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Mississippi Masala (1991)

Overview

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.

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woman directorromanticmississippiracismsouthern usaimmigrantinterracial relationshipinterracial romanceracial prejudicemississippi river+3 more
Mira Nair

Director

Mira Nair

ReleasedSep 18, 1991
Runtime1h 58m
StatusReleased
Budget$5M·Revenue$7.3M
Film Four International
Mirabai Films

Top Cast

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

Aanjjan Srivastav

Aanjjan Srivastav

Jammubhai

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Mississippi Masala - U.S. Re-Release Trailer (2022)

Mississippi Masala - U.S. Re-Release Trailer (2022)

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