Vidya speaks about Indian cinema at Wharton

Vidya Balan is going places.

After winning her first Filmfare Award, the Bollywood actress has now joined the elite club of speakers at the prestigious Wharton School in the US.

The 32-year-old actress was invited to the ivy league institution to be part of the 14th Wharton India Economic Forum, and spoke about the globalization of mainstream Indian cinema.

"Vidya spoke on how mainstream Indian cinema is going global in every way possible as international production houses including Warner Brothers and Disney are producing Indian films. Indian movies being watched in over 90 countries and are consistently recognised across international film festivals," said a source close to the actress.

Balan was part of a panel that discussed the achievements, shortcomings and future prospects of the Indian film industry as it scales new global heights.

Others on the panel included Anil Kapoor, Shankar Mahadevan and Namit Malhotra.

The actress' career is on a high after hits like Paa and Ishqiya and she is currently working on Chenab Gandhi and No One Killed Jessica.