Desi Galaxy

Angelina Jolie had taken over the media in India during her week long stay in the country. She is hot and coupling with Brad Pitt makes her even hotter. She was shooting her movie based on Mariane Pearl’s book “A Mighty Heart“.

Angelina wanted to film the movie in Karachi, Pakistan. She said in a weekend statement that she was disappointed not to be filming in Pakistan, “a country I love and have visited three times.” But security concerns pushed the filming to the western Indian city of Pune, which was chosen because it resembles Karachi, Pakistan.”

But ultimately she had to do it in India for security concerns. Security of the hottest Hollywood couple had been a serious concern for Indian authorities aswell. According to news reports some security guards threatened to kill journalists in Pune and one of the couple’s vehicles also bumbed a motorcycle rider.

Angelina’s decission to play Mariane Pearl has also caused criticism from some black rights group. Blogs on BlackLooks.org read, “I had assumed that the days when white actors took on the roles of black people had long passed away… There are mixed-race or black actresses who could have done a damn good job in this role.

“You can’t tell me that Halle Berry or other women of African descent wouldn’t have been a better choice - what is taking place here is an act of arrogance and whitewashing by people who think that because they are super-rich they can be anything they want.”

Angelina Jolie’s movie has also sparked an interest among the audiences for the HBO documentary “The Journalist and the Jihadi: The Murder of Daniel Pearl” and Mariane Pearl’s book “A Mighty Heart”.