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Angelina Jolie spoke to the media in Mumbai yesterday during a press conference to talk about her shooting experience in India for A Mighty Heart. She clarified that she and Brad Pitt have no plans to adopt an Indian baby. Read the full article after the jump but here what Angelina said on the importance of this film: “We need to tell the story of Daniel Pearl and the reason we are making this film is because it’s very important to have a dialogue between the two cultures. I have the blessings of Daniel Pearl’s family to play this role.”
UPDATE :: Added more pictures of Angelina Jolie in sandalas and carrying a brown leather bag on the set of A Mighty Heart from earlier today. Angie was spotted leaving the Anjuman-e-Islam school in Mumbai, India.
Angelina Scorches Indian Baby Rumors
It was an unusual start to an eagerly awaited press conference. Hollywood diva Angelina Jolie, who evidently kept her role as ambassador in mind at her first encounter with the Indian press on Wednesday evening, began with a confession.
“We have been avoiding the press since we landed in India, but the only reason was that we had a lot of work to do,”she said.
Jolie arrived at the conference in a white linen ensemble. Flanked by co-stars of the film, A Mighty Heart, her humble confession was followed with a terse rider: please ask questions pertaining to the film only.
The only personal query she allowed was one that enabled her to clear the air about rumours of her adopting again. No, Brangelina won’t be adding an Indian baby to their brood after all.
The evening began with the usual banter between her management team and the press. The ’screening’ of journalists took an inordinately long time, with some being asked to stay out of the conference.
For those who did eventually make it to the Princess room at the Taj, there was disappointment in store: producer Brad Pitt had decided to stay away. Was it to mind the babies? No one knows.
The actress insisted that A Mighty Heart was not about terrorism. “We need to tell the story of Daniel Pearl, and the reason we are making this film is because it is very important to have a dialogue between two cultures,”she said. “I had the blessings of Daniel Pearl’s family to play this role.”
When asked if Marianne Pearl was the most difficult character she had played in her career, the actress replied, “When you are in the middle of making a film, you always think that way.
Playing her role is certainly challenging for me, as I have to make the world understand this woman and her family.”
Jolie said that though she knew Marianne personally, she had never met anybody who had faced this kind of trauma.
“She has every reason to be embittered and angry about what happened to her husband and her, but she is very positive and has nothing against Pakistan,”she declared. Did Marianne visit the shooting or want to see rushes of the film? “She is not interested,”replied Jolie.
“She has been travelling around the world, writing on women’s issues.”
Indian actor Irrfan said that he had expected to get intimidated by the star but she went out of her way to make him comfortable.
“She has a very strong personality and it comes across,”said the actor who referred to Jolie as “Angie”during the conference.
And finally, Jolie’s take on Mumbai’s infamous suburban trains. When asked how her much-publicised ride on a local was, she replied straight-faced, “It was fun.”
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queenbee Says:
November 17th, 2006 at 10:03 am
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I thought they HAD gotten permission??
dragonfly Says:
November 17th, 2006 at 9:27 am
Yep! He sure did. I think Brad’s wild side is something that many of his pre-Angelina admirers don’t want to face. I mean, geez, what about those Fight Club pics of him in the dresses? LOL! Those are a riot! ……bet the man’s a freak in the bedroom, too, but *ahem* I best not go there right now, hee hee!
Anyway, what about Brad going to the Indian Authorities himself? Woot! He could have sent a spokesman, but no, he did it himself. What a man, what a man, what a man, what mighty goooooood man, say it again, ya’ll…..
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Dragonfly, you are cracking me up so badly this morning. I can always trust you and Passing Through to break it down. You sure do have a way with words, loves it.
I still do not believe that any racial slur was used. Brad and Angelina will not stand for it. You can not go out of your comfort zone to work for the betterment of the disenfranchised in a the far flung corners of the earth if you have racist tendencies.
Brad and Angie did not adopt their multi racial children, or do the work they do in Africa and Asia because their religion demanded it or that there is a pay back, they do it because they geniunely care about people, and my bu*lsh*t radar is pretty good.
I hope they do not appologize for what they did not do, and for all those with their, it is your problem.
I hate that they get subjected to this all the time, and the irony is that if they had decided not to help out around the world, they will not have this much grief.
I am happy Angie gave the press conference before all these happened, if she had given it after, the shitzy and lainey’s out there will spin it as damage control.
ME Says:
November 17th, 2006 at 10:05 am
The commissoner has advised him to issue an apology to the people through the media.
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Apologize for what?
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ME, in these no win situations, taking the big road is the only road. It might go against yours or my belief systems but this is the only road for angelina and brad. As ultimately, this will simply endorse their good intentions and lack of egosim which is so evident with other stars.
chirly Says:
November 17th, 2006 at 10:06 am
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I thought that too, that really suprises me.
cain Says:
November 17th, 2006 at 10:00 am
THE OLD BRAD WOULD HAVE SENT SOMEONE TO THAT POLICE STATION.I LIKE THE NEW BRAD
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Where are you getting this? Evidence please. There is no new Brad.. he has always been a stand up guy. Geesh…
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I agree Brad has always been a stand up guy, but 4-5 years ago, Brad would not have been in such a complex political/social situation. He was more contained within Hollywood and it’s environs. Now that he has really put himself out there in the world, we are really seeing how much integrity he has. It was hard to tell before, because he didn’t open himself up to controversy like this. I think his moral fiber is just more visible since he has been with Angie, so people perceive that there’s an “old” or “new” Brad, when really he was the same along. It’s all about how a person reacts to whatever situation they are in. If they are in LA, it’s one set of behaviors. If they are in India dealing with irate Muslims, it’s another, but the person, Brad, is the same.
bluemoon Says:
November 17th, 2006 at 6:48 am
Souljolie has 2 new pics of Maddox **=0&#entry373927″ rel=”nofollow”>http://www.souliejolie.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=19678&**=0&#entry373927
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ROTFL. Awwwww….Mom and son got matching blonde highlights! That’s so cute. I wonder if Brad got some, too?
I get smoothing ruffled feathers to a point, but I aint going to be a liar and say Im agree with BP. This is messed up all way around and it has pissed me off. I hope dont no film companies from the states do biz there anytime soon and after all this bull, i would be surprised if they do. I am so pissed.
Thanks Jared & Audrey
thanks for giving me the idea that brad would rather deal with the indian authorities than go to tomkat’s wedding
as for them not leaving india because of the incident–brad & angie aren’t under arrest, but their bodyguards are. i doubt they would leave them there to fend for themselves as they are in the jolie-pitt’s employ. brad showing up at the police station says a lot about his sense of responsibility and his regard for the people who protect him and his family.
“they shoot this, there will be problem”. an Indian guy, presumably a parent, said that in the video. Maybe I’m being paranoid, but that statement really bugs me.
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Thanks, Indie! And you are right, that Angie and Brad are the last Hollywood couple to accuse of racism. Just the fact that they are willing to put themselves out as citizens of the world just opens them up to all this controversy, but the alternative is to, just…..stay home in LA, and you know they don’t want to do that. They already know what a shallow, hollow existence that can be.
So, this isn’t the first bump in the road for them, and it won’t be the last, but if they continue going the way they have, it will be one more thing that cements their ever-deepening bond to each other. Hey, it keeps me interested, anyway.
gitane Says:
November 17th, 2006 at 10:16 am
Thanks Jared & Audrey
thanks for giving me the idea that brad would rather deal with the indian authorities than go to tomkat’s wedding
as for them not leaving india because of the incident–brad & angie aren’t under arrest, but their bodyguards are. i doubt they would leave them there to fend for themselves as they are in the jolie-pitt’s employ. brad showing up at the police station says a lot about his sense of responsibility and his regard for the people who protect him and his family.
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Hi Gitane, ITA with you, I don’t think Brad and Angie will leave their boodyguards there to fed from themselves either, so they probably will stay there until next week
I think they had permission from the school but didn’t inform the police. From People.
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Angelina Jolie Speaks Out About Bodyguard Arrests
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2006 10:00AM EST
Following the arrest of three of Angelina Jolie’s bodyguards for allegedly roughing up parents at a school in India, the actress has spoken out about the incident.
“It is not surprising that the press involved failed to mention their share of the responsibility in the chaos,” Jolie said in a statement.
According to Reuters, Indian police detained three of the actress’s bodyguards on Friday after parents complained the men had manhandled them and their children at an Islamic school in Mumbai where Jolie was filming a scene for A Mighty Heart.
Mohammed Yusuf Patni, general secretary of the Anjuman-e-Islam school’s Parent Teacher Association, told the Associated Press, “This Jolie’s bodyguard called one parent, ‘You bloody Indian.’ ”
In her statement, Jolie said, “As for this horrible rumor that someone referred to a local man as a ‘bloody Indian,’ let me say this: I would never work with anyone that was derogatory towards another man’s race. My family is of mixed race.”
According to reports, the fracas took place as parents tried to get into the school to pick up their children on Thursday and guards tried to keep paparazzi out.
“We have arrested three people. They are in jail now and will be produced in court,” Brajesh Singh, Mumbai’s deputy commissioner of police, told Reuters. He did not give a date for the court hearing.
Shy Says:
November 17th, 2006 at 8:53 am
From Shy: Hello, people…. There is this cool site – http://www.aintitcool.com/ And as you know – often movies are getting test screenings by ordinary people.
Shy Says:
November 17th, 2006 at 8:55 am
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No offense Shy, but this review has been around for months and has been posted her at least half a dozen times since then. The AOJJ review has been posted here a number of times, too, so if you feel the need to share it again…could you just put up the link?
I’m not saying this to be rude, but I really wish people would check the dates on things before they post stories here. In this instance TWO long stories. The other day it was that stupid psychic story from 2 months ago, today it’s TGS reviews from 4 months ago.These threads are long enough without repeated postings of old stories. Links are sufficient when the stories or information you’re passing on is several months old.
gitane Says: November 17th, 2006 at 10:16 am
Thanks Jared & Audrey
as for them not leaving india because of the incident–brad & angie aren’t under arrest, but their bodyguards are. i doubt they would leave them there to fend for themselves as they are in the jolie-pitt’s employ. brad showing up at the police station says a lot about his sense of responsibility and his regard for the people who protect him and his family.
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Oh I def agree. I wrote earlier to somebody this about how I think leaving would be something they would even think doing..
Thats what a coward would do. The Mick is like family to Angie and has been with her since she got her Maddox. He have been with her through much good bad and damn ugly. You dont cut and run on your family or frien at least I dont or wouldnt.
Alexanderina Says:
November 17th, 2006 at 9:17 am
Pitt, Khan meet Mumbai police commissioner
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Thank God Brad is back! He probably dropped his commercial project like a hot potato when he heard about the incident. Hopefully now that people from the set who were there, too, have come forward things will et resolved a lot quicker.
Alexanderina, how you are hun? Did you get to see Nip/tuck?
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Bad as all this bull is it just tighten up for me how Brad and Angelina together is the right stuff. This is team business and this how a team supposed to work. They got each other back about everything and didnt neither have that with nobody else that I ever seen. they seem to be able to count on each other with no question and thats damn nice.
dragonfly Says:
November 17th, 2006 at 9:17 am
Me too! I think all of it, Maddox’s face paint and Black Sabbath tee shirts, the “Pots and Pans Band” shirt Shiloh wore on the People cover, and Z’s hair and bangle braclets, just makes their blood boil. Luv it!
To echo my post above, people need to see that their are many ways to express yourself, and there is more to life than the preppy button-down for boys and frilly shi-shi poo-poo dresses for girls.
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Hey Dragonfly - Angie has a stylist for Mad (and Zee, too). I saw it on Fabulous Life of Celeb Kids on VH1. There’s a lady in LA who has a boutique and she clothes a lot of celeb kids. She said she picks out stuff she thinks Angie will like and sends them to her. I believe she said Angie likes simple and functional and a little edgy. She also said that whatever she sends Angie that Mad actually wears in public flies off the shelf of her boutique and that people love Mad’s “style”.
gitane Says:
November 17th, 2006 at 9:48 am
good morning!
so the school saga is continuing to unfold. i guess this means they won’t be leaving india when they planned, and that they probably won’t be attending tomkat’s wedding.
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You know…as bad as this situation is? I’m sure Brad and Angie would much rather be dealing with it than going to TomKat’s wedding! At least this mob scene was created by accident. TC is courting one!
Indie Says:
November 17th, 2006 at 10:10 am
Hey Indie! How’s it hanging?
I’m dying to know if Brad ripped Mickey a new one in private…cuz I kinda think he did. While it does matter whether or not racial slurs were used, I think Brad has probably got to be getting a little fed up with the constant accusations against their bodyguards. There’s been enough truth in each situation that’s come up to make their continued use of Mickey questionable. I know Angelina would hate to fire him, but there’s got to be a point at which they realize that his actions are a poor reflection on them for continuing to employ him. Personally I think Mickey is a riot…but he’s never threatened to bash MY face in for looking at Angie too long. However, he does need to be reigned it just a little bit. A kinder-gentler Mickey if you will…or at least one who controls his anger better!
I’m from Pune, India.
All I want to say is that insulting Americans is every Indian’s agenda.
I don’t think the bodyguards made any racist comments. There’s no proof. People of India are born drama queens and are basically just envious of all Americans and all white westerners.
had plastic surgery? i just wonder…
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