Mississippi Masala
“Passion. Tradition. Mix it up.”
1991•R•1h 58m•6.4•Released
DramaRomance
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.
Director
Mira Nair
Writer
Sooni Taraporevala
Budget
$5M
Revenue
$7M
Languages
English, Gujarati, Swahili
Studio
Cinecom Pictures
Cast
Denzel Washington
Demetrius Williams
Sarita Choudhury
Mina
Roshan Seth
Jay
Sharmila Tagore
Kinnu
Charles S. Dutton
Tyrone Williams
Joe Seneca
Williben Williams
Ranjit Chowdhry
Anil
Mohan Gokhale
Pontiac
Mohan Agashe
Kanti Napkin
Tico Wells
Dexter Williams
Yvette Hawkins
Aunt Rose
Aanjjan Srivastav
Jammubhai
Konga Mbandu
Okelo
Sahira Nair
Young Mina
Dipti Suthar
Chanda
Production
Company
Cinecom Pictures
Company
Mirabai Films
Company
Film4 Productions
Producer
Michael Nozik
Producer
Mira Nair
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