

Mississippi Masala
1991-09-18 · 118 min · ★ 6.4
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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Production details
- Directors
- Mira Nair
- Production companies
- Cinecom Pictures, Mirabai Films, Film Four International
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 5,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 7,332,515
Top Cast
Denzel WashingtonDemetrius Williams
Sarita ChoudhuryMina
Roshan SethJay
Sharmila TagoreKinnu
Charles S. DuttonTyrone Williams
Joe SenecaWilliben Williams
Ranjit ChowdhryAnil
Mohan GokhalePontiac
Mohan AgasheKanti Napkin
Tico WellsDexter Williams
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