Mississippi Masala poster

MOVIE

Mississippi Masala

Passion. Tradition. Mix it up.

1991 • HD • R • 118min

RATING

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Story

Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their Uganda home, twentysomething Mina finds herself co-operating a motel in the faraway land of Mississippi. Her passionate romance with charming Black carpet cleaner Demetrius challenges the prejudices of their conservative families and exposes the rifts between the region's Indian and African-American communities.

Country United Kingdom Language English

Genre Drama Romance

Keywords #immigrant #woman director #southern usa #mississippi river #racism #interracial relationship #uganda #interracial romance #racial prejudice #idi amin

Production Cinecom Pictures Film Four International Mirabai Films

Credits

Mira Nair photo

Mira Nair

director

Denzel Washington photo

Denzel Washington

Demetrius Williams

Sarita Choudhury photo

Sarita Choudhury

Mina

Roshan Seth photo

Roshan Seth

Jay

Sharmila Tagore photo

Sharmila Tagore

Kinnu

Charles S. Dutton photo

Charles S. Dutton

Tyrone Williams

Joe Seneca photo

Joe Seneca

Williben Williams

Ranjit Chowdhry photo

Ranjit Chowdhry

Anil

Mohan Gokhale photo

Mohan Gokhale

Pontiac

Mohan Agashe photo

Mohan Agashe

Kanti Napkin

Tico Wells photo

Tico Wells

Dexter Williams

Aanjjan Srivastav photo

Aanjjan Srivastav

Jammubhai

Patsy Garrett photo

Patsy Garrett

Shop-at-Home Anchor Person #2

Michael Wawuyo photo

Michael Wawuyo

Soldier on Bus

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