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Mississippi Masala

Mississippi Masala

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Mississippi Masala

"Passion. Tradition. Mix it up."

1991

1h 58m

6.4(103 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

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.

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Cinecom Pictures

Mirabai Films

Film4 Productions

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Demetrius Williams

Sarita Choudhury

Sarita Choudhury

Mina

Roshan Seth

Roshan Seth

Jay

Sharmila Tagore

Sharmila Tagore

Kinnu

Charles S. Dutton

Charles S. Dutton

Tyrone Williams

Joe Seneca

Joe Seneca

Williben Williams

Ranjit Chowdhry

Ranjit Chowdhry

Anil

Mohan Gokhale

Mohan Gokhale

Pontiac

Mohan Agashe

Mohan Agashe

Kanti Napkin

Tico Wells

Tico Wells

Dexter Williams

Creative team

Directed by: Mira Nair
Written by: Sooni Taraporevala
Produced by: Michael Nozik
Mira Nair

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