Mississippi Masala

Sep 18, 1991

1h 58m

★ 6.4

Passion. Tradition. Mix it up.

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.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Cinecom Pictures

Mirabai Films

Film Four International

Mississippi Masala Trailers

Cast

Demetrius Williams

Denzel Washington

Mina

Sarita Choudhury

Jay

Roshan Seth

Kinnu

Sharmila Tagore

Tyrone Williams

Charles S. Dutton

Williben Williams

Joe Seneca

Anil

Ranjit Chowdhry

Pontiac

Mohan Gokhale

Kanti Napkin

Mohan Agashe

Dexter Williams

Tico Wells

Aunt Rose

Yvette Hawkins

Jammubhai

Aanjjan Srivastav

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