Brangelina gives charity at orphanage, doesn’t take a kid in exchange


Take note Madonna, it’s actually possible to go and visit adorable orphans and not snatch the first one that catches your eye. Brad and Angelina visited an Indian orphange and played with the children for an hour, giving loads of toys and goodwill:

PUNE: Around 65 children at Bharatiya Samaj Seva Kendra (BSSK) family and child welfare and adoption centre had glamorous visitors on Friday — Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

The couple, proponents of adoption themselves, visited Koregaon Park centre, where they spent about an hour with the children and donated loads of toys to the excited kids.

The duo has been in the city for over a month now, shooting for A Mighty Heart, a film based on slain American journalist Daniel Pearl. They have three children — Maddox and Zahara, who are adopted, and a biological child Shiloh Nouvel.

Roxana Kalyanvala, executive director at BSSK, said: “The couple were lovely and genuinely adore kids. They spent over an hour playing with our children and donated lots of toys. They didn’t show any inclination towards wanting to adopt, but they did have a great time. Both have a love for children and they spoke to us for quite a while about various issues in the world. They would have loved to stay on longer but had other commitments.”

BSSK cares for around 65 children from new-borns up to six years of age. They undertake over 80% domestic adoption and have found homes for close to 2,800 children. The centre has Children’s day celebration, a ‘Masti Mela’ which is open to the public from 4 to 7 pm on November 14 and 15.
Pitt and Jolie are expected to leave for Mumbai over the weekend, where they will complete the last leg of shooting for the film which stars Jolie as Marianne, the wife of Daniel Pearl.

There was a rumor a while ago that the famous couple wanted to adopt an Indian baby, and then a follow-up rumor had them deciding against it after Madonna’s half-orphan adoption fiasco. I doubt either story was true because it seems like they have their hands full at this point with the three they have.

Here are some small candids of Brad, Angelina, Maddox and Zahara out walking on Sunday 11/12 near the “Gateway of India” in Mumbai where they are now staying. They have left Pune and moved to Mumbai where Angelina will finish shooting “A Mighty Heart.”

Thanks to Yahoo! News and Celebrity Baby Scoop for these pictures. Brad is also shown buying a toy airplane for Maddox in a candid from People.

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  1. Viv says:

    Wow, her daughter is beautiful.

  2. j says:

    y’know im really getting into this family.

    i used to be the only one hating Pitt – to clean cut.. but the whole family outing stuff and country hopping is well appealing. 🙂