Brad Pitt in India!

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MUMBAI: It's a remarkably well-kept secret. Hollywood star Brad Pitt flew into Rishikesh on March 7 to get high on the Ganga ��� spending six hours white-water rafting.
Everything about the actor���s visit was rapid: the entry, the exit and the hours spent lunging through the rapids courtesy an adventure sports company in Rishikesh whose guest book boasts the likes of Sir Edmund Hillary.
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Troy Boy was accompanied by his bodyguard, a woman ��� it wasn���t Angelina Jolie,who is very pregnant with their child ��� and Ravi Kalra, owner of a travel agency.
The actor jetted to India, took a chopper to Rishikesh, and almost immediately on landing, set out along with his team and two instructors from Snow Leopard.
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They spent up to late afternoon on the waters navigating the 16-km volatile stretch from Shivpuri to Lakshman Jhula (the landmark suspension bridge whose twin is the Ram Jhula).
This stretch, a favourite with rafting enthusiasts the world over, is rich with whirlpools and rapids ��� there are as many as 13 rapids with curious names like Return To Sender, Roller Coaster, Three Blind Mice, Double Trouble, Tee Off and Golf Course.
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The last mentioned is the biggest, categorised as grade four, and calling for daring and special manoeuvring skills. Pitt, who went fly-fishing in the 1992 Robert Redford film The River Runs Through It, shot in Montana, is known to have a passion for indulging in high-risk sport (including Angelina, whom he is rumoured to wed over the weekend at George Clooney���s Lake Como palazzo in Italy).
Evidently determined to enjoy his adrenalin-fuelled break alone, the star had booked the entire holiday package, which normally accommodates 120 persons. About Rs 4 lakh, after all, was a small price to pay for his day out with the Ganga.