East (NJ)
Current City
Houston, TX
"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent." ~ Calvin Coolidge
"Creativity is a drug I cannot live without." ~ Cecille B. DeMille
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