Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are living in fear of an al-Qaeda attack, it has been reported.

Brad and Angelina are currently in India shooting 'A Mighty Heart' --a story about American journalist Daniel Pearl, who was kidnapped and later executed by al-Quaeda terrorists in Pakistan in 2002.

British security experts reportedly rushed to Pune, India, earlier this week, after being alerted by neigbouring Pakistan that the couple might be targeted because of the political nature of the film.

A source told the National Enquirer: "These former SAS men arrived to aid American bodyguards already watching over the superstars and their three children. The authorities genuinely feared that the star couple could be prime targets for terrorists."

The terror fear is also said to be the reason behind the decision to shoot the movie in Pune, as opposed to Pakistan, where the events actually took place.