Hollywood super couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have announced they intend to adopt a child from India confirming widely held suspicions that they are attempting to win a world record for child collecting.”Some people donate stamps or butterflies, but we collect orphans. We have a special temperature-controlled complex at home where we store them, ” Pitt said. “We come to the third world because you can really snap up some bargains and some exotic breeds that you just can’t in American trailer parks or crack dens.”

“And we hope we can influence other rich and famous people: anyone can buy a ribbon but if you are a serious moral poseur you need to wear an orphan.”

But a source close to the stars showed the mounting concern surrounding the couple’s recent actions. “When George W Bush presented his administration’s policy of ‘No child left behind’, no one thought that Brad and Angie would take it literally.”

“This time we are looking for a pair of orphans, preferably twins, because it’s very hard to find spare parts for Indians in the United States,” Jolie said. She was seen earlier holding up swatches against each orphan. “We’re in the process of redecorating at home and so we really want one that will match our new carpet.”

Currently filming A Mighty Heart, which is based on the book by wife of slain journalist Daniel Pearl, in Mumbai, the temptress stars as Pearl’s wife, while Pitt is producing in between PR building stints.

However, the stars have ruffled more than a few feathers during their stay, with Jolie fighting off accusations that her recent use of a private Islamic school as a set for the film was an orphan shopping expedition.

“I’m just looking,” the lippy star was overheard saying. “Look at all these kids wanting to come to America with me. I feel like candy in a kids’ store.”

But things turned ugly when one of Jolie’s bodyguards accidently knocked over an orphan, breaking his arm. “You break, you buy,” said an angry headmaster who insisted Jolie purchase the orphan for the sum of USD$20,000. “We are a proud people. You can’t just come here and hurt our children and not pay for it.”

This followed an earlier tense episode when one of the bodyguards was found gift wrapping a small child in cellophane. “This is a peace offering for Madonna,” said Jolie. “When it comes to friends, I’m an Indian giver.”

The couple seem unable to stay away from controversy, having recently promised not to marry until gay couples are allowed the same honour in the US.The stars also confirmed they are in the process of adopting Pitt’s ex-wife Jennifer Aniston and her boyfriend Vince Vaughan now that their main goal is to help those less fortunate than themselves.