Washington, July 10 - Tina Wadhwa, an Indian-American graduate of Columbia University, has bagged the prestigious Fulbright-mtvU scholarship to create a documentary exploring the impact and influence of Bollywood music on underprivileged youth in Mumbai.

Wadhwa, who graduated in 2007 with a BA in Political Science and Economics, is one of four American youths to be awarded the prestigious scholarship, the State Department announced Wednesday. She will now travel to India to create a documentary exploring the impact and influence of Bollywood music on underprivileged youth in Mumbai, the announcement said.

She will also develop the music and drama centre of the Akanksha Foundation while focusing on the role of music as a vehicle for collective expression and understanding among the children.